US-DE-302-SAP Technical Architect-WSI
WSI Nationwide, Inc.
Architect candidates for a six month+ independent contract in the
Wilmington, Delaware area. (Local Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania or
New Jersey candidates preferred, no interviewing or travel expenses
available. And no visa Sponsorship available, no 3rd party referrals,
Agencies or Entry Level please).
The selected Independent Consultant SAP Technical Architect will
report to the SAP Chief Technology Officer and will work with the SAP
Architecture Team to:
· Help create and maintain SAP architectural best practices and
activities, addressing application, data and technology in the
context of business processes
· Look for and help develop new services and capabilities to
address client business needs in the SAP space
· Support new and existing service offerings as required
· Participate in SAP implementations as required; specifically:
· Assist SAP System Architect in planning and estimating
activities
· Assist SAP System Architect in design, sizing, and costing
activities
· Assist SAP System Architect in implementing project
architectural activities
· Support an architectural continuous improvement process
· Help develop and maintain the repository of standard,
integrated, re-usable SAP solutions in support of business
processes
· Help develop and execute an architecture quality review process
for SAP projects and activities
· Help provide a forum/network to share learning and leverage
skills and knowledge
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Critical Knowledge
· Knowledge of Core SAP Technical and Application Architectures
(FI/CO, MM/PP/PPPI, SD, PM, QM)
· Knowledge of SAP Additional Module Technical and Application
Architectures (BW, APO)
· Knowledge of Catalyst Architectural modules or other
architectural methodology helpful
· Knowledge IBM / DB2 platform technology
· Knowledge of SAP Bolt-ons helpful (Vertex, etc.)
· Knowledge of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) tools
helpful (Crossworlds, STC, etc.)
· Knowledge of chemical manufacturing, supply chain in general
(and client's environment in particular) helpful
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Critical Skills
· Experience with one or more of application, data and technology
disciplines in SAP environment
· Experience in gathering data required to size SAP environments;
estimating missing information as necessary based on industry
metrics would be helpful
· Experience with sizing SAP environments helpful
· Experience with documenting SAP environments
· Project Lead experience
· Systems integration experience helpful
· Application or technology architecture experience helpful
· Ability to pull together cross functional teams to meet customer
needs
· Process improvement experience
· Ability to influence beyond span of control ? facilitation,
negotiation, mediation skills helpful
· Ability to work with multiple levels of client interaction, line
staff to management levels
· Ability to develop and deliver client and industry presentations
at both a detail and an executive level
· Excellent writing skills
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Organizational Considerations for Good Job Fit
· Critical thinking/problem solving/process issues
· Demonstrated leadership
· Ability to negotiate with external clients
· Good interpersonal skills and formal presentation experience
· Influencing skills with internal clients/services
· Planning and organization design
· Ability to handle multiple commitments/priorities
· Ability to work effectively with minimal direction
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Only candidates who include a cover letter with their skill summary
showing how many years of experience they have with the key skills
that are shown above, their availability and rate range, including
expenses, will be candidates for consideration.
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This long term contract is in the Wilmington, Delaware / Maryland area
offering an initial six month+ contact with a flexible starting rate
in the $560 to $640 per day range depending on experience with no
expenses available. Your asking compensation will be submitted after
your approval. Fast interviews/starts, telephone interviews OK.
If you use E-mail (strongly preferred) to respond, please e-mail your
Word, RTF or Text resume with contact information, address and phones,
(no URL resume links or Zip files and please do not return a copy of
this announcement with your response) to Jay L., with the subject line
(or title and skills) of this message in the subject line of the
message you send, no job numbers only, please. (Those are assigned by
the various websites, and I don't know what the numbers refer to),
thanks, at ja...@wsinationwide.com. Qualified candidates will have
clear English speaking skills and two years+ paid USA experience.
If you know someone who might qualify, (No visa sponsorship is
available and no 3rd party referrals or agencies please), or is coming
to the New York / NY, New Jersey / NJ, Connecticut/ CT or Pennsylvania
/ PA area, (we have an additional 150+ open employment and consulting
requirements), e-mail a Word, RTF or Text resume with contact
information, address and phones to Jay L., with the subject line of
this message in the subject line of the message you send, (no URL
resume links and please do not return a copy of this announcement with
your response) at ja...@wsinationwide.com fax to 212-534-3724 or call
212-410-1400.
(To insure formatting & print quality, you may also mail a copy
to me at WSI Nationwide, Inc, 1619 Third Avenue, Box #6415, New York,
N.Y. 10128-0004).
A full listing of all WSI requirements can be seen at
http://www.wsinationwide.com
When resumes are received, the candidate is contacted if there is a
match, the situation is thoroughly described and the candidate tells
us how they would like us to proceed. No information leaves our
office without prior approval. This creates long term relationships,
which we encourage.
WSI is a specialty recruiting organization with over twenty years
experience and fees paid by our selected client companies, freeing our
hands to find top level candidates for better projects all over the
USA.