Application Specialist EPPM

What we are looking for:

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Define and manage the deliverables of the Acquire to Dispose functional team to meet engagement objectives and budget of the program
  
• Be a hands on application expert and prepare / review project deliverables (e.g. Process design documents, Key designs, to-be functional requirements, enterprise structure, business process master list (BPML), to-be functional design, baseline configurations, process maps, control matrices, testing scenarios, user acceptance tests, business process procedures) to ensure they meet project objectives
  
• Responsible for design validation, configuration, implementation, and functional/technical support and maintenance.
  
• Facilitate workshops to develop business requirements; create demonstrations to provide proof of concept; plan and assist the team in drafting statements of work to include estimation of effort/cost.
  
• Provide input and advice in Acquire to Dispose and Project and Portfolio Management areas
  
• Work closely with Project teams in problem solving and deliverables
  
• Conduct / Validate hands-on implementation, configuration and development of the various components of Microsoft Project Server, SAP EPPM.
  
• Perform requirements gathering, Business Process Analysis.
  
• Understand customer requirements and advise project team on highly specialized, complex solutions architecture and implementation.
  
• Provide Post Production support - Customer support tickets resolution, New change requests implementation
  

Skills and Experience

• 8+ years implementation experience in Project and Portfolio Management with hands-on experience on SAP PPM & Project Systems module (PS), Microsoft Projects Server.
  
• Excellent communication skills; ability to interact with all levels of employees including executive level.
  
• Experience in successful SAP S/4HANA implementation or conversion projects, preferably a PS, PPM and/or CPM implementation
  
• Expertise in PPM integration points with project systems, SD, purchasing, PP & FICO.
  
• Experience gathering business requirements (to be model, as is model, etc.) and experience configuring SAP EPPM modules like PPM, PS etc.
  
• Experience of Integration with Microsoft Projects
  
• Experience assisting with definition and functional design of conversions and interfaces, and functional experience in leading technical team through SAP EPPM & MSPS usage; integration development.
  
• Knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint, Business Intelligence tools, etc.
  
• Experience in customizations, either in SAP EPPM or MSPS
  
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure in ambiguous and complex situations, independent thinker.
  

Requirements

Education and or Training

• Undergraduate degree required in math, computer science, engineering, or related discipline.
  
• Microsoft Certification or SAP S/4 HANA Project & Portfolio Management or Project Systems Certification