Company Introduction:

Lindt & Sprüngli is a Swiss chocolate manufacturer and recognized as a global leader in the market for premium chocolate, offering a large selection of products around the world.  Lindt & Sprüngli looks back on a long-standing tradition of 175 years during which it has become known as one of the most innovative and creative companies making premium chocolate under the key brand Lindt.

Lindt & Sprüngli (North America) Inc. is the holding company of the US family of companies Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, Lindt & Sprüngli (USA) Inc. and Russell Stover Chocolates Inc.  Lindt & Sprüngli (North America) Inc. offers a shared-services model acting as the Center of Excellence for the North American market by providing world-class Supply Chain, Project Management, Information Technology, and additional business services to the local entities. 

This is an exciting time to join our company as we are further accelerating the success story and market expansion over the next years.  High performing, entrepreneurial, result driven and passionate employees are key success factors for Lindt & Sprüngli.  We are warmly welcoming ambitious talents to join us.

What Lindt & Sprüngli offers:

• A highly passionate team driven for success

• A fast-changing business environment and entrepreneurial mindset

• Central and prime office location in Kansas City next to the Plaza

• US or international career opportunities within the Lindt Group

• Opportunities to be involved in employee committees

• A flexible work environment offering a hybrid model

• Market competitive compensation, annual bonus and benefits

• And of course – delicious premium chocolate!

Lindt & Sprungli wants employees who align to our core values:     

• Excellence: You have passion for what you are doing and strive for excellence

• Innovation: You are constantly looking for new and better ways to deliver success

• Entrepreneurship: You are empowered and accountable for your actions and results

• Responsibility: You act with integrity and treat everyone with respect

• Collaboration: You support your colleagues across disciplines, business segments and geographies 

Job Description Summary:

Solution Architect (SAP EWM).  Lindt & Sprüngli (North America) Inc.  Kansas City, Missouri.  Responsible for the overall delivery of the SAP services across the business domains of materials management, logistics, and warehouse management for the Lindt companies in North America. Define, plan, and execute the delivery management functions including systems enhancements and projects, process and change management, service, and incident and problem management in EWM (Extended Warehouse Management) domain. Lead the delivery of SAP EWM module for projects and system enhancements, end user support services, and system upgrades, migrations, and implementation of new functions and features. Coordinate with internal teams, business users, and third-party vendors to ensure alignment on tasks, objectives, and deliverables. Monitor work progress, identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation strategies as needed for EWM area. Build and maintain strong relationships with users and other stakeholders, understanding their business needs and providing solutions that add value. Act as the primary contact for end users and other stakeholders on EWM delivery. Communicate regularly with various stakeholders and with the internal team to provide updates, address concerns, and gather feedback for continuous improvement in EWM area. Define technical and functional standards and ensure delivered work meets technical, functional, performance, and business requirements as well as best practices. Lead the requirements definition and convert requirements into program specifications and necessary system documentation. Configure and implement the following SAP modules based on business requirements: warehouse management, materials management, procurement (and connections to accounts payable), and inventory including radio frequency. Execute and lead testing process (unit and integration test). Aid in the management of third-party vendors. Provide support to management regarding strategy and roadmap planning. The person in this position may work from home from any location in the United States. Requires: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related degree. Six years of experience in any IT role working with S/4 HANA EWM, S/4 HANA MM/Procurement, and S/4 HANA Inventory Management. Demonstrated understanding of the full implementation cycle of S/4 modules. Demonstrated ability to configure and customize S/4 HANA Inventory, Material and Warehouse Management functions. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the following end-to-end business processes: procurement, supply chain and logistics, stock transport orders, goods movement, goods issues, cycle counting, outbound and inbound delivery document management, pick/pack and ship, RF processing and barcoding, and batch management. Demonstrated understanding of the interaction of MM and WM processes with other business processes and SAP modules (mainly FICO, SD, and PP). Demonstrated experience in leveraging full capabilities of SAP core functionalities to keep customizations to minimum. Demonstrated experience in complex SAP environments. Demonstrated experience managing large-scale SAP implementations, upgrades, and migrations. Send résumés to Jordan deFlon, Lindt & Sprüngli (North America) Inc., 4717 Grand Avenue, Suite 700, Kansas City, MO 64112 or jdeflon@lindt.com.

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