Senior Software Solutions Architect

Nouryon is a global leader in the production of specialty chemicals. Our team takes action every day to reach collective goals.

Purpose of the Job

We are looking for an IT Applications Manager to support our strategic change and enhance core applications.

Functional area:

• SAP Ariba
• Strategic sourcing modules: SLP, Sourcing, Contracts
• P2P: Guided Buying, Ariba Buying, Commerce Automation
• SAP Ariba Network: all documents including electronic invoices
• SAP Ariba CIG / Cloud Integration Gateway (basics)
• SAP MM & PM
• SAP FI & CO (basics)

About The Job (Job Responsibilities):

• Application support responsibilities
• Incident Management: Keeping systems up and running by registering, monitoring, and resolving application-related tickets
• Monitoring overall performance of application, responsible for integrity of production environment
• Maintaining the applications according to SLA and in line with business needs
• Standby for emergencies (24x7 availability schedule)
• Operationalize priority setting as agreed with business
• Functioning as a 1st escalation point for vendors and user community on application maintenance services
• Signals deviations on policy matters and contributes to changes
• Ensuring process compliance for area of responsibility
• Takes care of proper documentation of application (technical-process-and-end-user)
• Keep CMDB up to date for business processes and applications in scope
• Executes changes & enhancements: describe problem, information analysis, prepare solution, execute system change, unit test of change, amend user documentation, implementation, after care
• Conduct tests as defined in integration test specification, recording details of any failures and carrying out fault diagnosis
• Analyses and Supports Key-users training needs and creates/maintains training material
• Periodically visit customer (sites), to discuss tickets, wishes etc. with key users, and demonstrate visibility
• Frequently contact with key users on open tickets & act as co-coordinator for Key User network and meetings
• Co-responsible for activities to ensure applications functions and operates appropriately
• Supporting project handover activities (hand over from deliverables and knowledge from a project to the Application Maintenance teams) for the area of responsibility
• Support projects in execution of changes/enhancements
• Participating in implementation improvements and optimization projects
• Create and checking content of transports
• Play an active role in the CAB/Change Advisory Board
• Administer the SAP Ariba & SAP Ariba Network as well as the SAP Ariba configuration tables in SAP ECC
• Configure & review SAP Ariba approval flow setups and data
• Implement further automation initiatives
• Support complex seller integrations

Technical skills:

• Professional with sufficient knowledge in own specialized field and has knowledge to adjust package to functional requirements and technical context built on understanding of theoretical concepts and principles and their context
• Experience with relevant Business Application, Platform, infrastructures, relevant business processes
• Familiar with IT standards like ITIL, Cobit, CMM
• Certification in system maintenance/configuration/customizing

Business process knowledge skills:

• Is aware and has knowledge of business processes that are related to a standard package or specific developments
• Builds strong relationships and has overall knowledge of IM/IT and SLA's

Personal characteristics and people skills:

• Drives for efficient results, has customer focus and shows ownership of incidents and problems
• A team worker with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Positive, proactive, enthusiastic attitude, self-motivated
• Is dedicated to reaching and maintaining required quality of system performance and solutions

We're looking for tomorrow's Changemakers, today.

Apply now and join our team in providing essential solutions to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products.