Global IT Procurement Source to Pay Owner

Florida Crystals Corporation is a fully integrated cane sugar company. Florida Crystals regeneratively farms sugarcane and rice in South Florida, where it owns two sugar mills, a sugar refinery, a packaging and distribution center, Florida's only rice mill, a compost facility, and one of the largest renewable power plants of its kind in the U.S., which uses sugarcane fiber to generate eco-friendly energy that powers its sugar operations. Florida Crystals owns one of the largest Regenerative Organic Certified® farms in the U.S. and its Florida Crystals® products are the only ROC™ sugar grown and milled sugar in the country. Florida Crystals owns ASR Group International, Inc., a holding company that conducts operations through its subsidiaries. The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. Florida Crystals is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. Learn more at www.FloridaCrystalsCorp.com.

OVERVIEW

The Global IT Procurement Source to Pay Solution Owner (“Solution Owner”) reports to Director, IT Global Process Lead for Operations, Supply Chain & Procurement  and partners with the FCC/ASR Procurement business functions to translate functional strategy and requirements into process and IT solutions. This role requires proficiency in Source to Pay business processes, consumer product goods industry knowledge and SAP and non-SAP technical platforms, including Ariba.

The Solution Owner brings deep process and system knowledge (especially in the areas of SAP Source to Pay and Ariba) and is responsible together with the Enterprise Architect for the design and roadmap of all Source to Pay IT projects through the company and its partners.

The primary function of the Solution Owner is to work with the procurement functions globally to understand the vision and define capabilities required to enable the vision of the function.  In addition, the solution owner will partner with the Enterprise Architecture team to optimize current processes, drive business outcomes from technology investments and provide an outside-in perspective from the industry

The Solution Owner must be self-driven, with strong business process and systems knowledge, analytical skills, excellent communication, and good customer presence.

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engage and influence functional stakeholders on process and technology decisions aligned to global strategies, processes and solutions
• Deliver business value through their expertise and help drive growth in business
• Partner with the IT Supply Chain Enterprise Architect to develop the IT strategic roadmap for their process area
• Ensure transparency of the value and total cost of ownership (TCO) of all solutions in their process area
• Build robust IT solutions that are sustainable and drive application rationalization
• In relationship with the Supply Chain and Tower Lead, ensure the delivery of program/projects is in line with business objectives at lowest possible costs, and agreed timeline and realizing business benefits while delivering quality solutions
• Partner with IT Enterprise Architecture to ensure that the solutions identified are compliant with EA strategy and standards
• Analyze high-level requirements and conduct cost/benefit analysis to determine proper architecture solution
• Implement best practices to continually improve performance of solutions to achieve the long-term strategic goals
• Seek and obtain a deep understanding of the solutions supporting the New Product Development and Quality processes
• Collaborate with relevant partners and stakeholders to ensure project and operational performance
• Play a leadership role in delivering Source to Pay projects and solutions
• Partner with the business to develop idea management artifacts (project scope, charter, business case)
• Help the functions understand system impacts to process improvement and changes
• Work with external partners to implement new functionality according to functional requirements
• Complete and oversee SAP, Ariba and non-SAP technical and application changes for Source to Pay processes
• Actively participate in industry forums and understand how new industry trends can be leveraged in the Procurement functions

WORK EXPERIENCES

• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant IT experience executing or leading SAP implementations of Source to Pay solutions
• 5+ years in roles demonstrating exceptional leadership and solution capabilities partnering or part of procurement functions
• Has led Source to Pay projects to optimize business processes leveraging technology
• Knowledge and experience with SAP Source to Pay/MM functionality and Ariba modules is a must
• Led business case development for complex Source to Pay initiatives
• Detailed understanding of S/4 HANA system integration and functionality
• Knowledge and experience of SAP Fiori and overall Source to Pay analytics is preferred
• Led or key participant in software/ vendor selection activities
• Experienced in Source to Pay business applications with technological awareness

CULTURE/ MOTIVATIONAL FIT

The candidate who will be a strong motivational/ cultural fit should demonstrate a high degree of the following traits:

• Customer Focused - Anticipates, monitors and meets the needs of customers and responds to them in an appropriate manner. Demonstrates a personal commitment to identify customers' apparent and underlying needs and continually seeks to provide the highest quality service and product to all customers.
• Adaptability - Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Results Oriented - Demonstrates concern for achieving or surpassing results against an internal or external standard of excellence. Shows a passion for improving the delivery of services with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Communication – Demonstrates excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills at all levels of the organization. Demonstrates an ability to influence others by modelling appropriate body language and nonverbal communication.
• Organizing and Planning - Establishes a systematic course of action for self or others to ensure accomplishment of a specific objective. Sets priorities, goals, and timetables to achieve maximum productivity.
• Problem Solving - Builds a logical approach to address problems or opportunities or manage the situation at hand by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office tools
• SAP certification is preferred

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• No

TRAVEL

• Moderate to low travel is required for this position (15-20%).

LOCATION

• West Palm Beach, Florida

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.  All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.