Accenture:
 

Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. We help our clients become the next and best versions of themselves. Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries as one global team. With 699,000 people working with 7000 clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

About Accenture Strategy & Consulting:

The incumbent will be a part of the Accenture – Strategy & Consulting with Capability network in various capacities as an intern. Groups will be assigned based on assessment on the day of final hiring. The selected candidate will be aligned to one of the various Industry groups and functional areas that Accenture Strategy & Consulting operates out in.

About Accenture Industry X:

We help companies keep pace with change leveraging our key strengths - resilience, relevance and responsible business. At Capability Network, part of the Strategy & Consulting practice, we create 360° value and empower organizations to be ready for whatever the future holds. Through Industry X, we embed intelligence with an eye on the future of products, platform development, manufacturing and operations.

Harnessing our domain expertise and the power of AI-led insights, you will work on some of the most exciting game-changing projects for global companies. Join us to reimagine digital marketplaces as you cultivate brand loyalty, create innovative customer journeys and ignite new market growth for manufacturers. 

As a part of this high-impact Production & Operations team within Industry X, we are looking for trailblazers, creative thinkers and problem solvers who believe in making the world a better place. We offer a vibrant career and community where you can help curate and drive global manufacturers accelerate their digital transformation journey through the following:

• Accelerate digital transformation journey and deploy digital manufacturing vision for our clients to deliver value through AI-led solutions, innovative experiences and smarter go-to-market strategy.

• Reimagine digital manufacturing with the power of AI-led insights Enabling Business from being good to being great

• Leverage intelligence to drive greater insights, as well as personalize experiences and optimize performance within and across marketplaces

Requirements:

Skill/Operating Group

Production & Operations, Industry X, Capability Network

Position

Senior Manager

Location

Gurgaon/ New Delhi /Mumbai/Bangalore/Kolkata/Pune/ Chennai/Hyderabad

Key Industries of Work

Lifesciences, Consumer Goods & Services (CG&S), Automotive, Industrial Equipment, Med-Tech, Aerospace & Defense, Hi-Tech

Experience

15+ Years

Academic Background

BE/B.Tech from IIT/NIT/Tier-1 institutes
MBA from Tier 1 Colleges

Roles and Responsibilities

• Minimum 15+ years of relevant experience in SAP PP/QM/EWM/MM/PS/PPM/PM/PLM/PPDS/APO and well-versed in S4 HANA/ ECC with good analytical skills along with domain experience (atleast one of these) in Lifesciences, Consumer Goods & Services (CG&S), Automotive, Industrial Equipment, Med-Tech, Aerospace & Defence, Hi-Tech manufacturing

• Has played roles like workstream lead, Solution Architect for Manufacturing work areas.

• Experience in scoping, designing, configuring SAP modules, and implementing it in projects. Knowledge of SAP modules integration with third-party tools (MES/ LIMS/Track & Trace etc.).

• At least 4-5 full cycle implementations experience in any of the modules (ECC or S/4HANA)

• Cross module integration knowledge

• Should have experience writing functional specifications and testing new functionalities.

• Experience in delivering technology guidance, proof of concepts, performed enterprise portfolio assessments, industry best practices reviews and technology leadership workshops.

• Experience in providing User trainings and conducting workshops for business.

• Certifications such as SAP ECC /S4 Hana certificates for respective modules will be an added advantage.

• Good to have certifications such as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, APICS CSCP, IOT Platform, Advanced analytics, Agile certification (CSPO or CSM) will be an added advantage.

• Good to have knowledge of IOT Platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, SAP Leonardo, PTC etc. is a plus.

