This position is responsible for developing solutions and strategies for enterprise platforms - ERP. The person selected for this role will work with the business and technology leadership to conceptualize, design, and deliver extensible and scalable strategies and architectures that drive the overall direction of SAP ERP platforms.

The position will report Director, Enterprise Architecture and will be based in our Ecolab, Bangalore office.

What you will do:

• Set and influence strategic direction for the SAP enterprise platform by translating business needs into solution architecture requirements and understanding the long-term and short-term perspectives of our investments.
• Analyze the current SAP architectures to identify weaknesses and develop opportunities for improvement such as enhancing business processes, expanding capacity, reducing time & cost, and increasing overall effectiveness. Acts as an arbitrator, as needed, to bring the appropriate parties together to drive discussions to decisions in a timely manner.
• Work closely with stakeholders and business IT leaders to develop architecture blueprints and realistic roadmaps for projects such as:
  • APO and determining what stays in SAP S/4 BTP - Business Technology platform and what moved to SC Advance Planning solution.
  • Advanced planning and future ERP SC planning capabilities including EFST.
  • Solution strategy of a global TMS and integration between SAP and TMS applications
  • Solution strategy of Warehouse management systems
  • Overall SAP application architecture based on industry standard architectural frameworks.
  • Capability road map of the enterprise portfolio from current to future state.
  • All Project/Process related Documentation update with FRICE
  • Design, implement, and manage SAP integration solutions
  • Ensure that SAP systems and applications are aligned with the overall IT strategy of the organization
  • Keep up-to-date with the latest SAP interface technologies and best practices
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Develop product roadmaps, execution models, and cost estimates that are aligned with business strategy and outcomes and guide execution teams in creation, validation, and deployment of global scalable solutions.
• Work with technology partners (large and small) to identify the right products and technologies to adopt/ integrate into the overall solution.
• Provide solution governance and EA compliance guidance as required.

Candidate qualifications:

• Bachelors in computer science, Information Systems or a related study, MBA or MS in a relevant computing field is preferred.
• At least 10+ years of experience in areas such as application design and development, application integration, middleware, database management or operations, information security, technical architecture, network management, mobility.
• Has been in an architecture role for 3+ years including experience with full lifecycle SAP implementations.
• Demonstrates well rounded technology experience/exposure - Java, Microsoft, IBM, Open Source, SAP, etc. with experience working in an environment with heavy mix of SaaS and on-prem applications.
• Knowledge of SAP Integration suite, XI-PI is desired
• Experience with TOGAF or other enterprise architecture frameworks
• Experience with cloud computing and microservices architectures
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD practices
• Proven ability to develop detailed solution designs in the ERP domain.
• Excellent project management, organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to business and IT leadership