Senior Variant Configuration (VC) Subject Matter Expert

Travel required Yes. Travel on average twice a month (Mon-Thu)

Years of experience - >

10 years with functional experience in OTC, Production Bill of Materials, Characteristics and Classes associated with VC

Summary : The SME will be working with a highly complex environment and with client resources that are highly functional and technical experienced with Variant Configuration.

The person needs to be a leader that has worked directly with VP and CIO levels of management in addition to director levels of management.

Travel required Yes. Travel on average twice a month (Mon-Thu)

Years of experience - >

10 years with functional experience in OTC, Production Bill of Materials, Characteristics and Classes associated with VC

Primary activities include evaluating existing product data models into new product models as required by Marketing, Engineering, Sales, PIC, Sourcing, Manufacturing Operations, and Distribution.

Validate the data representation of product models in support of the product development, order fulfillment, life-cycle maintenance, customer service, specials, pricing, order planning and scheduling, inventory management and electronic catalog processes.

Insure consistency between database and publications. The emphasis is on data integrity, providing efficient order specification, pricing, manufacturing, and shipping for improved product profitability and dealer / customer satisfaction.

Technical skills

• A thorough understanding of S4 SAP Variant Configuration methods and techniques including the ability to develop rules containing executable code.
• Proficiency in the use of Excel, Access, and working knowledge of SAP Mass Loading Tools from ECC and PLM applications to S4
• The ability to read and understand various technical documentation (such as Statement Of Line, Engineering documents).
• Super BOM, Super Routing, Class type 200, Class Type 300 (Class and Characteristics Defining), KMAT Material, and Creation Configuration Profile and Simulation.
• Configured and customized SAP modules to align with client business processes, designed deployment solutions to expedite the implementation of SAP solutions.

Integration Testing with Other Modules.

Worked on Local Object Dependencies, used Precondition, selection condition also Reference Tables. Familiar with modulo division.

Process Skills

• Thorough knowledge of the techniques, methods and data standards employed to represent product information on the SAP product database, Electronic Catalog, and Specification Guides.
• Thorough comprehension and knowledge of the business processes and systems which interact and utilize product information (Order Entry, Pricing, PIC, Manufacturing Operations, Distribution etc.)

Consulting and Industry skills

• Familiarity with furniture industry is a plus
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to follow through and commit to the deadline.
• Business Analyst mindset with abstract thinking skills. Demonstrated ability to take abstract concepts and translate or simplify into another defined format.
• Ability to analyze data
• Curious and self-driven
• Confident to ask questions in a cross functional team
• Focuses on continuous improvement and root cause analysis
• Excellent problem-solving skills and techniques
• Communicates clearly and effectively with a wide variety of internal and external groups, including management
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