• Demonstrate sustained client relations management experience at a C-suite level or operated at a senior management level in the industry role

• Experienced in managing large teams, multi-stakeholder environments and complex digital projects engagements with a preferred global exposure

• Be adept at collaborating in a multi-stakeholder environment handling complex digital projects engagements, preferably in a global network

• Leadership skills along with strong communication, problem solving, organizational and delegation skills to nurture and inspire team members

Key Competencies

Day in a Life:

Project Delivery: 

• Leading/working closely with business and client stakeholders to understand client pain points, diagnose problem areas, design SAP based solutions, and facilitate deployment

• Responsible for SAP support to plan the activities of configuration, configure the product as per the design, conduct conference room pilots, and assist in resolving any queries related to requirements and solution design

• Work with cross fucntional teams to desgin the integrated solutions, identify gaps against the standard SAP functionalities and bridge those gaps by guiding technical teams to have the performance agnostic RICEFWs developed

Sales & Business Development: 

• Responsible for developing new SAP S4 Hana business, driving sales by participating and leading end to end sales origination to conversion process

• Experience in owning & driving responses to SAP Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Information (RFIs)

• Knowledge & experience in leading S/4HANA transformation proposals & projects

Practice Development: 

• Reimagine, build, and transform client business and operations by developing cutting edge assets, tool and methodologies, development of PoVs, research, white papers, support development of Go-to-market offerings.

People Development: 

• Manage and mentor talented teams of consultants and technologists supporting, providing input and guidance into the talent strategy and actively participate in engagement, capability development activities

Technical Attributes:

Following Module knowledge is required along with it’s cross module integrations.

SAP PP

• PP- Production Planning: Worked on Bill of Material (BOM)/recipe management, PP Work Centre, Routing, rescheduling, MRP and MPS parameters. MRP controllers, MRP groups, Configured Production Order Types, Confirmations, Operations, Status Profile, and Selection Profile, Defining print control, Order costing, and Production order type Dependent Parameters. REM profile, planning table, reduction strategies, back flushing

• Should have deep knowledge in supply chain planning processes.

• DDMRP knowledge is good to have.

• Experience in requirements gathering, User Story creation and grooming, blueprint preparation, system configuration, testing, cutover, Go-live and operations for PP.

• Experience with Shop Floor control, MRP, VC routing, POs/STOs set-up, Batch Management & Handling Unit Management and Quality Management.

• Experience with dealing with key integration areas in Procurement, Supply Chain, Warehouse Management and Quality.

• Strong knowledge in setting up various kind of planning processes (Make to Stock, MTO, ETO, CTO) and integration with other planning solution i.e., IBP, APO & third-party planning solutions.

• Deep experience in various planning strategies

• MES: working experience on integration between MES and SAP. Worked on fixing failure of IDOCS due to master data issues or over consumption issues. Solving issues related to stock transfer IDOCS.

PPDS

• Experience in requirements gathering, User Story creation and grooming, blueprint preparation, system configuration, testing, cutover, Go-live and operations for PPDS processes.

• Experience with SAP Production Planning processes and PPDS (Production Planning & Demand Scheduling)

• Knowledge of PPDS master data, integration models, Heuristics configurations, planning procedures, detailed scheduling board setup and usage, data transfers mechanisms for transactional data, planning runs

• Experience in detailed scheduling, alert monitors

• Knowledge in PPDS Optimizer & characteristics dependent planning will be a big plus.

• Deep knowledge of SAP ECC PPDS /APO, Shelf-Life Planning, Safety Stock Planning, and MRP Live functions, Sales and Operational Planning, Contract Manufacturing business processes

SAP QM

• Should have knowledge on QM Configurations, QM Master data, different inspection types, QM Certificates, QM business processes, QM Notifications, Batch Management etc.

• Should understand integration between QM and other SAP modules such as PP, MM, SD, FI for inbound inspection, in-process inspection, final inspection, recurring inspections, outbound logistics etc.

• Strong experience in configuring Release Procedure for all purchasing documents.

• Good exposure in configuring business scenario like subcontract and Stock Transport Order (STO), Third Party Scenario Customer Consignment, Vendor Consignment.

• Integration Knowledge with MM-PP, MM-SD, MM-QM &MM-FI, MM-WM.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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