Principal SAP Integration Lead

You were made to do this work: designing new technologies, diving into data, optimizing digital experiences, and constantly developing better, faster ways to get results. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to building technology for a purpose that matters. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

• Building a new digital platform, upgrading and modernizing our current SAP ECC system to SAP S/4HANA

• Enablement of Digital Capability / Connected Systems across Supply Chain, Sales, Finance and Global Business Services (GBS)

• Simplification and standardization of global processes, data and analytics Serving as the overall IT leader working closely with Program Aurora & Business Unit Implementation leader across the organization including Supply Chain, Finance, Customer Development, and the business unit/business teams to ensure no business disruption and value delivery of the program

• Driving all deployment readiness plans for Kimberly Clark s Digital Business Transformation and leading the cutover activities to plan, prepare and deploy an integrated suite of SAP S/4 and other SaaS digital capabilities and preserves operational integrity

• Managing and coordinating all Aurora IT activities that will occur with the S/4 SAP platform, Digital Capabilities, Integration with and driving B/U legacy applications required changes

• This role reports into the DTS IPC team and has responsibilities across all segments

• Lead & define Business Unit operational readiness and risk mitigation plans to prepare for and deploy an integrated suite of SAP S/4

• Engage and partner with the Segment Implementation leaders to understand operational needs, dependencies and execution of business continuity plans for a successful go-live

• Define, assess and inventory all Segment business systems, applications, and data & analytics change impacts and drive plans to remediate all changes for readiness and go-live

• High level of collaboration and partnership with functional, technical, data and change management teams to prepare, execute and support business unit deployment readiness

• Support all testing cycles with mock cutovers to test the deployment solution, developing readiness criteria to support go/no-go decision making and planning all aspects of the final deployment.

• Partner with program leadership and implementation partners to drive execution and completion of the cutover plan and minimize operational disruption:

• Develop detailed cutover checklist and plan incorporating both technical and operations or business tasks

• Drive cross-team working sessions as needed to build out critical interdependencies within the plan to ensure a successful deployment of the solution

• Ensure "entry into" and "exit out" of cutover stage gates are met including the final Go/No-Go decisions

• Work closely with the workstreams to document the cutover plan for each boundary system application

• Develop the back out / contingency plans for Cutover

• Primary point of escalation for all Deployment and Cutover issues, Post go-live, support resolution for critical defects or key risks identified during the cutover plan execution and/or during Hypercare activities

• Lead identification and implementation of continuous improvements opportunities within our deployment processes and cutover plans as we implement our solutions across releases

• Collaborate with the business to define business outcomes, measure adoption, and manage improvement technology and/or process opportunities to meet the business outcomes

• Collaborate with the program and business to define impacts to future operating model

• Document and manage the deployment Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies

About Us

Huggies . Kleenex . Cottonelle . Scott . Kotex . Poise . Depend . Kimberly-Clark Professional . You already know our legendary brands and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we re always looking for new and better ways to perform - so there s your open door of opportunity. It s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our technical roles, you ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• 15+ years Information Technology Experience

• Experience in managing complex SAP/ERP projects in a matrixed environment across IT and business functions. SAP S/4 experience is desirable

• Strong project management skills and judgment to determine which issues need to be escalated outside the project team

• 7+ years leadership expertise to focus teams on highest priority tasks using Agile methodologies

• Ability to understand and articulate interdependencies between integration components

• Ability to influence, lead and motivate a diverse cross-functional team\Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to move forward with incomplete information

• Understanding of the business implications of technical and functional design decisions

• Proven experience with future state architecture, taking business to the next level, creating competitive advantage to the business. Proven experience laying out technology roadmap connecting the dots with business needs

• Ability to work in a virtual team which may work across distance (remote), cultures and time zones, in a matrix with multiple reporting lines

To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website .

And finally, the fine print .

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

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