Senior Specialist, IT Solutions 1

Celestica; Penang; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology firm is seeking a Senior Specialist in IT Solutions to engage businesses and develop solutions that add value to supply chain functions. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 10 years in IT, with strong expertise in SAP FICO. You will analyze business processes and lead multi-functional teams to improve IT strategy. This role requires excellent communication, analytical skills, and a willingness to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Min 10 years in IT (Functional MM/SD).
• Deployment experience specific to SAP with cross-functional & cross-country exposure.
• Experience in S4 Hana environment.

Responsibilities

• Engage the business to understand requirements for IT solutions.
• Collaborate with outsource partner for functional specifications.
• Analyze existing business processes for improvement.

Skills

Strong knowledge of tools in Finance & Costing SAP suite

Excellent business analysis skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong analytical & problem solving skills

Excellent time management skills

Good understanding of SCM business process

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Equivalent

Tools

SAP FICO

ABAP

Job description

Overview

Senior Specialist, IT Solutions — Req ID: 79049 — Region: Asia — Country: Singapore — State/Province: Woodlands.

Responsibilities

• Engage the business to understand the business requirements to develop IT solutions that bring business value to support the supply chain business functions.
• Primary module: FICO.
• Secondary module: MM/SD.
• May lead a multi-functional work group or project team consisting of one or more support staff and/or tech/professional staff, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialty.
• Be aware of market trends on up-to-date technologies capabilities, technologies and security expectations.
• Analyze, comprehend and communicate existing business processes and pressures driving the need for change.
• Develop new business processes, identifying inputs, processes, and outputs.
• Evaluate and apply best practices and trends in key business process areas to address business needs; evaluate and recommend application solutions.
• Identify people (organization and role) changes based on the new process and facilitate consensus on changes.
• Collaborate with outsource partner to develop functional specifications for reports, interfaces, data conversions, application extensions/modifications and outputs.
• Collaborate to develop and maintain a business IT strategy aligned to the Global Celestica IT strategy to support projects and service requirements.

Educational Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Equivalent. Min 10 years in IT (Functional MM/SD).

Knowledge/Skills

Functional – FICO

• Strong knowledge of tools in Finance & Costing SAP suite.
• Hands-on configuration for new company code.
• Excellent business analysis skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Experience

• Strong business and application knowledge & experience working on large projects.
• Deployment experience specific to SAP with cross-functional & cross-country exposure.
• Technical knowledge & experience in ABAP, interface standards, SAP IDOC required.
• Demonstrated leadership/facilitation experience required.

Critical Competencies & Attributes

• Excellent finance & costing functional & technical skills.
• Strong analytical & problem solving skills.
• Good understanding of SCM business process.
• Good understanding of software development life cycle.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects and balance workload.
• Outstanding listening, interpersonal, verbal and written skills to communicate with the business areas and clarify requirements.
• Experience in S4 Hana environment.
• Excellent team player; take initiative to drive improvements; results oriented.
• Knowledge of industry trends & technologies; ability to work in a diverse environment and with remote teammates.
• Willingness to travel on business trips as needed.
• Relevant manufacturing industry experience.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

Company overview

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices to highly engineered aviation systems and next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants; however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

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