Digital SAP Platform Expert

Digital SAP Platform Expert

· Location: Barcelona - Spain
· Hybrid 
- Full time 

JOB OVERVIEW

Within the Digital  Platform CoE team, Digital SAP Platform Expert will provide expertise on solution design & build, troubleshooting expertise, systems monitoring and performances.

JOB SUMMARY

Digital SAP Platform Expert will be accountable to drive key technical platform processes and standards, and will handle technical projects, initiatives, and improvement action plans. He/she will contribute to build and to maintain sustainable SAP platform.

He/she will own the product availability matrix for all the components of under his/her responsibility.

The Digital SAP Platform Expert needs to be up to date with SAP product, release strategy and should be able to plan the activities around it for all phases of the project. He/she should create the overall system maintenance plan from application perspective. He/she will contribute to the validation of installed solutions.

During execution phase, he/she will put in place quality gate to ensure that implementation partner follow the define rules with proper documentation.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The main duties of the Digital SAP Platform Expert are:

Design

• Design, and coordinate with Digital Tech to create the BASIS best practices documents
• Develop expertise on administration for SAP ECC, HANA, S/4, BW4HANA 2.0, BI4, BTP, CPI, PI, Data Services, Archiving/OpenText and other technologies related to the area of expertise
• Liaise with Digital Tech to formulate the detail project plan for platform management stream
• Ensure right sizing of the platform and evolutions aligned with project scope evolutions
• Liaise with SAP expertise, Max Attention and all SAP services in relation with platform activities

Implementation and support

• Manage the product availability matrix
• Work closely with the implementation partner and lead the stream for all SAP Application management activities
• Set quality gates to ensure implementation partner is following agreed rules and manage the project plan with deliverables and timelines
• Propose and implement action plans to improve the platform performance, the ways of working and delivery of the technical services
• Manage access to SAP support portal
• Install technical components within the solution
• Ensure performance platform optimization plan
• Ensure data volume management and archiving strategy
• Configure data and documents archiving components
• Execute and document basis configuration not covering by third party
• Support functional teams on basis activities (troubleshooting, performance, notes)
• Analyze regularly health check reports and build associated action plan

REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• Graduated from engineering, computer science, or Digital school, Master’s degree or equivalent

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years work experience on SAP Basis, including similar technical platform management activities
• Deep expertise on SAP architecture, components and SAP basis (hands-on)
• General expertise in IT infrastructure technologies (SQL, Hana, Oracle DB, Servers, OS…) and Cloud services
• Deep Knowledge in SAP performance optimization (Basis, Hana, SQL statements, etc.)
• Integration technologies (ALE/RFC/Idocs, WebServices, Odata, Tibco, Informatica, RFC/iDoc, ,…)
• Significant experience in IT service management and tools (ITIL, ServiceNow, Solman)
• Some experience in Project Management, involving Agile and Digital methodologies
• Ability to manage multiple and parallel SAP platform lifecycles
• A good track record in SAP projects 
• At ease with Microsoft Office tools, and in general with IS tools.

MAJOR SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Team player, service-oriented
• Dynamic, results driven
• Analytical and synthetic, able to formalize solutions, good writing skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Rigorous, autonomous
• Accountability and Reliability

MAIN INTERACTIONS

Main Interfaces/Relationships:

• Internal: ITS Architecture team, ITS functional team (HR, Finance, Supply chain, UAM, Manufacturing, MDM) and ITS IS service owner
• External: consulting firms

Languages:
    · Fluent spoken and written English

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
• Contribute to a company that is not only a leader in healthcare but also a pioneer in digital transformation, shaping the future of global health. 
• Work on Global programs in a truly International and multi-cultural environment.
• Work with highly qualified teams using state-of-the-art technologies to shape the future of Sanofi.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.
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