Description - External
Avient has embarked on a multi-year journey to enhance our customer, supplier, vendor and associate experience through an enhanced ERP system! We are looking for a highly motivated IT SAP Specialist - Warehousing and Logistics professional to join our team and play a pivotal role in this exciting project by helping us bring cutting edge solutions and innovation to our business operations. Through this project, incumbents will have an opportunity to make a positive impact on Avient’s success and achieve exposure to all levels of leadership.
Job Summary
Our Avient IT team is seeking an experienced SAP Supply Chain Analyst (Plan to Produce processes with emphasis on Shipping and Warehousing) to be part of its global deployment of SAP S/4HANA. Avient is upgrading from its SAP ECC systems to a single global instance of SAP S/4HANA. Starting with Avient’s global S/4 template, you will localize and deploy S/4 across multiple waves grouped by region and business. You will be part of a global project team deploying S/4HANA in over 40 countries. In addition to supporting the SAP S/4HANA TM and EWM modules, you will support integrations with and deployment of other applications including a Third Party Logistics Provider, ITSMobile, and others. Responsibilities include gathering business requirements for localization, configuration, functional specification development for WRICEFs, testing, supporting training, executing cutover steps, and providing post go-live hypercare. This is a remote position with travel up to 15%
Essential Functions
- Makes configuration changes and supports coding changes within the SAP S/4HANA Basic EWM modules and other applications such as ITSMobile
- Gathers requirements for local regulations and unique business requirements for each deployment wave
- Prepares and executes unit and integration testing. Supports user acceptance testing.
- Creates transformation rules for data migration from the legacy systems. Assists in validation of the data after extraction
- Maintain relevant documentation such as configuration guides or functional specifications to ensure streamlined support and knowledge transfer within areas of responsibility
- Provides hypercare support after each go-live. Troubleshoots and resolves issues impacting the business.
- Provides technical and functional support for all key shipping and warehousing applications
- Other duties and projects as assigned
NOTE: The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of supervisors to assign other tasks of a similar nature or level of responsibility.
Qualifications
Qualifications - External
Education And Experience
- Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science, Business, Information Systems or related business field required
- 7+ years of experience in functional analyst roles
- SAP S/4HANA EWM experience preferred; SAP WM experience accepted
- SAP S/4HANA Basic TM experience is desirable but not required
- Experience implementing or supporting a SAP S/4HANA landscape is preferred
- Experience with the Agile methodology and Jira software is preferred
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a global team at all levels is required
- Excellent collaboration skills within a team, across other IT functions, and with business users is required
- Superior trouble-shooting and problem solving skills is required
- Successful candidates will be driven to succeed while fostering a great place to work
Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements
- Avient integrates EHS&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EHS&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EHS&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EHS&S a priority within the organization.
Security includes physical security and cyber security.
Why Avient
Avient Corporation is a world-class sustainable organization built on innovation, collaboration, and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed, as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture, values, and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.
We believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.
