Principal IT Technologist - SAP WM Solution Architect

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We are seeking a highly experienced SAP S/4 HANA Warehouse Management System (WMS) Solution Architect for ERP transformation to join our Global IT Team at Medtronic. This position is responsible for the design, development and deployment of the warehousing and Logistics solutions within S/4 HANA. This role will provide strategic direction and architectural leadership for enabling end to end warehousing capabilities, warehouse automation integration, and driving digital transformation through ECC to S/4 HANA migrations.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Defines, describes, diagrams and documents the role and interaction of the high-level technological and human components that combine to provide cost effective and innovative solutions to meet evolving business needs relevant to S/4 Transformation covering warehousing, logistics, & transportation capabilities.
• Promotes, guides and governs good architectural practice through the application of well-defined, proven technology and human interaction patterns and through architecture mentorship.
• Provide technical leadership for ECC to S/4 HANA migration projects, especially focused on WM & LE transitions.
• Lead the solution architecture and design of SAP S/4 HANA EWM or Stock Room Management (StRM) solutions for global warehousing and logistics operations.
• Guide the overall migration strategy, including addressing S/4HANA simplification items and utilizing new functionalities.
• Develop and validate technical architecture, interface designs, data models, and enhancement strategies.
• Provide leadership across multiple projects and drive architectural governance for warehouse related capabilities.
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to understand warehousing needs and translate them into scalable, integrated SAP solutions.
• Design technology that allows for the optimal user experience and broad accessibility.
• Provide detailed functional & technical knowledge and maintain insight to current industry best practices and how they can be applied to Medtronic.
• Ensure that Medtronic's systems and the information on them are protected in accordance with Medtronic's Information Protection Policies and Standards, as well as best Information Protection practices.

Required Knowledge and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10 or more years of SAP WMS & LE solution architect experience and worked on large scale projects and dynamic environment leading & delivering WMS solutions.
• Proven experience with SAP ECC to S/4 HANA migration, especially in WMS transition, including data, process, and configuration alignment.
• Deep understanding of warehouse processes, logistics execution, warehouse automation and 3rd party integrations.
• Proven experience in SAP implementations/support, with a focus on WM & LE modules.
• Extensive experience in requirements solicitation, business process definition, and technology solution research
• Ability to design and lead global solutions across multiple regional deployments
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Nice to Haves

• Prior SAP implementation experience in manufacturing site environments
• Experience in functional aspects of Transportation Management
• Experience with SAP GTS
• Knowledge in the medical device, Life Sciences, or other regulated industry

Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here