Ref#: W168002
Department: Information Technology
City: Bangalore
State/Province: Karnataka
Location: India
Company Description
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands.
At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.
Position Overview
The Ralph Lauren Corporation, a global leader in luxury fashion and design. Our Technology team is focused on building high-quality technology solutions to enhance the business & customer experience across channels and geographies.
Ralph Lauren is embarking on a multi-year transformational journey Cross-Stitch to ignite the magic. We intend to drive growth, increase profitability and streamline product delivery, using innovative technology and data-driven integration. By thinking differently, we will elevate the Ralph Lauren experience and win the market. As part of Project Cross-Stitch, we are replacing our core supply chain solution (SAP, Island Pacific, and Microsoft D365) with a unified SAP S/4 HANA for Fashion ERP solution. This transformation will standardize business operations across Planning, Sourcing and Buying, Retail and Wholesale, Logistics Distribution, and Finance.
As a Senior Analyst SAP Procure to Pay (PTP), this position would be responsible for the solution design, build/configuration, testing, deployment, support, integrity and ongoing management of PTP processes through continuous business support of the solution in Production. Serve as the SAP functional senior analyst in PTP by providing experience and deep understanding of procurement business processes and exception scenarios and a comprehensive knowledge of PTP related tools/systems. This role will be responsible for configuring the PTP solution in SAP S4 Fashion to enable the desired business processes functionality. This position will also be responsible to complete detailed functional specifications and quality testing for SAP development objects, to deliver the approved end-to-end PTP solution within Ralph Lauren’s application environment.
As a Senior Analyst at Ralph Lauren, you will be a part of a growing Enterprise Applications community that is Global in scope and operates across all of Ralph Lauren’s regions & application disciplines.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead or actively participate in all phases of the SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle for the procure to pay solution area, including global design, detailed design and build (including configuration and application development objects), security design testing, data migration, go-live, and post-go-live support.
- Translate the business requirements into effective SAP PTP solutions, leveraging standard S/4HANA functionalities and industry best practices
- Capture & document business processes, functional & data requirements and be able to communicate with technical resources
- Develop comprehensive functional specifications for RICEFW (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, Workflows) objects and work closely with technical teams (ABAP, Fiori, Integration specialists) to ensure successful development and delivery
- Conduct thorough unit testing, integration testing, and support user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate configured solutions and ensure they meet business requirements
- Participate in data migration activities, including data cleansing, mapping, and loading for project-related master and transactional data
- Provide training and support to end-users, ensuring a smooth transition and adoption of the new system.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Finance, Procurement, Sales, Production, etc.) to ensure seamless integration points and end-to-end process efficiency
- Configure and customize SAP PTP modules and integrate with other SAP modules (OTC, RTR, Retail, and Logistics)
- Stay updated with the latest SAP S/4HANA innovations, specifically in the Procure to Pay area, and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex SAP product related issues, providing expert guidance and solutions
Experience, Skills, and Knowledge
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 6+ years of SAP PTP / MM work experience, with 2+ experience in SAP S4 solution (Fashion solution preferred)
- At least two full project lifecycle experience, preferably on SAP S4.
- SAP certified Associates would be preferred.
- Extensive experience in SAP PTP processes and SAP S/4 HANA Fashion Solution.
- Sound knowledge of Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Goods receipts, Invoice receipt, MRP and Inventory management, Third Party / Drop shipment, Purchase pricing and inbound tax configurations, familiarity with EDI Order processing, ASN, Billing and Material Ledger processes.
- Work experience in special procurement such as consignments, contracts, subcontracting, and scheduling agreements
- Exposure to output configurations, the Adobe and BRF+ setup in S4 Hana
- Work experience with 3PL systems & integration with WMS warehouse management systems.
- Strong experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic business environment.
- Is a confident, energetic self-starter, with strong people skills.
- Ability to work independently, with limited direction, to achieve expected results
- Has good judgment, a sense of urgency and has demonstrated a commitment to high standards of ethics, quality, regulatory compliance, customer service, and business integrity.
- Must have the ability to work in a global delivery model.
