Lead Process & Solutions Supply Chain Architect
REMOTE, AL, US REMOTE, FL, US REMOTE, GA, US REMOTE, NC, US REMOTE, SC, US REMOTE, TN, US REMOTE, TX, US REMOTE, VA, US
FRESH. FORWARD. FLOWERS.
Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) is not just about baking; it's about crafting moments of joy with every delicious bite. With 2024 sales of $5.1 billion, and as one of the leading producers of packaged bakery goods in the United States, Flowers Foods brings passion to the table. From the wholesome goodness of Nature's Own and Wonder to the bold and artisanal flavors of Dave's Killer Bread, the rustic goodness of Canyon Bakehouse, and the sweet delights of Tastykake, each product is a celebration of taste and quality. Beyond the oven, Flowers Foods fosters a culture that values and reflects Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility. With a commitment to innovation and a recipe for success, Flowers Foods is more than a bakery – it's a delightful journey into the heart of flavor and community.
Full-time employees are offered the following benefits:
- Comprehensive health and medical benefits
- 401(k) Retirement savings plan
- Professional growth and leadership training
- Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave
Benefits may vary depending on your work location.
Bringing Home the Dough
Role provides deep technical expertise and technical governance of the Company's overall SAP Supply Chain landscape. This role partners closely with the IT Business Relationship Management organization and other IT stakeholders to ensure that Flowers maximizes the SAP investment, and the SAP Supply Chain modules integrate efficiently and consistently with the broader ecosystem.
Position is responsible for leading a team of functional SAP Supply Chain experts who partner with the business analyst(s), SAP Development and SAP Analytics teams to design, build, test and implement SAP Supply Chain solutions . This architect supports transformation, delivery and realization of SAP Supply Chain solutions and SAP related 3rd party Supply Chain applications and executes SAP IT Management processes in Solution Manager.
Rising to the Challenge: Position Responsibilities
Position Responsibilities/Major Duties include but are not limited to:
• Role oversees all activities that optimize value, cost and risk of SAP Supply Chain applications:
• Develop and execute the vision, strategy, roadmap and implementation of performance indicators and supporting metrics and trends for SAP Supply Chain solutions and SAP related 3rd party Supply Chain applications.
• Lead overall SAP Supply Chain functional activities in partnership with Business Relationship Management Supply Chain Team, SAP Development, SAP Analytics teams and the SAP managed, and SAP related 3rd party Supply Chain application service providers.
• Continually assess the impact of emerging SAP technologies against strategic business needs and interpret business value for the leadership team in a consultative capacity.
• Ensure the consistency and maintainability of new and existing SAP Supply Chain applications by creating, maintaining, and enforcing technical and quality standards, guidance and reference architectures.
• Perform day-to-day management of the SAP Supply Chain applications and hold all Supply Chain application delivery teams accountable for optimizing the cost, risk and value of SAP Supply Chain applications and SAP related 3rd party Supply Chain applications throughout their life cycle.
• Mentor SAP Supply Chain personnel to develop the required skills and capabilities to meet the needs of the organization, as well as building on existing recruiting capabilities to address new needs and skills gaps.
• Develop productive relationships with business leaders across the organization to influence how SAP Supply Chain applications can enable new sources of value.
• Manage relationship with managed service provider to ensure they cost-effectively meet the needs of the organization.
• Execute and enhance methodologies (i.e. Agile, Waterfall) and practices for the application life cycle management in line with best practice and practical experience of continuous improvement.
• Ensure that supply chain applications processes (including those of external service providers) are conducted in line with corporate social responsibility, environmental and technical policies and applicable standards and legislation.
• Implement and manage application life cycle management status reporting, metrics and benchmarks for SAP Supply Chain and SAP related 3rd party Supply Chain applications
• Oversee the SAP Supply Chain applications organization's successful delivery of business outcomes in partnership with business colleagues.
• Oversee support activities in conjunction with infrastructure and operations to ensure SAP Supply Chain applications perform to Flowers’ standards.
• Seek out continuous improvement opportunities and provide input and recommendations.
• Perform other duties deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including, but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures.
Knead to Know: Preferred Qualifications
The following experience is considered essential:
• 15+ years of progressive experience in SAP application design, development, quality assurance and implementation processes, including:
• Experience building and / or leading SAP teams at a functional level including the creation of architecture standards, reference architectures and data models.
• Minimum of 1 year demonstrated leadership experience building cross-organizational consensus with exposure to technology providers and/or business clients.
• Experience integrating SAP Supply Chain solutions into a broad array of non-legacy technologies and architectures.
• SAP Supply Chain technical and functional architecture, data model along with new and emerging SAP capabilities.
• SAP capabilities in most of the following SAP Supply Chain areas: Plan to Produce, Production Planning, Recipe Management, Specification Management, Plant maintenance, Enterprise asset manager, Quality Management and Supply Chain Master Data processes(PP,QM, EAM, PM, PPDS)
Additional Ingredients: Essential Job Requirements
• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, finance, business management or a related field.
• MIS, CIS, engineering or business-related degree is preferred.
Salary Range- 125,000 - 140,000
We offer a competitive salary and an excellent total rewards package. Please reply by _______. Interested job seekers who successfully complete the series of pre-screening questions and who appear to possess the basic qualifications for this position may be contacted for a telephone interview.
EEO Statement
Flowers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Flowers encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or people of any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The job description above outlines the general nature and level of work expected from employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this position. Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.
If you need assistance with submitting your resume due to a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Joanie Stringer at Joanie.Stringer@flocorp.com or (1) 229 9772697.
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