SAP Release Manager
Location ONSITE 3/days week in Rahway NJ.
Job summary:
SAP Release Manager with 10 years of exp and Responsible for Plan coordinate and track of all productionrelated activities required to support successful deployments.
SAP Ariba 5 years of experience implementing enhancing and supporting Ariba solutions integrating with ECC.
Implementation planning and dependency analysis for both major and maintenance release cycles.
Understanding of the Ariba Procurement processes and able to manage the releases for Ariba centric solutions including process changes
Job responsibilities:
Plan coordinate and track of all productionrelated activities required to support successful deployments
Implementation planning and dependency analysis for both major and maintenance release cycles
Identify risks cross application dependencies and downstream impacts per release
Establish and communicate master release schedule
Design and implement efficient procedures for the distribution and implementation of IT changes into production
Facilitate issue tracking and resolution of post go live activities where required
Manage scope and schedule of releases
Creation and communication of release status implementation scorecard and executive status reporting
Assist in the prioritization of enhancements and changes into release packages
Develop process for emergency and exception releases
Participate in weekly Change Advisory Board meetings
Consolidate and publish Release Notes for each deployment
Ensure compliance with IT processes including proper documentation reviews and approvals of related changes
Provide timely escalation to IT Leadership where necessary/appropriate
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor s Degree with 10 years of experience along with Understanding of SAP Ariba Procurement process.
Proficiency in MS Office/Excel/PowerPoint/Project
Working knowledge of SDLC methodologies
Experience managing releases within an ERP or SAP environment
Detail oriented and highly organized
Minimum 5 years Release Management experience
Understanding of SAP system landscape and integration with Other application is required
Understanding of support tool like Remedy ALM SAP Solution Manager will be the added advantage
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