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We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced SAP Supply Chain Product Manager – Technical, with a deep understanding of SAP Supply Chain, E2Open supply chain collaboration in a manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical and functional support for the development and management of software products in S/4 ERP, E2Open, integration with financial applications, and ensuring alignment with business objectives related to master data, supply chain planning, procurement, global trade and compliance for manufacturing companies.
Key job responsibilities
• Conduct analysis of business and customer requirements related to SAP S/4 supply chain, master data governance, finance, accounting, costing, E2Open supply chain collaboration solutions, and data integration solutions to/from Amazon corporate financial systems.
• Develop product vision and strategy, feature design, for SAP S/4, SAP MDG, and E2Open needs at Project Kuiper in-house manufacturing and outsourced manufacturing.
• Define and prioritize SAP S/4 supply chain, SAP MDG, FICO, and E2Open product features and requirements to ensure timely and successful delivery.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders, including business users, technical teams, and management, to ensure alignment of the product roadmap with business objectives.
• Design, Architect, Configure, and Review SAP and E2Open system to meet the business requirements in MM, PP, FICO module, E2Open PO collaboration, Forecast collaboration, Manufacturing visibility and integration to/from Amazon financial applications. Key areas include:
• Master data governance: material master, bills of materials, purchasing info record, quality info record, and other objects relevant to inhouse and outsourced manufacturing
• Material requirements planning: planning strategy, MRP type, MRP, MRP exception and custom reports, planned order to purchase requisition conversion
• Procure-to-Pay: Purchase requisition to purchase order conversion, SAP sourcing and procurement (request for quotation, purchase order, pricing condition, account assignment, item category, inbound delivery, goods receipt), and integration with Amazon financial applications
• Forecast collaboration: forecast, commit, inventory visibility, projected stock, min/max inventory alerts
• Manufacturing visibility: business process workflow, as-build genealogy, serial number and lot track and trace
• Inventory Management: Manage inventory levels to ensure that enough raw materials and finished goods are available to meet demand, while minimizing excess inventory.
• Production planning and control: Plan and control production activities to ensure that production operations are meeting demand while also optimizing the use of resources and minimizing waste.
• Quality Control: Enable visibility to the cost of quality to drive continuous product & manufacturing process improvements.
• Cost of Goods Analysis: Enable visibility to the true cost of producing the products to make informed decisions about profitability.
• Cost Accounting: Track and allocate the costs associated with production Example: Direct costs, labor and material, as well as indirect costs such as overhead and depreciation.
• Managing integration across SAP models specifically Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), and finance and costing (FICO), E2Open integration, Coupa integration, and Amazon financial system integration.
• Active participation in Unit Test, System Integration Test, User Acceptance Test, Training to ensure success and meet customer requirements.
• Ensure that software products are delivered on time and within budget.
• Drives product discussion vision, goals, tenets, monthly business review with executive (tech/non-tech) with business users’ adoption and support user training.
• Due to the need to access certain federal controlled information, you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration
A day in the life
Be an expert product development and configuration in S/4 ERP (MM, PP, GTS), SAP MDG, and E2Open supply chain collaboration. Be responsible for process and product capabilities in: Material Master, Master Data Governance, Procure-to-Pay, Material Requirement Planning, Purchase Order Collaboration, Forecast Collaboration, Manufacturing visibility, Business-to-business messages (B2B), SAP universal journal (ACDOCA), General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Consolidation, Material Ledger, Product costing, Profit Center Accounting, Profitability Analysis, Activity Based Costing, and Month-end / period-end closing, and Integration to/from Amazon corporate financial systems.
Deliver the right product solutions independently, with limited guidance. Drive product discussions. You are able to distill clear requirements from large and diverse sets of customers, partners, vendors, engineering team builders, and business entities. You understand the systems and technologies behind S/4, E2Open, and finance product suites, its limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions, and reasons for architectural decisions based on supply chain, finance, accounting, and costing customers and/or technical assumptions.
About the team
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We’re dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Kirkland, WA, USA | Redmond, WA, USA | Seattle, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting or a related field.
– 5+ years of experience working as a functional analyst, product manager or in a related role with SAP and E2Open for manufacturing companies.
– Relevant SAP certifications such as SAP Certified Application Associate or Professional in Supply Chain, Financial Accounting or Controlling would be an added advantage.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret complex business requirements and design appropriate technical solutions.
– Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, and technical teams.
– Experience with product management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, or Lean.
– Experience with software development methodologies and tools.
– Proven record of accomplishment of managing multiple projects simultaneously and delivering quality results on time and within budget.
– Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
– People Management skills – Team management, performance management, coaching and mentoring
– SAP certifications such as SAP Certified Application Associate or Professional in Supply Chain
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $121,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.