SAP BASIS MANAGER

Company: HP Hood LLC
Location: Lynnfield
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Job Category: Business Technology Services MA, Lynnfield, HPH
Lynnfield, MA 01940, USA
Description Are you a self-driven person looking to advance your career as a high-impact player on a team? If so, we have an exciting challenge for you and your future! HP Hood's culture is built on value commitments to innovation, quality, results, integrity, community, people, and collaboration that fosters a strong employee engagement, teamwork, safety and wellness. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, wellness programs, employee discounts, 401k matches, tuition reimbursement, ongoing development, advancement opportunities and more. This position is also eligible for our bonus program. Founded in 1846, today HP Hood is one of the largest and most trusted food and beverage manufacturers in the United States. Our portfolio of national and super-regional brands and licensed products includes Hood, Heluva Good, Lactaid, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, Planet Oat, Hershey's Milk & Milkshakes and more. Job Summary : The SAP Basis Manager is responsible for the overall performance and stability of the Hood SAP environment. Responsibilities for this position include: 24x7 support of the SAP technical environment which includes: configuring, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting ongoing basis activities as well as scheduling and executing the SAP transport system. As manager of the SAP Basis team, this person works in close collaboration with SAP functional team, 3rd party service providers, IT resources and the HP Hood business team on projects ad issues. This individual will serve as a working supervisor, managing other employees within the SAP Basis function. This position will report to directly to the Sr. Director of IT Infrastructure and Security. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Experience in dealing with multiple projects and cross-functional teams, managing multiple tasks/assignments with staggered due dates and deadlines through effective time management skills
• Must be a self-motivated, proactive leader, possessing strong problem solving, analytical and independent decision making skills
• Oversees technical strategies relative to creation, implementation, upgrade and monitoring of SAP environments (sandbox, development, quality and production).--
• Anticipates and recommends technical solutions to business problems. Accountable for maintainability, reliability, and availability of systems solutions relative to business expectations.
• Provides Basis expertise in the identification and resolution of issues. Analyzes performance issues, systems logs, table sizing, HANA DB tuning. Experience working with PI/PO, ChaRM, CTS, SAP Cloud applications
• Proactive in setting up system parameters, system patch schedules, system sizing, storage management and Cyber security threats. Familiar with SAP GRC and Single Sign-on
• Establish and maintain high-quality relationships with all levels across the company and with external partners.
• Negotiate, secure, oversee and ensure that resources are available to meet the daily operational demands of the area.
• Oversee department budgets, project capital/RCE expenditures & ROI: develop, monitor, and meet expense and recovery plans; continually look for opportunities for cost reductions and cost avoidance.
• Responsible for the management of SAP Enterprise Cloud (HEC) services which would include but is not limited to managing the change and service request processes and database administrative activities
• Ensures that system documentation for all SAP instances and interfaces is created and communicated
• Continue professional development by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations. Cross-train on various business software applications and infrastructure used at the company. Expand knowledge of company's business.
• Manages 5 - 15 employees/contractors, direct/indirect at varying levels.
• Travel (which will include overnights) to company sites, external vendors and training sites. Education and Experience :
  • Bachelor's degree in information technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
  • 10+ years of related experience in SAP BASIS administration, 2+ years of experience with SAP HANA,
  • SAP Certifications: HANA database, S/4 HANA
  • Prior experience supervisory experience is a must
  • 3+ years of experience with Linux (either SUSE or Redhat) and Windows Servers
  • Experience managing a cloud service provider such as SAP HEC, IBM, VirtuStream, etc. Preferred Experience:
    • SAP HANA (1.0, 2.0), SAP S/4 (1709 +), SAP Fiori,SAP PI/PO, BW, Data Services, CRM, GRC
    • Experience Configuring and maintaining SAP Solution Manager & ChaRM
    • Experience with Unix scripting, database creations, migrations, system sizing, systems configurations, storage management, database backups, recovery and DR for SAP systems-- Skills and Competencies:
      • Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to transition smoothly between technical and business vernacular, tailoring communications to the audience.
      • Works independently with little or no direction form Senior Director of Infrastructure and Security
      • Management of 3rd party solution providers and partners is required
      • Full life cycle project implementation and configuration experience
      • Highly organized, focused, process-oriented, analytical, and possesses great attention to detail
      • Proven ability to build consensus and work effectively within a cross-departmental team
      • Identifies and manages budgetary spending for existing technologies and future projects related to SAP infrastructure
      • Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement HP Hood is an Equal Opportunity Employer Female/Minority/Veteran/Disabled "VERVRAA Federal Contractor" Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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