Manager, SAP OTC Vistex

Company: Wiley
Location: Hoboken
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

Career Opportunities: Manager, SAP OTC Vistex (42501) Req Id  42501  - Posted  08/06/2020  -  Information Technology  -  Job Posting Region (1)  -  Job Posting Location (1)  -  Wiley

We are in one of the most dynamic periods in our history as technology; globalism and economic diversity create far-reaching changes in the world. The demand for knowledge and learning has never been greater, and Wiley is at the forefront of meeting that need. As a learning business, we make meaningful contributions to research discovery and lifelong learning by helping organizations achieve their goals and people achieve success from education through their career. We may have been founded over two centuries ago, but our secret to success remains the same: change with the times and adapt to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers.

This role will report to the Director, Software Development Engineering, this role has responsibility for implementing Vistex Data maintenance pricing solution in Wiley ERP landscape. The focus of this role is to implement Vistex pricing and enable key processes including creation of pricing proposals for review and publishing to Wiley enterprise, approval and validation of pricing systematically without duplication. The role will be responsible for defining project scope and schedule, manage blueprint design and deliver the Vistex roadmap as per Wiley technology and business stakeholder expectations.

How Will you make an Impact:-

Interact with the Business stakeholders, product owners, technology architects to prioritize and select enhancements to SAP Vistex.

Implement best practices around pricing changes, pricing maintenance tools, manage historical pricing and audit trail, define pricing guidelines.

Design and implement gross margin and pricing benchmarks, pricing workflows, define user roles, manage pricing formulas.

Manage internal and external distribution of pricing data, mass changes and monitor price distribution.

Manage configuration of Vistex Pricing data maintenance tool, price sheets, price profiles, segments, catalogues, pricing procedures.

Manage and oversee pricing consultants working on all aspects of pricing including pricing procedures, condition types, tables, custom fields and VOFM routines.

Design and Manage functional and system integrations around price communication to other Wiley enterprise applications and third parties.

Design and manage analytical capabilities in Vistex DMP including deployment of “what if” scenarios that boosts profitability, analyze true margin of products or agreements.

Lead evaluation and roadmap Vistex GTMS suite components including Rights and Royalties, Performance Incentives.

Manage cut over strategy, mock runs, data loads.

Lead data cleansing tasks to cleanse pricing data and load it to various systems for testing/validation and go live.

Lead integration testing, business simulation/parallel run, Aid business user trainings, UAT and go live.

Support performance testing of Vistex using different data variants and analyze and resolve defects/issues.

Oversee and support project across multiple business functions specializing in SAP Order to Cash.

Analyze and document ongoing internal customer requests for additional features, functionality, integrations, etc.

Oversee upgrades, patch updates and troubleshooting of SAP Vistex solutions.

Oversee testing of OTC Sales Order related business processes in Vistex application.

Responsibilities :-

Guide the business in implementing pricing best practices.

Partner with Business Process leads on process requirements and work with the SI to ensure solution in line with best practices.

Provide functional design oversight for the solution.

Validate and ensure detailed scope per deployment roadmap and ensure all integration points are addressed and overall solution integrity of the landscape

Accountable for the quality of the Solution implemented.

Look for alternative approaches to custom development.

Create functional design documents and other project documentation.

Conduct software capability demonstrations for business process owners and leads as required.

Escalate issues to Director, Software Development Engineering.

What we look for :-

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or a combination of related experience and education.

Proven business acumen in SAP pricing setup and cross SAP modules.

10 plus years of SAP experience.

Managed SAP implementation/support team.

Experience with S/4HANA implementation.

Good communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with business stakeholders and development teams and to make project presentations.

Excellent time-management skills and ability to plan ahead for scheduled tasks.

Ability to train a non-technology audience.

Thorough understanding of the project life cycle from requirements Definition through Post Implementation Support.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Extremely proficient in the use of MS Office products such as Project, Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint

Versatile, dynamic, demonstrates initiative, results oriented, flexible and able to work under tight deadlines.

Critical thinker with good judgment and initiative.

Strong attention to detail.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Proven ability to be flexible and work hard, both independently and in a team environment.

Willingness to work outside of normal business hours to meet program milestones and travel on occasion

Experience in collaboration in a matrix-managed environment, and across multiple and diverse groups.

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