Sr. Application Developer - Supply Chain Planning

Job Purpose and Impact

• As a Senior Application Developer, you will build, maintain, integrate and implement software applications supporting the Supply Chain Planning functional domain within the organization. In this role, you will be a senior member of a product team and will discover and deliver solutions for problems to enable the company's digital future. You will apply knowledge of software configuration and integrations to ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, and robust. You will also contribute knowledge and hands-on experience with modern practices and technologies to the Digital Technology & Data (DT&D) community.
  
  This role is expected to perform with minimal supervision and involve complex software application testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation and support to ensure smooth, stable and timely implementation of new of new requirements and enhancements. This role will be focused primarily on the SAP IBP solution and will be part of a product team dedicated to this overall solution across Cargill's enterprises.

• APPLICATION CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT: Builds complex SAP IBP application configurations to meet user and business requirements while identifying improvements to complex application support processes and procedures.
• APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT & DEPLOYMENT: Performs advanced design, analysis, configuration, testing and deployment of new configurations, enhancements, integrations and at times fixes for the SAP IBP application as required.
• USER COMMUNICATION & SUPPORT: Plays a key role and keeps an open channel of communication with users to respond to complex application support requests and needs.
• APPLICATION SUPPORT: Conducts complex technical application support activities to deliver business outcomes, in conjunction with support team members.
• STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT: Partners with multi-functional teams, including application analysts, product managers, support team and business partners to ensure configurations and integrations align with standards and project goals.
• APPLICATION DOCUMENTATION: Ensures configuration and business processes, settings, rules, filters, etc. are documented and continually updated.
• KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: Maintains and shares relevant functional and technical approaches and modern skills with SAP IBP and its modeling options and evolving capabilities.
• PROBLEM SOLVING: Independently solve complex issues with minimal supervision and serve as a lead or key resource in large initiatives.
• RELEASE MANAGEMENT: Leads prioritization of incoming user requests and offers solution options, approaches, and estimation efforts as required.
• VENDOR MANAGEMENT: Handles positive relationships with software vendors, collaborating as required on new capabilities, beta-testing, and problem solving.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Confirmed experience working with SAP IBP, knowledge of architecture, data model, and integration technologies.
• Proven track record of successfully implementing, enhancing, and supporting SAP IBP in complex business environments. This includes multiple full life-cycle deployment experiences across multiple companies, businesses, or multi-wave deployment engagements.
• Expertise with multiple SAP IBP modules (e.g., Demand, Response & Supply, Inventory, Sales & Operations Planning) is desirable.
• Minimum of eight years of related work experience.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent documentation skills.

• • Experience with SAP IBP CI-DS, RTI and/or SDI integrations or experience with SAP APO CIF technology with SAP and non-SAP solutions.
  • SAP IBP Certifications
  • Knowledge of Agile project management methodologies