The Business Architect drives the functional alignment between strategic goals and key business decisions regarding products and services; partners and suppliers; organization; capabilities; and key business and IT initiatives. The primary focus of this person’s work includes the analysis of business motivations and business operations, through the use of business analysis frameworks and related networks that link these aspects of the enterprise together.Responsibilities/Duties:

§ Drive process standardization & business metrics within their process area
§ Manage project planning, work breakdown, and time tracking
§ Benchmark end-to-end best practice
§ Sign-off detailed design on time
§ Resolve all process integration gaps and escalations
§ Identify & mitigate risk w/ signed off plan
§ Vet customizations
§ Document integrated process/value stream map including QMS documents
§ Drive training content and documentation of transactions
§ Initiate and partner on integration test strategy, plan, and scripts
§ On-time sign-off of integrated solution BU Exec Mgt and BPO Exec Mgt.
§ Supports driving user acceptance of change

Skills required:

This role is for a person with extensive Business Process, Manufacturing Quality Mgt, and/or IT Functional Analyst experience in SAP (hands-ons & systems) in the Quality workspace with specific expertise in the SAP QM Module. Self-starter, little management required, driven, ability to work well in a team environment extensively both upwards and downwards in the organization is essential. Travel may be required Domestic and International.

Required Skills/Experience:
§ Leadership and driving decisions across the organization (downward, across, upward)
§ Deep functional knowledge
§ Cross functional knowledge
§ Strong project and matrixed management experience
§ Business process mapping and redesign
§ Dedication: 100% (across strategic and tactical responsibilities for program and project)