SAP Functional Architect

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Position Summary:
We are seeking a hands-on SAP S4/HANA Finance Functional Architect to join our team. Successful candidates will have understanding of S4/HANA Financial systems, with the ability to translate business user needs and requirements into functional system solutions. This role involves working closely with the business and internal technical teams to analyze requirements and translate those requirements into functional and technical design solutions to create mutual wins in the organization.

Position Responsibilities:

• Collaborate to design and implement effective SAP S4 HANA Financial solutions (RTR, PTP, OTC) spanning multiple separate warehouse management systems.
• Create, document and maintain functional specification and solution designs against agreed timelines and plans.
• Manage project tasks and priorities as well as support team members in a scrum agile format
• Support non-technical business users to understand requirements, advise on best practices and translate them into documented functional and technical design solutions leading to long term success.
• Work to standardize and optimize user experience process flows and technological efficiency.
• Provide support to the project in overcoming hurdles and moving projects forward by proactively mitigating open issues and project risks.
• Build positive, working relationships with business stakeholders and IT team members across the enterprise.
• Work to mitigate risks related to SAP solutions and compliance with industry regulations and best practices.
• Partner with other architects, developers, analysts, and stakeholders to ensure alignment with business requirements and strategic goals.
• Facilitates, educates and supports the analytical end user community and help to ensure the business applications are used optimally.
• Supports the software selection process including make-buy analysis, RFP generation, evaluation criteria development and analysis.
• Accountable for the quality of solution within applicable projects and endures business sign off and acceptance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors in information systems, Computer Science, Finance or a related field.

Experience in SAP solutions, including S/4 HANA, SAP Fiori and Reporting (preferred 2-4 years).

Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders and team members.

Proven track record of operating with multiple priorities in an agile environment.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as customer service and organizational skills.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.

Communicates in a succinct, meaningful and respectful manner, both verbally and in writing.

Listens attentively, ask questions and ensures understanding.

Ability to manage in multi-segmented organizations, across the enterprise, work as a team mentality.

Must be self-motivated, with the ability to set and meet deadlines while managing competing priorities on multiple projects without frequent supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

4-6 years experience in SAP solutions, S/4 HANA, SAP Fiori and Reporting

Accounting and finance practitioner experience

Distribution, foodservice and C-store experience

Publicly traded experience

Hybrid SAP implementation experience (SAP on top of WMS)

Company Description

Performance Food Group is a customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Va. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG has a nationwide network of approximately 150 distribution centers, 35,000-plus talented associates, and thousands of valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping customers thrive, PFG markets and delivers quality food and related products to independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, convenience operations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers, and theaters across the U.S.