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Perdue Farms · 1 month ago

Senior SAP Logistics Functional-Techno Lead (w/TMS Focus)

Salisbury, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$126K/yr - $190K/yr

10+ years exp

Perdue Farms is a family-owned food and agricultural business focused on premium proteins and innovative practices in animal raising. The Senior SAP Logistics Functional-Technical Lead will oversee the functional design and implementation of Transportation Management Systems (TMS) integrated with SAP/S4 Hana, ensuring optimized delivery and cost efficiency while managing multiple projects across business areas. This role requires collaboration with stakeholders, project planning, and the ability to influence teams without direct authority.

Food and Beverage

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Oversee functional aspects of design, configuration, and implementation of integrations between SAP/S4 modules and transportation key areas. Modules include Sales and Distribution (SD), MM Logistics (MM), Finance/Control (FICO); transportation key areas include planning, costs, execution, carrier communications, and tracking shipments

Collaborate with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements, translating them into business requirement documents, solution design documents, and functional specifications

Provide functional and technical guidance and direction to other functional and technical solutions, enhancements, reporting requirements and testing procedures

Define, write test scripts, and execute test plans including metrics for success

Provide hands on engagement during troubleshooting and resolving issues with clear communications and regular updates driving post-mortem for issues

Support go-live and hyper-care activities

Monitor and trend issues, root cause analysis, and implementation of solutions

Track and support key metrics on system SLA including upgrade cutovers and disaster recovery drills

Identify and drive opportunities to optimize processes and leverage SAP and transportation functionalities for improved efficiency and cost savings

Contribute to project planning, resource allocation, and risk management, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget

Provide the above for other applications within business areas as defined by manager

Build effective working relationships within IT and business areas, maintain key relationships to provide quality service and support

Maintain high productivity and quality work in a fast-paced environment

Assist leadership in recruiting, developing, and mentoring a diverse work team to provide the best skills needed to support business and IT initiatives with a focus on continuous improvement

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

SAP S4/HANATransportation Management SystemsIntegration experienceData mappingMicrosoft Office SuiteProject managementContinuous improvementOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience

10+ years in an Information Technology systems analysis function, working with end-users to translate business requirements into system functional specifications and data mapping

5+ years minimum process, configuration, and integration (PI, BTP) experience with SAP ECC, S4/HANA (MM, SD) and SAP TM or other Transportation Management Systems (TMS). (Example: Blue Yonder TMS, Oracle OTM)

Proven experience in leading and managing SAP and transportation management projects, including planning, execution, and go-live support

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including creation of Excel spreadsheets and MS Power Point presentations

Possess excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; as well as communicate effectively, both written and verbal

Oversee functional aspects of design, configuration, and implementation of integrations between SAP/S4 modules and transportation key areas

Provide functional and technical guidance and direction to other functional and technical solutions, enhancements, reporting requirements and testing procedures

Define, write test scripts, and execute test plans including metrics for success

Provide hands on engagement during troubleshooting and resolving issues with clear communications and regular updates driving post-mortem for issues

Support go-live and hyper-care activities

Monitor and trend issues, root cause analysis, and implementation of solutions

Track and support key metrics on system SLA including upgrade cutovers and disaster recovery drills

Identify and drive opportunities to optimize processes and leverage SAP and transportation functionalities for improved efficiency and cost savings

Contribute to project planning, resource allocation, and risk management, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget

Build effective working relationships within IT and business areas, maintain key relationships to provide quality service and support

Maintain high productivity and quality work in a fast-paced environment

Assist leadership in recruiting, developing, and mentoring a diverse work team to provide the best skills needed to support business and IT initiatives with a focus on continuous improvement

Preferred

Experience in SAP ECC Order to Cash (OTC), S/4HANA EWM (Enterprise Warehouse Management) or other Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), ESP and Demand, and Yard Management Systems (YMS)

Two to three, full project lifecycle implementations of TMS systems with concentration in integrations between TMS and SAP

Experienced in Microsoft Project or similar tool to create work plans, resource schedules, and understanding critical milestones with an understanding of project methodologies (Waterfall/Agile)

Ability to code, troubleshoot, or understand ABAP

Exposure and/or familiarity with: Shell scripting, Integration methods and formats (EDI, idoc, AS2, API, JSON, XML, HTML, etc.), DB2, PL/SQL or other language, XML, HTML, JavaScript, Relational Databases, HP Quality Center Management or other testing software, SharePoint, OneDrive, Understanding of Project Methodologies (Traditional/AGILE)

Experience in Organizational Change Management requirements including creation and delivery of training materials

Experience with business analytics from data retrieval to end use consumption

Continuous improvement poultry industry experience (including poultry technology courses)

Benefits

Medical/Rx

401(k) with employer match after 1 year

Critical illness

Accident insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Optional group life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability protection

Flexible spending accounts

Paid time off

Company

Perdue Farms

Glassdoor3.6

Perdue Farms is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for everyone we touch through innovative food and agricultural products

Founded in 1920

Salisbury, Maryland, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.perduefarms.com/

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