Senior Systems Analyst, SAP GTS

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW) is a global footwear and apparel company driven by a vision to Make. Every Day. Better. Founded in 1883, the Company builds and grows iconic brands including Merrell®, Saucony®, Wolverine®, Sweaty Betty®, Chaco®, Hush Puppies®, Stride Rite®, HYTEST®, and Bates®, along with footwear licenses for Cat® and Harley-Davidson®. Headquartered in Rockford, Michigan, the Company’s products are sold in approximately 170 countries and territories worldwide.

About the role

Supports business applications, including project delivery, maintenance, new development, and problem-solving to provide the company with a reliable set of business applications designed to facilitate the information needs of WWW’s business units.

Responsibilities

• Configures software or creates/modifies software code to meet business requirements; creates and executes test plans for software modifications and facilitates transfer into production.
• Writes software documentation suitable for internal systems control and user manuals; develops and provides user training.
• Confers with customers and team members, including across teams, to determine requirements; designs business application systems that address and solve complex corporate business needs.
• Estimates system configuration and development efforts for self and functional area.
• Functions as an area leader on large projects and/or project leader on small and medium projects; coordinates resources, milestone schedules, and related communication; responsible for delivery of assigned work area(s) or project(s).
• Uses standard team/department methods and processes to complete work; assists in developing methods and processes when required.
• Leads and/or assists team members and customers with problem-solving related to software application performance and usage; collaborates across teams as needed.
• Participates in and supports disaster recovery initiatives and change management standards and procedures; assists in developing standards and procedures when required.
• Evaluates make vs. buy system alternatives under general direction; maintains awareness of current technologies and trends; assimilates new technology into company work environment.
• Develops technical and business proficiency through education, work assignments, research, and technical/user group participation; demonstrates practical application of learning and actively shares knowledge across functional area.
• Provides 24-hour on-call support, including evenings and weekends.
• Performs other duties as required/assigned by Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or its foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, a Business discipline, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Apparel and Footwear Industry experience preferred.
• 8 or more years of experience in SAP GTS and ECC or S/4HANA is required.
• Experience with two or more SAP GTS functions: Compliance Management, Customs Management, Trade Preference Management, and Product Classification.
• Demonstrated leadership within the software development lifecycle process, including requirements gathering, design, functional configuration, testing, and support on small to medium size efforts/projects. Experience should include 1-2 full SAP lifecycle implementations or equivalent project experience.
• Experience leading technical and process-oriented business requirement workshops, creating business process documentation and process mapping, as well as functional specification documents.
• Experience with SAP ABAP development and Debugging.
• Experience working directly with vendors, including negotiating anticipated project deliverables is preferred.

Skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, priority setting, time management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to operate independently, as part of a team, and in leading medium-sized teams on fixed and fluid deliverables, including workload management and task delegation.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting to business stakeholders and IT leadership.
• Ability to perform effectively in a rapidly changing environment.

Schedule

Normal office environment, hybrid in-office schedule available. Exceptions may be made to allow 100% remote roles and additional requirements may apply.