SAP Logistics Delivery Practice Lead

4 Months ago • 12 Years + • Logistics

Job Summary

Job Description

The SAP Logistics Delivery Practice Lead at invenioLSI will manage all aspects of the delivery practice, including a team of consultants. This role involves pre-sales consulting, developing implementation methodologies, and providing functional expertise during implementations. Key responsibilities include leading the Logistics Practice, serving as an SAP Ariba SME (with strong MM/IM/WM/EAM knowledge), managing projects, and contributing to proposal development. The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of SAP experience, including multiple full lifecycle implementations, and at least 5 years of Ariba solutions delivery experience. Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential.
Must have:
  • 12+ years SAP experience
  • SAP Ariba expertise (Upstream & Downstream)
  • MM/IM/WM/EAM knowledge
  • S/4HANA experience
  • Multiple full lifecycle implementations
  • Public Sector experience
  • Team leadership and management
Good to have:
  • S/4HANA Cloud and migration experience
  • SAP Activate Methodology understanding
  • Experience with SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG)

Job Details

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About invenioLSI  
The largest independent global SAP solutions provider serving the public sector as well as offering specialist skills in media and entertainment. We bring deep expertise combined with advanced technologies to enable organizations to modernize so they can run at the speed of today’s business. We know how to navigate the extraordinary complexities of international businesses and public sector organizations, working with stakeholders to drive change and create agile organizations of tomorrow using the technologies of today. Learn more at www.invenioLSI.com
 
