Job Description :
Senior SAP PLM Consultant
Location : Oak Brook, IL
Interview : Phone and F2F
Duration : 6+ Months
JOB DESCRIPTION :
This is a senior consultant role with proven track record of leading SAP PLM data conversations. Must have strong leadership capabilities, as well as an ability to prioritize, balance and execute project plan and production support of data activities in addition to providing direction to data team members. Candidates must have excellent communication skills.
Lead PLM Position Responsibilities:
Advanced MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and creating formulas to get data in the necessary format
Knowledge of SAP Product Lifecycle Management, including:
PLM Recipes
PLM Specifications
PLM Documents
SAP Bill of Materials
SAP Master Recipe Structure
SAP Quality Inspection Plans
Perform data analysis and determine solutions to meet the business’s needs
Act as primary point-of-contact for varying levels of the business (project sponsors down to plant users) on PDM data management deliverables and issues
Maintain relationship with Business Architect to:
Ensure alignment
Anticipate needs
Provide background and potential next steps
Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
Coordinate with IT SAP PLM – PDM Analyst on information needed to follow IT Change Advisory Board process
Respond to emails as frequently as needed to ensure leadership, business and project team members are in the loop and understand the status & turnaround dates of activities to completion / issues to resolution
Participate in weekly project and production support review meetings and come prepared to speak to the status of data activities and issues
Lead data collection, mapping, load, and validation efforts and coordinate with validators
Initiate communication via appropriate method (email, phone, meeting) as needed to complete a task/resolve an issue
Ensure quality deliverables on time that meet the business’s requirements
Be prepared to provide status at any given time, including stats completed, in process, not started, etc and target turnaround times
Advanced troubleshooting skills
Escalate issues and risks, including impact to the data area
Ability to travel 2-3 weeks per month to co-locate with PLM team and based on project and production support needs
Required Qualifications:
Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related IT discipline
Must have at least 15 years of SAP experience.
Must have 10+ years relevant professional experience in SAP PLM-PDM
Must be willing to flex work hours accordingly to support application launches and manage production outages if necessary
Ability to multitask with numerous projects and responsibilities
Must have experience working in a fast-paced dynamic environment
Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
Must be able and willing to participate as individual contributor as needed
Must have ability to work the time necessary to complete projects and/or meet deadlines