Caterpillar

Sr. IS Specialist

Posted on: 6 Feb 2021

East Peoria, IL

Job Description

Career Area:

Information Technology

Job Description:

Critical Work Role Position Performs: Maintain an SAP structure that supports our SAP Roadmap. This would include definition, strategy and timeline, providing SAP solution governance, provide SAP solution designs all supporting our strategy and roadmap.

This position is primarily responsible for:

Solution Governance

* Ensuring solution design is consistent with EA application roadmaps
* Ensuring solution design accounts for and is consistent with SAP lifecycle management
* Performing validation and sign-off of 3rd Party deliverables (i.e. coding, testing, documentation)

Design

* Gathering business requirements
* Documenting functional / technical definitions for solution definition
* Documenting master data requirements for solution definition
* Documenting test scenarios for solution validation
* Representing solution design in integrated design reviews

Communication

* Working with Cat partners, GIS peers, and 3rd Party providers
* Providing weekly updates regarding status, risk, issues to BU and GIS leadership

Finance

* Preparing Proposals and RoMs for Business Unit Pull intake projects
* Assist and Validate Proposals and RoMs from Solution Team members

BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE:

Requires a relevant degree, technical certification, or equivalent experience. The incumbent should be knowledgeable of current SAP architecture as well as SAPs technical direction and long-term roadmaps. Six to ten years in ERP related development, ERP deployment and / or SAP architecture related work is preferable.

Required Skills:

* Bachelor's degree in IT or other technology related degree
* 5-7 years of IT experience, along with 5-7 years of ERP related experience (can be concurrent)
* 1-2 years of Digital Manufacturing experience
* 1-2 years Leadership experience (supervision or 6 Sigma Black Belt)

Desired Skills:

* Working background in Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Mfg Quality and Machine Maintenance
* Strong customer focus and ability to influence
* Ability to quickly understand technology changes and drive advancement within the organization
* Ability to understand both technology and business domains
* Knowledge of business operations including the technical infrastructure and general business processes.
* Experience with finance, procurement and manufacturing systems

This position can be on-site or remote within the United States

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected applicant

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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Caterpillar

Deerfield, IL

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, cold planers, feller bunchers, harvesters, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, skidders, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; backhoe, knuckleboom, compact track, multi-terrain, skid steer, and track-type loaders; forestry and wheel excavators; and site prep and track-type tractors.

The company’s Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, track-type tractors, mining trucks, longwall miners, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, electronics and control systems, select work tools, and hard rock continuous mining systems.

Its Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines and integrated systems for the power generation, marine, oil, and gas industries; turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and related services; remanufactured reciprocating engines and components; and diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products.

The company’s Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products. Its All Other operating segment manufactures filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, and rubber sealing and connecting components; parts distribution; integrated logistics solutions and distribution services; and digital investments services.

The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

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