Senior Specialist, IT Solutions 1

Senior Specialist, IT Solutions

Req ID: 79049

Region: Asia

Country: Singapore

State/Province: Woodlands

Engage the business to understand the business requirements to develop IT solutions that brings business values to support the supply chain business functions. 

Primary module: FICO

Secondary module: MM/SD

May lead a multi-functional work group or project team consisting of one or more support staff and/or tech/professional staff, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialty.  

Be well aware of market trends on up to date technologies capabilities, technologies and security expectations.

Key Accountabilities:

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following: 

• Analyzes, comprehends and communicates existing business processes and business pressures that are driving the need for change. 
• Develops new business processes, identifying inputs, processes, and outputs. 
• Compiles and evaluates best business practices and trends in key business process areas to apply to new processes. Evaluates and recommends application solutions to address business needs.    
• Identifies the people (organization and role) changes based on the new process.  Facilitates the worldwide/regional consensus on all matters relating to the required changes.
• Collaborate with outsource partner to develop functional specifications for reports, interfaces, data conversions, applications extensions/modifications and outputs. 
• Collaborates to develop and maintain a business I.T. strategy, fully aligned to the Global Celestica I.T. strategy, in order to provide a framework for supporting the function in terms of both projects and service requirement.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Equivalent. Min 10 years in IT (Functional MM/SD).

Knowledge/Skills:

Functional - Fico

• Strong knowledge of tools in Finance & Costing SAP suite 
• Hands on configuration for new company code.
• Excellent business analysis skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience:

• Strong Business & Application knowledge & experience working on large projects
• Deployment experience specific to the SAP with cross functional & cross country exposure
• Technical knowledge & experience in ABAP, interfaces standards, SAP IDOC required
• Demonstrated leadership/facilitation experience required

Critical Competencies Critical Attributes

• Excellent finance & costing functional & technical skills
• Strong analytical & problem solving skills
• Strong verbal & written communication skills
• Good understanding of SCM business process
• Good understanding of software development life cycle
• Excellent  time management skills, combined with the flexibility to handle multiple projects at once, and being able to balance workload
• Outstanding listening, interpersonal, verbal and written skills required in order to communicate with the business areas, understand their requirements, and get clarification
• Experienced in S4 Hana environment 
• Excellent team player
• Excellent  leadership skills
• Take initiative to drive improvements
• Results oriented
• Knowledge of Industry trends & technologies
• Ability to work in a very diverse environment
• Ability to work with team mates remotely
• Mobile to travel on business trips on a need basis
• Relevant manufacturing industry experience

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

Company Overview:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.