Associate Principal

Job Title:
Associate Principal - SAP CPI - DS

**Job Description**:
ABOUT BRISTLECONE:
Bristlecone is a leading provider of specialized digital transformation services for the intelligent enterprise. We empower our customers with speed, visibility, automation and resiliency - to thrive on change. By combining our industry focus, supply chain expertise, consulting-driven approach and proprietary accelerators, we create unmatched business value.

Our transformative solutions in Digital Logistics, Cognitive Manufacturing, Autonomous Planning, Smart Procurement and Digitalization are positioned around key industry pillars and delivered through a comprehensive portfolio of services spanning digital strategy, design and build, and implementation across a range of technology platforms. We’re the strategic partner of choice for your ongoing transformation journey.

Bristlecone is ranked among the top ten leaders in supply chain services by Gartner. We are headquartered in San Jose, California, with 14 global hubs and over 2,100 consultants. Bristlecone is part of the $20 billion Mahindra Group.

ROLE SAP CPI DS LEAD

ROLE DESCRIPTION:
- Solution Architecture for CPI DS or SAP Integration Lead in SAP IBP Implementation Project Liaising with Sales and Delivery Teams to help grow the Services Business around IBP in line with Organizational strategy and goals.- Mentoring Junior CPI Team members within the Organization Gather information and coordinate with clients Identifying the adapters to be used based on requirement HTTP, IDOC, SOAP, JDBC, Mail, OData, SFTP, RFC,QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- At least 3 years of End to End SAP CPI IBP implementations 8 plus years of Supply Chain Planning Experience with at least 3 years in SAP CPI DSExperience in SAP IBP or other Planning solutions would be an added advantage Degree in Operations Management, SCM, preferred

PROCESS KNOWLDGE:
- Process understanding of SnOP, technology agnostic Deep Process understanding of end to end Supply Chain planning Expertise in at least in one industry e.g. CPG, Chemical, Automotive, Life Sciences etc Good functional and technical knowledge on IBP demand, Supply, Inventory and SnOP modules

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:
- Excellent level of understanding and expertise in SAP CPI DS Ability to lead and conduct Design workshops in front of an audience comprising of both Business and IT teams Designing Integration architecture of CPI DS considering various data lakes of customers Worked on Pre Scripts and Post Scripts Good understanding on Web service based integration for CPI task that pulls data from IBP and uploads in ECC or APO systems.- Expert in developing complex HCI task that exchange data from and to IBP to other systems like ECC or S4 HANA, APO, HANA, Side car, Flat files, and other DB systems as well Good understanding of attributes, master data types and planning level concepts in IBP.- Excellent functional knowledge of S4 Hana, ECC, BW and IBP Integration Good understanding of XML based outputs and XML inputs used in CPI DS tasks.- Understanding of HANA tables, HANA VDMs Virtual Data Models and o Data is considered a plus API Exposure especially with Mule Soft and RAML Specs is considered a plus IBP Functional Experience in Demand, SOP, Inventory and Response and Supply is considered a plus Experience in integration and configuration of CPI DS at customer premises SDI Smart Data Interchange development and configuration experience is considered a plus PI PO working knowledge is a plus

VALUE CREATION:
- Build Assets and Accelerators to reduce the overall cost to serve Eagerness to learn new tools and upgrade individual Conduct trainings and be a mentor for junior CPI team members

SOFT SKILLS:
- Excellent communication skills, verbal as well as written- Positive attitude with flexibility and maturity to work in a challenging client environment- Ability to drive project responsibilities in a dynamic and proactive manner- Ability to showcase three Mahindra RISE Pillars e.g. Accepting No Limits, Driving Positive Change and Alternative Thinking

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Bristlecone is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Information Security Responsibilities:

- Understand and adhere to Information Security policies, guidelines and procedure, practice them for protection of organizational data and Information System.
- Take part in information security training and act while handling information.
- Report all suspected security and policy breach to Infosec team or appropriate authority(CISO).
- Understand and adhere to the additional information security responsibilities as part of the assigned job role.