SAP IS Retail - Manager

Organization:  Consumer & Industrial Products

Location:  Negotiable

 

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Accenture?s Consulting workforce is involved in business consulting, process design work and the application of technologies to business. A career in Consulting is varied and stimulating because each project presents a new challenge and will give you exposure to new clients, business issues, technologies and people. We need people who are able to challenge conventional thought, offer unique perspectives and conceive more innovative solutions for our clients.

 

Working as a consultant with Accenture, you will build core business, technology and industry expertise helping to deliver world-class business and technology solutions that enable clients to become high performance businesses.  Consultants must be professionals who have an interest in how business processes work and interact.  In addition, consultants need to apply their skills in project and program management while exhibiting leadership in process re-engineering and implementation of process, technology, and organizational change.  Finally, consultants also need to have a working knowledge of the industry and/or the functional areas they serve. 

 

The Consulting workforce is made up of three groups: Business Consulting, Business and Systems Integration Consulting and Technology Consulting.  This consulting group structure provides outstanding opportunities to develop highly specialized skills that will help you advance your career.

 

Job Description


Business & Systems Integration Consulting professionals are responsible for delivering large-scale, complex programs that marry processes with technology to help our clients achieve high performance.  SAP professionals have skills in delivering SAP enterprise solutions. The focus is on architecting a solution using SAP to achieve a defined business outcome. The SAP suite includes solutions for specific industries, ERP, CRM, HCM, SCM and Business Intelligence.  Individuals possess skills in SAP process design and configuration, SAP design, development, integration, testing and deployment, and SAP technical architecture.

 

Key responsibilities may include:


? Planning and managing Application Assessment and Requirements activities
? Assisting clients in defining key capabilities /requirements that will enable their strategy
? Defining application entrance and exit criteria
? Planning and managing application design and architecture activities
? Being recognized as an expert on one or more application vendors/products
? Creating project deliverable templates and standards  (including coding standards, etc)
? Creating complex conceptual designs (including application interfaces and interactions)
? Planning and managing program-wide application build, test, and deploy activities
? Identifying and monitoring interdependencies between various application implementation activities
? Planning and establishing after go-live activities including ongoing application support

 

Qualifications

 

? Deep skills in SAP-IS Retail
? Leadership role on at least 2 full life cycle implementations
? Experience estimating projects and leading teams of 10-15 ERP professionals

? 5+ years of experience with SAP implementations

? 4-year college degree

? Willingness to travel 100%

? Location negotiable.  Preferred locations:  Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, Minneapolis and Cleveland.

 

Professional Skill Requirements
? Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment
? Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
? Desire to work in an information systems environment
? Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
? Excellent leadership and management skills

 

All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development.  You?ll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization.  We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

 

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.  Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.  With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance.  With more than 123,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$15.55 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2005.  Its home page is www.accenture.com. 

 

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