SAP MTI Plan & Scheduled LA Lead

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
You oversee the lifecycle of diverse, interdependent, cross-functional, multiple projects through a set of practices and a release plan. This includes disparate scope, resource dependencies, cross-project alignment, deployment planning, release execution and transparent reporting of release results for SAP and SAP-Integrated projects.
How you will contribute
You will oversee the operational responsibilities required to deliver projects and software releases following MDLZ best practices in Project governance and release governance, including project scope, review and approval, release-level RAID management, TG approvals, release governance boards and final preparation for project and release go-lives. In this role, you will conduct alignment sessions with senior leaders and other stakeholders to confirm that release schedules are aligned to business goals and then communicate the release roadmap to broader internal and external stakeholders. You will use your 8-12 years of project delivery and governance experience in software delivery lifecycle of SAP projects to influence leadership and projects.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in :

• End-to-end business and functional knowledge
• Operations (infrastructure and technical aspects of SAP systems and middleware platforms)
• Communicating effectively
• Leadership and problem-solving with fluency in navigating through a complex/matrix organization
• Strategic thinking

As SAP Materials to Inventor Operations Lead, you will be responsible for leading regional Operations Management deployment for SAP S/4 HANA applications related to Materials to Inventory (MTI). Working closely with stakeholders and external suppliers, you will identify business needs and deploy the right software and application solutions for the future aligned to Global standards and best SAP practices. Your responsibilities include:

• Lead MTI SAP S/4 HANA projects, implementing regional strategies aligned with global objectives.
• Provide key input on manufacturing production planning and detailed scheduling and its controls for software at all levels.
• Collaborate effectively with business stakeholders and vendors to achieve results.
• Take responsibility for executing initiatives with precision.
• Work across MDS and business areas to advance the delivery stream agenda and provide functional expertise in the LA region.
• Understand integration processes and ensure effective application communication.
• Process and Service Oriented in Supply Chain/Manufacturing area (planning, execution, External Manufacturing, Repacking and quality management, replenishment)
• Over 5 years of experience in large SAP ERP implementations across various modules.
• +4 years of direct experience in at least three SAP business processes, including PP MRP, PPDS/ePPDS/APO
• Proven ability to streamline functional requirements with business process leads and deliver effective SAP solutions.
• Successfully completed at least one full SAP implementation cycle using S/4 HANA.
• Skilled in identifying solution gaps and evaluating alternatives.
• Able to collaborate, communicate and influence effectively to make things happen.
• Resilient, capable to deal with ambiguity and continuous challenges.

More about this role
We are seeking candidates with a desire to drive their future and accelerate their careers, possessing experience and knowledge in the following areas:

• Collaborate with MDS and business functions, providing SAP technical expertise globally for MTI template design.
• Partner closely with o9 global teams for improved operations.
• Partner with the Organizational Change Management team, Regional functional leads, to create a unified plan for successful deployment.
• Oversee program and project management, ensuring efficient budgets, resources, schedules, and quality while understanding SAP ERP modules in ECC and S/4HANA.
• Utilize expert knowledge in extended production planning and detailed scheduling (ePPDS) as well as master data management to support critical processes and analytics.
• Understand integration methods between internal and external planning needs along with other SAP components and third-party applications.
• Bring hands-on experience with ECC and S/4 application and configuration.
• Communicate fluently in English, fostering effective engagement. Portuguese/Spanish is a plus.
• CPG Business processes experience is a plus.

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree as Engineering, Business Administration, or related fields (required)
• SAP latest solutions and technologies; AGILE; ITIL; PM, and other relevant certifications

No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
Our Latin America region is comprised of four Mondelez International business units: Brazil, México, Southern Cone (which includes Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay) and WACAM (which includes 12 South American countries and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico); and one stand-alone market: Venezuela. We have approximately 20,000 passionate employees who put in all their energy, hearts and souls to create, market and sell our global iconic brands and beloved local jewels such as Lacta, Field and Terrabusi among others. We are known for our resilience and good humor and live our purpose with passion and commitment.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type
Temporary (Fixed Term)
Software & Applications
Technology & Digital