This role will be primarily responsible for Accounts Receivables (A/R) functionality of SAP S4 which includes Collections management, Credit management, Dispute case processing, Dunning, FI invoicing, Incoming down payments EBS, Manual & direct debit and Lockbox process.
The immediate focus will be set in the successful deployment of the PQGC sectors/business units and the capitalization of project assets for future rollouts in an “industrialized” manner. This role will adopt and adhere to Agile principles for the PGT deployment project.
Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Order to Cash Global Process Owner, Order and Contract Management, Pricing & Rebates Accounts Receivable, DSD and Transportation/Logistics Global Process Leads (GPL’s) to implement and deploy the end-to-end solution for PQGC

• Support decision-making for Order & Contract Management, Pricing & Rebates, DSD and Transportation/Logistics Global Template localization of functionality for PQGC business units

• Collaborate with RTR, PTP, MTD, FP&A, FTS, HTR project value stream teams as needed to ensure alignment with OTC A/R processes and related cross functional RICEFs

• Actively engage and educate business process owners on A/R solution optimization, simplification, and standardization capabilities

• Collaborate with all value stream teams to implement and deploy the end-to-end Global ERP solution leveraging Agile Methodology (PAM)

• Participate in sprint planning, retrospectives and other key ceremonies

• Work closely and collaborate with onshore and offshore scrum team members to ensure a prioritized and sufficient product backlog for the teams to work against

• Along with scrum team identify, monitor and implement key agreed-upon improvements

• Adopt and and adhere to PAM principles and values:

• Adopt development practices which focus on quality and value, while increasing efficiency, and minimizing waste

• Foster an environment where communication, teamwork, and innovation are encouraged

• Help to implement Agile engineering best practices such as continuous integration, automation of testing and delivery, and continuous peer review within teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.

• 8 years of experience configuring, deploying and managing SAP ERP with a focus on Accounts Receivable

• 2 years of SAP S4 experience preferred

• Strong experience in end to end OTC design and development including integration with other functional areas

• In depth knowledge of Accounts Receivable and DSD solutions including route accounting and settlement for all GTM models – van sales, pre sales, pre order and vending

• Knowledge of master data objects required to support the Order to Cash processes (business partner, customer hierarchy, etc)

• Familiar with PepsiCo business processes and nuances related to Accounts Receivable

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization

• Ability to work flexible hours based on varying business requirements

• Knowledge and experience in the following tools, disciplines and processes are nice to have: SAP SolMan 7 , Azure DevOps, Quality Center and MS Project

• Solves highly complex problems within their work team

• Strong influencing, facilitating, and consulting skills in working with stakeholders at all levels in the organization and across departments

• Ability to quickly adapt to changes in timelines and sequences

• Adaptability and flexibility including ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change

• Consulting background a plus

Leadership and communication skills:

• Conflict Resolution

• Root Cause facilitation

• Training techniques

• Demonstrates the desire and ability to develop new technology skills, business knowledge, and customer service capability through training, experimentation, and self-study

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

• Provides outstanding customer service skills to direct and indirect customers

• Ability to effectively manage an international team of experts

• Ability to effectively work with remote teams in different regions of the world

• Strong vendor management abilities.

• Negotiation Skills

• Coaching/Facilitation skills (as promoted by the Agile Coaching Institute), including but not limited to Levels of Listening