IT SAP Specialist - Warehousing and Logistics

Avient - Avon Lake, OH

Full-time

Avon Lake, OH

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

Avient has embarked on a multi-year journey to enhance our customer, supplier, vendor, and associate experience through an enhanced ERP system! We are looking for a highly motivated IT SAP Specialist - Warehousing and Logistics professional to join our team and play a pivotal role in this exciting project by helping us bring cutting-edge solutions and innovation to our business operations. Through this project, incumbents will have an opportunity to make a positive impact on Avient's success and achieve exposure to all levels of leadership. Our Avient IT team is seeking an experienced SAP Supply Chain Analyst (Plan to Produce processes with emphasis on Shipping and Warehousing) to be part of its global deployment of SAP S/4HANA. Avient is upgrading from its SAP ECC systems to a single global instance of SAP S/4HANA. Starting with Avient's global S/4 template, you will localize and deploy S/4 across multiple waves grouped by region and business. You will be part of a global project team deploying S/4HANA in over 40 countries. In addition to supporting the SAP S/4HANA TM and EWM modules, you will support integrations with and deployment of other applications including a Third Party Logistics Provider, ITSMobile, and others. Responsibilities include gathering business requirements for localization, configuration, functional specification development for WRICEFs, testing, supporting training, executing cutover steps, and providing post go-live hypercare. While this role will be primarily performed remotely, some travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Makes configuration changes and supports coding changes within the SAP S/4HANA Basic TM and Basic EWM modules and other applications such as a Third Party Logistics Provider like Schneider Logistics and ITSMobile
• Gathers requirements for local regulations and unique business requirements for each deployment wave
• Prepares and executes unit and integration testing. Supports user acceptance testing
• Maintains relevant documentation such as configuration guides or functional specifications to ensure streamlined support and knowledge transfer within areas of responsibility
• Provides hypercare support after each go-live. Troubleshoots and resolves issues impacting the business
• Provides technical and functional support for all key shipping and warehousing applications
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science, Business, Information Systems or related business field required
• 7+ years of experience in functional analyst roles
• SAP S/4HANA TM and EWM experience preferred; SAP TM and WM experience accepted
• Experience implementing or supporting a SAP S/4HANA landscape is preferred
• Experience with the Agile methodology and Jira software is preferred
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a global team at all levels is required
• Excellent collaboration skills within a team, across other IT functions, and with business users is required
• Superior trouble-shooting and problem solving skills is required
• Successful candidates will be driven to succeed while fostering a great place to work

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Agile methodology
• Familiarity with Jira software