SAP S4 OTC Consultant (Fort Worth, TX)

This role will be primarily responsible for Accounts Receivables (A/R) functionality of SAP S4 which includes Collections management, Credit management, Dispute case processing, Dunning, FI invoicing, Incoming down payments EBS, Manual & direct debit and Lockbox process.

The immediate focus will be set in the successful deployment of the PQGC sectors/business units and the capitalization of project assets for future rollouts in an “industrialized” manner. This role will adopt and adhere to Agile principles for the PGT deployment project.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Order to Cash Global Process Owner, Order and Contract Management, Pricing & Rebates Accounts Receivable, DSD and Transportation/Logistics Global Process Leads (GPL’s) to implement and deploy the end-to-end solution for PQGC.
• Support decision-making for Order & Contract Management, Pricing & Rebates, DSD and Transportation/Logistics Global Template localization of functionality for PQGC business units.
• Collaborate with RTR, PTP, MTD, FP&A, FTS, HTR project value stream teams as needed to ensure alignment with OTC A/R processes and related cross functional RICEFs.
• Actively engage and educate business process owners on A/R solution optimization, simplification, and standardization capabilities.
• Collaborate with all value stream teams to implement and deploy the end-to-end Global ERP solution leveraging Agile Methodology (PAM).
• Participate in sprint planning, retrospectives and other key ceremonies.
• Work closely and collaborate with onshore and offshore scrum team members to ensure a prioritized and sufficient product backlog for the teams to work against.
• Along with scrum team identify, monitor and implement key agreed-upon improvements.
• Adopt and adhere to PAM principles and values:
• Adopt development practices which focus on quality and value, while increasing efficiency, and minimizing waste.
• Foster an environment where communication, teamwork, and innovation are encouraged.
• Help to implement Agile engineering best practices such as continuous integration, automation of testing and delivery, and continuous peer review within teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience configuring, deploying and managing SAP ERP with a focus on Accounts Receivable.
• 2+ years of SAP S4 experience preferred.
• Strong experience in end to end OTC design and development including integration with other functional areas.
• In depth knowledge of Accounts Receivable and DSD solutions including route accounting and settlement for all GTM models – van sales, pre sales, pre order and vending.
• Knowledge of master data objects required to support the Order to Cash processes (business partner, customer hierarchy, etc).
• Familiar with PepsiCo business processes and nuances related to Accounts Receivable.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work flexible hours based on varying business requirements.
• Knowledge and experience in the following tools, disciplines and processes are nice to have: SAP SolMan 7+, Azure DevOps, Quality Center and MS Project.
• Solves highly complex problems within their work team.
• Strong influencing, facilitating, and consulting skills in working with stakeholders at all levels in the organization and across departments.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changes in timelines and sequences.
• Adaptability and flexibility including ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change.
• Consulting background a plus.

Leadership and Communication Skills:

• Conflict Resolution.
• Root Cause Facilitation.
• Training Techniques.

• Demonstrates the desire and ability to develop new technology skills, business knowledge, and customer service capability through training, experimentation, and self-study.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Provides outstanding customer service skills to direct and indirect customers.
• Ability to effectively manage an international team of experts.
• Ability to effectively work with remote teams in different regions of the world.
• Strong vendor management abilities.
• Negotiation Skills.
• Coaching/Facilitation skills (as promoted by the Agile Coaching Institute), including but not limited to Levels of Listening.

Department: Preferred Vendors
This is a contract position.