Senior SAP TRM Consultant

Description

• Undertakes functional solution responsibilities considering SAP TRM / PSCD
• Understands the business processes and business challenges by applying SAP standard processes wherever possible
• Provides support to project manager(s) in sharing the various tasks of their solution to conclude on the project planning, deliverable specification, and effort estimations
• Responsible for client interaction and management during all workshops, meetings, and informal contacts
• Leading or supporting workshops while ensuring all requirements are captured and compared to planned scope of work and previously specified deliverables
• Clearly articulates the requirements and identifies the gaps by agreeing with the customer including potential additional scope
• Supports project managers in bringing the clarity on additional scope and effort estimations
• Conducts or supports meetings, provides regular updates to customer / project team members
• Ensures that all risks and mitigation processes within their solution are identified and documented
• Supports and prepares all project deliverables and actively participates in the complete project life cycle documentation from their solution perspective
• Periodically monitors and supports the progress of the activities within his solution scope and ensures to take timely actions to avoid delays
• Supports or leads demo or proof of concept (PoC) preparations and conducts business process demonstrations to our clients
• Undertakes or supports the required resource interviews for team identification & deployment
• Recommends business process improvements where applicable
• Provides solution and effort estimations for change requests
• Overall functional accountability for his solution delivery in his project without any escalations by customers, project managers, project team members or any other stakeholder
• Ensures that the smooth success of the project is the highest priority
• Provides support to the Management and contributes to the business success by sharing all relevant information in a professional manner
• Ensures that the ethics and the culture code of InvenioLSI are kept intact during the engagement with all internal and external stakeholders
• Participates in peer reviews of other projects and shares the feedback to the Practice Lead / Practice Head concerning problems, concerns or any shortcomings
• Follow-up with the respective project team members and ensures that the feedback / observations / recommendations are incorporated and monitored
• Actively participates in all TRM practice activities
• Supports Practice Lead / Practice Head on the strategy activities / road map definition
• Proactively informs of project delays and seeks mitigation
• Proactively seeks additional support within the practice on knowledge gaps
• Participates in the various recruitment drives and actively conducts interviews to identify resources with adequate skill sets and practice knowledge
• Being a role model, mentor, and guide for the consultants in his team
• Design and develop new TRM solutions to widen our product catalogue
• Coach and mentor team members

Qualifications and Experience

• 5+ years of experience with TRM project implementations
• Expert level knowledge concerning SAP TRM and PSCD
• Excellent understanding of Tax Authority business processes and legislation
• Follows industry trends and focuses to become a thought leader in his area of expertise
• Exposure to new technologies in the SAP space for functional considerations
• Exposed to multiple Implementation methodologies like ASAP, Activate, Waterfall, Scrum etc.
• Able to communicate with customer confidently, convince / coach clients on the most appropriate solution and agree on an effective way forward
• Excellent communication skills in all areas (oral, aural, written)
• Strong coaching and leadership skills with interest in consultants in their area of expertise
• Strong presentation skills at all levels of engagement with the customer
• Leadership and management of assigned team members
• Arabic speaking 

Business Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, the ability to clearly and concisely communicate with others.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Understand business processes for focus area or module.
• Research and perform detailed tasks.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Understand business functionality related to SAP module/application as well as can identify and understand touch points between modules.
• Understand how to solve detailed SAP problems.
• Understand and can explain best business practices, especially those that SAP enables.

Consulting 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.
• Explain ideas and concepts to other project team members and to client personnel.
• Solid foundation for consulting “soft” skills necessary on client engagements.
• Interpret requirements and apply SAP best practices.
• Identify upsell opportunities and assists in management of scope.

Supervision Skills

• Self-starter with the ability to manage their own time and task in order to meet project milestones.
• Manages their own / team task lists in order to meet project milestones.
• Monitors team status and reports variances.

Leadership Skills

• Maintain a positive working relationships with others.
• Seek ways to increase their level of contribution and team effectiveness.
• Work in conjunction with peers.
• May mentor to other associate consultants.
• Works well as a member of a team.
• Seek ways to increase their level of contribution / team effectiveness.
• Work well as a leader of a team (motivates team).
• Seek ways to increase the team’s level of contribution / team effectiveness.

Personnel Development

• Further self-development of SAP skills and management skills.

General Skills/Tasks

• Lead and focus project team efforts in developing solutions for client situations.
• Evaluate and design application and/or technical architectures.
• Lead team effort in developing solutions for projects.
• Complete assignments within budget, meet project deadlines, maintain sensible commitments to client and team.
• Meet billing efficiency targets, complies with all administrative responsibilities in a timely and effective manner.
• Keep project management aware of project direction and client concerns.
• Understand client’s business and technical environments.
• Prepare status reports regularly.

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