Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) are now CPKC. As the only truly North American railway, we are making big moves! Drawing on our strong foundations and heritage, CPKC moves essential goods across our 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the USA and Mexico. Be a part of history as we connect a continent and create exciting career opportunities across our new transnational network. 

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

As part of the CPKC SAP Center of Excellence (CoE) in the Information Systems (IS) team, the Business Systems Specialist for Supply Chain and Procurement will gather requirements, analyze, design, estimate, prioritize, build, test, implement and maintain the required IS solutions in the SAP MM and Ariba technology suite. The Specialist is also accountable to identify gaps, interdependencies, and opportunities to improve current applications and processes, recommend solutions that align with the overall company strategic goals.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES

·        Develop an understanding of current IS applications at CPKC for Supply Chain and Procurement

·        Maintain and support existing CPKC applications (SAP ECC 6.0, SAP Ariba Suite, S/4HANA)

·        Work with business clients to understand requirements and establish recommendations for improvement;

·        Design and implement sustainable solutions and enhancements based on best business practices and alignment to IS architectural standards;

·        Provide deep domain knowledge in the Supply Chain and Procurement area;

·        Understand the end-to-end business process and integration points for Source-to-Pay and how technology can be leveraged to increase efficiencies;

·        Liaison between technical, functional, architecture and business teams;

·        Work with Information Systems (IS) PMO and Change Management teams to configure, test and document system improvements in alignment with project delivery standards;

·        Excellent communication skills (verbal and written);

·        Flexible team player who prospers in a fast paced work environment;

·        Think outside of the box and provide new perspectives on solving problems and delivering value to our business clients;

·        Growth mindset with a commitment to lifelong learning.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

·        University degree or equivalent in Commerce/Business Administration, Engineering, or Computer Science;

·        Minimum 5 years' of experience in SAP operations support and project delivery

·        Minimum of 4 years' experience in configuring, implementing and maintaining SAP Ariba solutions (Sourcing, Supplier Lifecycle Performance, Supplier Enablement, Contracts, B&I, Catalog, Invoice Management, ECC or S/4 integration, etc.)

·        Ideally 2 or more full project implementation lifecycles with SAP technology;

·        Significant implementation and support experience in SAP Materials Management (Source-to-Pay, Inventory Management) and integration to other SAP modules (PM, PP, QM, FICO, Basis and Security)

·        Hands-on experience as Ariba Customer Administrator, and strong techno-functional expertise in ECC 6.0 and S/4HANA

·        Strong familiarity with SAP implementation methodologies, including ASAP and Agile like approaches;

·        Some technical experience in ABAP programming/debugging, LSMW, Fiori development, reporting tools like SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is preferred

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

• Performance Incentive Program

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

As an employer with North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Background Investigation:

The successful candidate will need to successfully complete the following clearances:    

·        Criminal history check

·        Reference check

CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including women, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).