SAP Principal Architect, Transportation Management

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Responsibilities

• ▹Drive the successful design, architecture, build, test and implementation of the SAP S/4 Transportation Management solution
• ▹Partner with business leads to develop business cases for the IT roadmap and business strategy
• ▹Collaborate with Operations IS and other ERP solution architects (Order-to-Cash, Record to Report, Source to Settle) on cross-functional integrations and E2E solution design
• ▹Serve as solution owner for SAP transportation management within the global ERP architecture team
• ▹Lead continuous improvements to drive IT effectiveness
• ▹Identify future business needs and prioritize resources for business-critical projects
• ▹Deliver on portfolio investments and ensure business value realization
• ▹Drive cross-functional initiatives required for regulatory compliance
• ▹Influence architecture decisions and solution choices with business stakeholders and enterprise architects
• ▹Manage implementation vendors against project scope, SLAs and critical metrics
• ▹Drive configuration and development activities with internal and external teams
• ▹Ensure SAP TM functional, configuration and technical documentation complies with GxP requirements
• ▹Support Validation/QA teams in ensuring GxP compliance of SAP TM capabilities (21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11)

Requirements

• ▹Doctorate + 2 years, OR Master's + 6 years, OR Bachelor's + 8 years, OR Associate's + 10 years, OR High school diploma + 12 years of SAP TM implementation experience

Nice to have

• ▹10-15 years of SAP Transportation Management experience with at least 3-4 end-to-end S/4 TM implementations
• ▹Good understanding of SAP supply chain processes
• ▹Knowledge of SAP TM master data, transportation requirement management, planning/execution, charge calculation and freight settlement
• ▹Real-time tracking, monitoring, exception handling and analysis of orders, deliveries, shipments and containers
• ▹OTR/DTR processes, planning profiles, condition optimizer planning, carrier selection/tendering and cost distribution
• ▹Knowledge of domestic and international inbound/outbound shipments, FTL/LTL
• ▹Experience integrating SAP TM with other SAP modules (SD, MM, FI, EM, GTS, EHS, EWM)
• ▹Experience integrating SAP TM with Logistics Business Network (LBN) and GTT, carrier onboarding experience
• ▹Excellent communication skills, translating technology solutions into business terms

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Retirement and savings plan with generous company contributions
• ▹Medical, dental and vision coverage
• ▹Life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts
• ▹Discretionary annual bonus program
• ▹Stock-based long-term incentives
• ▹Award-winning time-off plans
• ▹Flexible work models where possible

About the company

Amgen has pioneered biotechnology since 1980, focusing on four therapeutic areas — Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine and Rare Disease — and reaching millions of patients each year. The company fosters an award-winning, collaborative, science-based culture.