FG-AM ERP Software Engineer Specialist (SAP FI/CO Techno Functional)

About the role

This position leverages your expertise in ERP systems, specifically SAP FI/CO, to drive innovation and streamline processes across BMW Group. You will collaborate closely with various departments to design, implement, and maintain IT solutions.

Responsibilities

• Designs business processes and innovation change initiatives in partnership with relevant local, global, and/or central business departments.
• Facilitates delivery of IT services to process partners in assigned area of responsibility.
• Ensures strategic alignment with BMW Group core IT processes.
• Establishes strong partnerships with both business and IT process partners.
• Communicates with BMW colleagues continuously through direct communications and project results.
• Negotiates agreements with business and support functions in assigned area of responsibility.
• Takes initiative and proactively pursues duties within assigned space.
• Mentors other resources on tasks and responsibilities.
• Develops and builds application tables, panels, programs, and reports for ERP (SAP) based systems and projects.
• Troubleshoots and resolves technical issues in assigned area of responsibility.
• Operates at the highest technical level of all phases of ERP/SAP client/server enterprise application activities.
• Analyzes existing and future planned initiatives, short, mid, and long-term planning with prioritization of requirements based on local and BMW Group strategy.
• Prepares, facilitates, and sustains the local business prioritization process and the input to the global prioritization process.
• Ensures effective systems change control, problem management, and incident management.
• Ensures the integrity, reliability, and reproduction of internally and externally developed software products.
• Ensures the IT security and compliance of both planned and existing systems under operational control.
• Develops and manages project plans to include defining deliverables, budget adherence, key milestones, and critical paths.
• Reports and manages risks as well as progress of Lead Sagas, Sagas, Epics, and User Stories.
• Manages efforts to design, develop, train, and deploy systems and procedures.
• Ensures target achievement is consistently attained.
• Ensures that all aspects of information protection, data, and systems security adhere to BMW Group policies and architectures.
• Promotes the use of standard processes and solutions.
• Promotes and facilitates the use of the Agile methodology.
• Manages software integration, external interface development, and technical documentation.
• May code individual modules and complex functions in ERP (SAP) systems.
• Understands and models VPS principles and concepts of Standard Work and Problem Solving.
• Adheres to 5S and Safety Standards and Principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent of 4 years of experience in IT or IT-related functions.
• 5+ years of demonstrated success in IT or equivalent success in an IT-related function.
• 5+ years of experience planning, analyzing, designing, developing, testing, implementing, operating, documenting, and training of IT applications.
• 5+ years of experience in implementing/configuring IT systems.
• 5+ years of experience working in a customer service-oriented environment.
• 5+ years of experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• 2+ years of writing software for enterprise ERP systems in Java/ABAP.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or the equivalent of 4 years of experience in the management of information technology application development, maintenance, and support.
• 5+ years of experience in IT or equivalent experience in an IT-related function.
• 5+ years of experience in planning, analyzing, designing, developing, testing, implementing, operating, documenting, and training of IT applications.
• 5+ years of experience in implementing/configuring IT systems.
• 5+ years of experience working in a customer service-oriented environment.
• 5+ years of experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• 2+ years of writing software for enterprise ERP systems in Java/ABAP.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• 5+ years of knowledge of programming languages - C/C++, Python, JAVA, HTML, JSP, J2EE, ABAP, SAPUI5/Fiori, SQL, Oracle, UNIX/LINUX (preferred).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription and Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• 401(k) plan with company matching contribution
• Retail Income Account
• Life insurance
• BMW Associates Assistance Program
• Medical Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company vehicle program