SAP Logistics Delivery Practice Lead

As Delivery Practice Director at invenioLSI, this person will lead all aspects of the delivery practice, including managing the team of consultants within a specific practice area. This role will consult with the Solution Architects in pre-sales solutions and develop methodologies for implementation and delivery. The ideal candidate must be a team player able to work with sales and pre-sales through presentations, demos, run discovery sessions for SAP opportunities, and provide functional  expertise during implementations. The candidate will provide direction and specialist knowledge in applying the technology/application to client business and showcase value.
SAP Experience 
12+ years of SAP experience 
Primary Responsibilities
  • Lead Logistics Practice within the organization, manage a team of delivery consultants on projects and bench.
  • Serve as subject matter expert in the area of SAP Ariba with strong knowledge of MM/IM/WM/EAM.
  • S/4HANA, S/4HANA Cloud and S/4HANA migration experience preferred.
  • Serve in a billable role on engagements as needed.
  • Assist in conducting market research.
  • Position SAP and LSI products in the market as needed to fulfill customer requirements.
  • Direct, mentor and manage a team of solution architects and delivery consultants.
  • Assist in proposal development and responses to customer questions.
  • Lead demonstrations and workshops with customers to explain SAP Ariba functionality and best practice processes.
  • Develop and propagate architecture and implementation best practices and resolve complex design issues.
  • Develop implementation accelerators to reduce implementation costs and improve quality.
  • Develop pre-configuration and manage projects to configure demonstration systems.
  • Perform quality assurance reviews of project work.
  • Provide direction and specialist knowledge in applying solution in practice area of expertise to client business challenges.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide SAP solutions to complex customer business problems to drive business case/savings.
  • Build positive and productive relationships with clients.
  • Understand client needs and identify new business opportunities.
  • Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills, needs analysis, positioning/messaging, business value and justification, compelling/closing techniques.
SAP General Skills 
  • 12+ years of experience in two or more SAP modules or submodules.
  • At least four full life-cycle implementation projects (from Blueprint/Explore through Go-Live).
  • Understanding of SAP Activate Methodology.
  • Understanding of integration between modules.
  • Understanding of concepts of Cloud implementation and integration.
  • Ability to interpret customer requirements into SAP functionality, identify fit/gap as well as technical solutions for gaps.
  • Understands Module/Application specific SAP functionality as well as integration points with other modules.
  • Understands how to utilize SAP’s Functionality/Integration to meet business requirements.
  • Effectively plans configuration and master data development.
  • Ability to estimate resources needed to meet customer requirements.
SAP Ariba Skills
  • Minimum of 5 years Project and Ariba Solutions delivery experience in both Ariba upstream and downstream modules.
  • Minimum of 4 full life cycle Ariba implementations.
  • Minimum of 2 years SAP ECC or S/4 experience in MM, IM and Ariba to S/4 Integration.
  • Minimum of 1 full lifecycle SAP ECC or S/4 implementations.
  • At least 5-7 years of experience in Public Sector (State & Local government, K-12, Utilities, Higher Education or Healthcare) in a consulting or managerial position.
  • Experience designing integrations, managing, and troubleshooting the SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG).
  • Serve as subject matter expert in Ariba solutions (Upstream and Downstream) and Ariba to SAP S/4 integration.
  • Ability to leads workshops with customers to demonstrate and explain module functionality and best practice processes.
  • Provides guidance to customer through various stages of implementations as needed.
  • Responsible for the management of Procurement team.
  • Communicates with Delivery leadership.
  • Manages and provide oversight of team tasks.
Consulting Skills 
  • A team approach is critical to the success of this position.  As the practice leader, the successful candidate must have experience building and maintaining team relationships. 
  • Aptitude for working in a team environment; problem-solving skills, creative thinking, communicating clearly and empathetically, strong time management, and ability to collaborate with all levels of staff.
  • Ability to explain ideas and concepts to other project team members and to client personnel.
  • Has a solid foundation for consulting “soft” skills necessary on client engagements, may act as a coach for others related to these soft skills.
  • Ability to interpret requirements and apply SAP best practices.
  • Self-starter with the ability to manage their own time and tasks in order to meet project milestones.
  • Ability to identify upsell opportunities and assists in the management of scope.
  • Creates professional relationships with client.
  • Develop new professional peer relationships for additional business or possible new consultants.
  • Helps develop overall marketing messages.
  • Communicates project resource requirements to staffing coordinator/clients.
  • Ensures quality implementation (works with QA program).
  • May participate in Pre-Sales as part of the client pursuit team in conjunction with a Solution Architect.
 Supervision Skills 
  • Review and approve time/expense reports and time off requests.
  • Actively work to resolve employee issues and/or concerns.
  • Work with HR to address employee performance issues.
  • Gather training needs from team and submit to senior leadership for review and approval.
  • Nominate team members for awards.
  • Ensure each employee has updated their resume on file, skills, and certifications.
  • Manages team task lists in order to meet project milestones.
  • Monitors team status and reports variances.
 Leadership Skills 
  • Work closely with sales, delivery, project managers and RMG to assign team members to projects and/or AMS work based on an employee’s strengths and career interests.
  • Monitor the bookings report for awareness of an employee’s capacity and availability for work assignments.
  • Review bench list and actively work to reassign team members to billable work first or to other internal project work if billable work is not available.
  • Seeks ways to increase the project team effectiveness.
  • May act as a mentor to consultants as well as LSI Grow employees.
  • Motivates and inspires team members.
Personnel Development 
  • Meet at least monthly with each direct report to understand the employee’s current workload, accomplishments, concerns, career interests and goals, discuss training needs, and provide ongoing feedback regarding employee’s performance using Darwinbox to record the meeting notes.
  • Provide personnel performance, development, and education plans.
  • Foster development of consultant skills and education to assist the employee in reaching their career goals while ensuring alignment with the company’s long-term success.
  • Development of consultants’ career path for the long-term success of the company.
  • Conduct annual personnel performance evaluations which should include meaningful feedback with descriptive examples.
Business Skills 
  • Aptitude for working in a team environment. problem solving skills, creative thinking, communicating clearly and empathetically, strong time management and ability to collaborate with all levels of staff.   
  • Ability to explain ideas and concepts to other project team members and to client personnel.
  • Ability to interpret requirements and apply SAP Best Practices.
  • Creates and maintains professional relationships with clients.
  • Develop and maintain professional peer relationships for additional business or recruitment opportunities.
  • Helps develop overall marketing and methodology solutions as needed.
  • Understands concepts of matrix organizational model.
  • Works with Project Managers to staff projects as required by Project Management.
  • Ensures quality implementation (works with QA program).
  • Participates in Pre-Sales as part of the client pursuit team.
  • Presents at conferences (SAPHHIRE, ASUG, HERUG, etc.).
Education
  • BA/BS in computer science, business administration and or related fields. 
  • Advanced degree (MBA, PhD) desired.
  • Training in SAP Activate, certification preferred. 
This role may require up to 25% travel. 
 
invenioLSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. invenioLSI’s management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs and general treatment during employment.

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