SAP Functional Analyst - Finance & Procurement

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyones contributions and do whats right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than 6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America.Position OverviewThis position acts as the primary liaison to business workstream leaders and uses in-depth knowledge of our applications and tools to facilitate the optimization of business unit performance by enhancing the alignment between business process and information technology. The IT Business Relationship Analyst III is responsible for solution identification and design, translating business needs and objectives into solutions and technology roadmaps and solution delivery for assigned area. Primary focus is to shape global business processes to align with leading practice capabilities, whenever a competitive advantage is not required. The position serves to help the business navigate IT processes ensuring proper procedures are adhered to. On all but the largest projects, incumbent may act as the IT Project Manager. The incumbent also has functional and technical expertise in more than one business subprocesses.Key ResponsibilitiesBusiness Relationship Management – Primary liaison to business workstream leader to define solution, address business objectives, enable efficiencies. Influence business LTP with technology acumen. Works with respective Business Relationship Director to develop IT LTP in area of expertise. Working closely with business leads, internal and external customers, vendors and peer companies, research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies to support McCormicks strategic initiatives. Seeking constant improvement opportunities and appropriately challenges processes, streamline and optimize business and/or IT processes whilst maximizing effectiveness. May serve as project functional leader, team member or IT Project Manager on multiple applications, technology projects and strategic planning initiatives. For projects, formulate systems scope, estimates, and objectives relative to business needs and project requirements, considering application of industry best practices and new technologies. Participates in project design reviews for large (Tier 1 and 2) projects. Required QualificationsLevel of Education and Discipline : BA/BSc - Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related disciplineCertification and/or Licenses : SAP, PMP, or ITILExperience10 years in-depth experience with 3 years expertise in more than one functional area.Minimum of 3 full life-cycle implementations, preferably including 1 with global deployment.Solution design experience across multiple sub-processes or SAP modules (e.g., Order to cash, procure to pay, record to report or SAP modules such as SD, MM, HR, APO, FI, PP, GTS, etc.), technical area (e.g., EDI, Workflow, BW, Portal), or non-SAP systems. Demonstrated ability to lead in problem solving process for projects and support.Interpersonal SkillsAbility to build relationships, interface effectively with all levels of the organization.Ability to influence across functional teams and manage relationships across multiple cultures.Excellent organizational and verbal communication skills; outstanding problem-solving skills and sound judgment.Demonstrated written communication skills, specifically, documentation of system design, configuration, and process specifications.Other Skills And HPO CompetenciesExpertise in delivery, project management, process management and business systems requirements definition. Knowledgeable of non-SAP tools used at McCormick.McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

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