Associate Principal

Job Title:
Associate Principal - SAP CPI - DS

**Job Description**:

- We are looking for talent that wants to be a part of the transformative journey with us at Bristlecone _(

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ABOUT US:
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.

Bristlecone is ranked among the top ten leaders in supply chain services by Gartner. We are headquartered in San Jose, California, with locations across North America, Europe and Asia, and over 2,500 consultants. Bristlecone is part of the $19.4 billion Mahindra Group.

ROLE: Associate Principal - SAP CPI - DS

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, SUCCESS FACTORS and ARIBA-
- Designing integration architecture for different customers- Customer training and walk them through all developments

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 DS- Experience 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 oData is considered a plusAPI- Exposure especially with MuleSoft 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- A team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills- Positive attitude with the flexibility and maturity to work in a challenging client environment- Must have a service oriented attitude with excellent problem solving and analytical skills

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.