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Position Summary:

This role will be responsible for applying business and technical expertise to support, design and
implement existing or new or revised business functionality into our SAP system and related third
party systems. This role will lead and support projects across multiple business functions
specializing in SAP Sales & Distribution, SAP Logistics Execution area including Warehouse
Management. The applicant should have ability to transform business requirements into functional
specifications along with technical solutions. The applicant should provide guidance to departmental
and divisional business /technical management on IT strategies and initiatives.
This lead role will be to support advanced business functions in the above area within ACCO
Brands North America.
Bring knowledge and experience to the ACCO IT teams as well as related SAP project work.
Establish application ownership within the business and develop identified Superusers through
coordination of training & cross functional process reviews.
Contribute to ACCO ERP preparation and execution on SAP ERP.
Be the key resource to drive continuous improvement and Best Practices on SAP modules.
Key Job Functions

Provide overall technology leadership for SAP SD / LE / WM area to achieve ACCO Brands
strategic objectives.
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Set, manage expectations, challenge requirements and help establish priorities.

Investigate best practices, and participate in the selection & implementation of


technology solutions.

Establish development and support capability effectively utilizing all available resources.
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Provide support for mission-critical applications.

Integrate SAP functional development and support capabilities within the North
American support framework.

Establish successful development and implementation strategies for new systems or system
enhancements within SAP modules.
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Translating business/user requirements into functional specifications to architecture


and design.

Analyze and document ongoing internal customer requests for additional features,
functionality, integrations, etc.

Designing applications and activities related to that, including configuring SAP / third
party applications.

Develop user documentation for delivered solutions in order to facilitate ongoing


production support activities and user training.

Implementing and reviewing appropriate testing & quality assurance activities.

Plan the development activities for projects. Understanding of project planning tools.

Act as the Subject Matter Expert in SAP LE/WM; providing support and training on current
applications. Helping resolve configuration, program and other issues; investigating user
problems and initiating corrective action.

Establish successful relationship with internal/external customers and vendor directly.


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This interaction may take the form of coordinating with a customer's information
technology department for EDI, master data, report data and scheduling of jobs.

Drive continuous process improvement with use of technology solutions by


demonstrating value-add propositions and effective communication of IT value to the
business.

Interacting with the non-information technology business/technical areas to help


prioritize and select enhancements to the IT system.

Interacting with management to assess needs, assign priorities; learn new


technologies and techniques as appropriate.

Participating as an active team member, providing value-added input that others can learn
from. Effective listening and collaboration skills.

Ensure SOX and ACCO Audit compliance in IT areas and support the business to develop
solutions to ensure overall SOX compliance.

Position Qualifications:

Experience in all phases of the project lifecycle, including: User requirements, analysis,
design, development and implementation of SAP SD, LE, WM functionalities.

Extensive experience in configuring SAP SD and LE functions.

Expertise in configuration of Shipping and Transportation functions such as Delivery


Processing, Delivery Types, Packing List, Picking List, Goods Issue, Transportation
processing, Routing and Route Determination, STOs, etc. Configuration of Transportation
Planning points, Shipping Points, Shipping Type.

Familiar with BAPIs, IDOCs and integration to PI.

Good to have experience with SAP WM processes for Receiving & Put away, Inbound &
Outbound transaction processing, HU configuration & Management, RF picking & put away,
Replenishment, Shipping, Kitting and Physical Inventory, Vendor Management, Batch
Management, Serialization, Inventory & WM Industry Best practices.

Extensive experience in gathering business requirements, blueprinting, functional and


technical design, configuration, gap analysis to customizations, unit and integration testing,
go-live and post go-live support.

Proficient in analyzing and translating business requirements to function design and


architecture.

Experience configuring and customizing SAP Applications to meet business needs.

Business process expertise and the ability to adapt to changing conditions.

Proven organizational and project management skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities
independently and meet deadlines under pressure.

Ability to partner with key business stakeholders, functional groups and development teams
to deliver projects on time and within budget; offshore team management a plus.

Background experience in global enterprise systems implementation and management,


management reporting systems, sales and marketing systems, manufacturing systems,
financial transaction systems and data warehouse systems.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal), ability to communicate
within project team as well as with the business, leveraged IT personnel.

Strong understanding of development processes, tools, and methodologies.

Willingness to take on challenges, sometimes in unfamiliar areas, and learn what is required
to succeed in the assignment.

Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills: detail oriented.

Strong negotiation, communication and people management skills.

Possess basic leadership, organizational and time management skills.

Self-directed and uses judgment to proactively seek guidance from management or update
status to management. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.

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