SAP Basis Upgrade & Migration Lead

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Kraków; On-site; PLN 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global beverage company is seeking an experienced SAP Upgrades/Migration SME to lead and manage SAP Upgrades and S4 Migrations. The role involves leading a team, ensuring quality standards, and providing outstanding customer service. The ideal candidate possesses over 10 years of hands-on SAP experience and 4 years managing teams. Knowledge of Azure and S4 migrations is preferred. This position is based in Kraków, Poland.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on System Admin in SAP.
• 4+ years in managing teams globally.
• Experience with Azure/S4 Migrations and SAP Upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Lead Upgrades/Migrations and manage a team.
• Ensure effective resource utilization and manage quality standards.
• Provide guidance to support teams on technical designs.

Skills

Team management

Customer service skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

SAP

Azure Cloud

Databases

ITIL

Job description

Overview

This Role is for an SAP Upgrades/Migration SME to deliver the SAP Upgrades/S4 Migrations globally across PEP SAP landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Leads Upgrades/Migrations and also works as individual contributor as needed for PEP SAP Upgrades and S4 Migrations globally
• Prioritize team’s work and assign daily work tasks with limited supervision
• Manages a team size of about 5+ team of vendors or as needed
• Ensures effective resource utilization across the workgroup
• Defines internal quality and performance standards (e.g., services, patterns, decision trees, code templates, and common development services);
• Provides guidance and expertise to the support teams on design and development performance and architecture decisions
• Get guidance from global teams for standards and direction
• Acts as quality assurance (QA) lead and/or performs reviews on technical designs and builds to ensure all standards are met
• Provide system sizing and estimations for projects. Actively participate in sizing discussions.
• Collaborates with global function sub-leads in facilitating governance and template management, provide subject matter expertise, ensures team’s adherence to PIRT and other global standards
• Leads team’s work with customers and IT partners to identify and resolve issues within defined SLAs
• Provides outstanding customer service to direct and indirect customers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering
• 10+ years of hands-on System Admin in SAP.
• 4+ years in managing teams and/or experience in managing global teams
• S4HANA, PO, Fiori, Azure Cloud Experience will be preferred
• Experience in Databases and various operating systems. Knowhow of Infrastructure including Datacenter operations and Network
• Experience of Azure/S4 Migrations and SAP Upgrades (Netweaver and non-NetWeaver like BODS, BOBJ etc)
• Experience of HA/DR setup
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work flexible hours based on varying business requirements
• Solves highly complex problems within the work team
• Provides outstanding customer service skills to direct and indirect customers
• Strong management skills with the ability to develop teams and cultivate talent
• Knowledge and experience in following tools, disciplines and processes are preferred: SAP upgrades, Migrations,
• SAP Solution Manager, FRUN, LAMA, SAP ChaRM, ITIL tools & processes, MS Office products, project implementation and production support experience
• Experience in CPG industry preferred