Demand and Supply Planning Specialist

REFERENCE #: 915525NC

INDUSTRY: Food and Beverage industry

LOCATION: Lausanne und Region

START: ASAP

DURATION: Till 31-12-2016

WORKLOAD: 100%

INTRODUCTION: Since its founding in 1997 ITech Consult AG has expanded its network of freelance IT continuously. Today we have access to over 30,000 reported IT specialists (developers, system specialists, project managers, supporters, etc. ). So we are able to present computer science professionals with the required profiles in a short term.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB: Drive the solution and development from the evaluation of the needs, through all stages of the development & markets support. Establish the processes to reduce the operational costs and to ensure the evolution of the solution. Provide strong technical guidance and establish the adequate level of documentation to ease the deployment of the solution.

Main Responsibilities:
-Design and construct the solution supporting the business needs. From concept to sustain phase, this includes creation and maintenance of the supporting documentation.
-Provide support to client markets and order to leverage the usage of the solution and ease the deployment of new developments.
-Ensure compliance and consistency with the client template design by validating the requirements using business experience, process knowledge and/or SAP SCM and ERP specific knowledge (FitGAP validation).
-Knowledge transfer to the implementation teams, delocalised centres and markets. Create and maintain support tools to ensure that the client and markets are able to implement the solution in line with the solution design.
-Sustain 3rd Level: Resolve Incidents, Requests and Problem tickets assigned to the D&SP team within the service level agreed with the markets.

Key Skills:
-Knowledge of SAP-APO SNP/G-ATP, DP &/or PP/DS preferred.
-Knowledge of SAP-R/3SD, MM, PP, MRP preferred
-Knowledge of SAP-BW preferred.> Basic ABAP knowledge (debugging) required
-Minimum 2 years end to end experience in large scale SAP configuration & implementation
-Self-starter, analytical (problem solver), ability to learn
-Good communication skills

Knowledge:
-Excellent Business understanding
-Demonstrated influencing skills
-Proven change management capabilities
-Good understanding of value for customer/consumer
-Strong knowledge of information flow, value chain end-to-end process and the handover points, in particular understanding of best practices, implications & benefits
-Very good understanding of relationship across SC (Desirable)
-Understanding of priorities, challenges and processes.
-Applies a strong work ethic, integrity and total honesty.
-Self-starter and demonstrates total quality in delivery
-Strong Focus on achievement ie high energy levels and commitment to end results
-Good communication skills with demonstrated clarity in spoken and written words
-Good decision making and judgment skills
-Ability to work within a multicultural environment

Language(s):
-Fluent in English (written & spoken)
-Good French language skills (written & spoken) are a plus