SAP Regional Process Specialist

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Job details

Company overview

We are the Japanese subsidiary of a global automotive parts manufacturer headquartered in Germany. As a system supplier for internal combustion engines and electric mobility, we specialize in the manufacturing of automotive components and engine components. In the Japanese market, we engage in the development, manufacturing, and sales of engine parts, filter systems, air conditioning equipment, and more, supplying products to major automotive and industrial machinery manufacturers. Leveraging the advanced technological expertise of our German headquarters, we contribute to Japan's automotive industry. Additionally, we are committed to providing sustainable mobility solutions to promote environmental protection and improve energy efficiency. Through these efforts, we aim to support the advancement of next-generation automotive technologies and deliver high-quality, reliable products.

Responsibilities

This position is the key member to responsible for the implementation and ongoing support of logistics systems and template processes within Asia Region (without India). You will report to Head of SAP Standards & Systems (Asia Logistics) and based in Tokyo.
Main responsibilities:

• Legacy systems support for Inbound & warehousing domain
  • Provide second level support for the existing systems or SAP templates.
  • Understand regional and local aspects that must be reflected in SAP and ensure their implementation together with the global governance organization.
  • Establish a training program and provide training to local key users and to end-users.
• The company's customized S/4 HANA template Implementation and Support for Inbound & warehousing domain
  • Provide second level support for the company's customized S/4 HANA template
  • Support the implementation and deployment of the new template as regional process expert, cooperate with IT to rollout the template in specific plants/companies.
  • Support the necessary change management for the implementation of the new template within responsible region.
  • Support the deployment teams of the new template by providing functional guidance for region specifics.
  • Understand regional and local aspects that must be reflected in SAP and ensure their implementation together with the global governance organization.
  • Establish a training program and provide training to local key users and to end-users.
• SAP Optimizations
  • Support the continuous improvement of the template systems and processes, e.g. by including new digitalization solutions and market trends. This includes the validation of regional change requests, the organization and coordination of regional integration tests and the implementation of system improvements across domains regionally. The regional leads will have a close interaction with the SAP Governance team.
  • Close interaction with digitalization team at the company.
• Operative Performance of processes within the region
  • Controlling of standardization level and operational SAP KPIs.
  • Define and implement necessary measures for performance improvement.
  • Support the plants in improvement projects.
• Cross-divisional interfaces for all logistics processes:
  • Interfaces Governance: for all other customized S/4 HANA template Domains, digitalization team
  • Interfaces Regions: operative functions (production, maintenance, purchasing, controlling, finance, IT, quality) in all plants within Asia (without India) for all BUs.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• University bachelor’s degree or above
• More than 3-5 years experiences of SAP MM or WM or EWM module user
• Excellent knowledge of SAP module Inbound (nice to have warehousing)
• Experience in automotive is preferred
• Extensive knowledge of detailed automotive specific processes
• Involved in ERP/SAP implementations, preferably in template rollouts
• Oral & written English and Japanese skills

Salary

6 - 10 million yen

Location

Tokyo