Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Northrop Grumman is a company developing secure technological solutions and multi-domain systems for strategic missions. The Principal Enterprise-Wide Applications Analyst will support the ERP organization’s Global Supply Chain and Supplier Management functions by configuring, testing, implementing, and optimizing SAP S/4 solutions and processes. The role also provides production support, project participation, systems administration, issue investigation, and cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Act as a liaison for the Sector community around changes, enhancement requests, maintenance, communications, and provide strategic direction
- Effectively balance production support and project demands, engagement, and systems administration (maintenance, performance management, etc.)
- Support non-recurring project work including planning, test development/execution, security design, documentation, change management, and implementation/go live activities under general supervision. Participate in the definition, implementation, and optimization of automated systems and processes, and support special projects as required
- Investigation of issues in existing programs, reviewing data conditions, writing specifications, and working directly with programmers to resolve problems
- Work directly with business process experts and other SAP S/4 Team analysts on cross functional projects
- Involvement in planning of system and development deployment
- Responsible for meeting software compliance standards
- Testing Supplier Management and Global Supply Chain functionality as part of incidents, enhancements, Enhancement Pack upgrade, Service Pack implementation and disaster recovery project
- Apply working knowledge of Ariba and MDG
Skills
- 5 Years with relevant experience with a Bachelors; 3 Years with Masters; or 1 Year with PhD
- Experience participating in SAP S/4 lifecycle implementations and/or production support
- Working and technical knowledge of SAP S/4 Supplier Management
- Working and technical knowledge of Ariba and MDG
- Able to extract and verify SAP table data
- Advanced level knowledge of Supplier Management and Global Supply Chain processes and policies
- Advanced level knowledge of Supplier Management and Global Supply Chain interdependencies with other functional areas
- Strong Microsoft Excel and/or Access skills
- Excellent organizational, critical thinking, written and oral communication skills
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Phenomenal learning opportunities
- Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
- A very friendly team environment
- Exceptional benefits/healthcare
- A 9/80 work schedule
- A great 401k matching program
- Overtime, depending on the position
- Shift differential, depending on the position
- A discretionary bonus, depending on the position
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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