Supply Chain Planning DevOps Engineer (m/f/d)
Digitalization will be a true part of BASF's DNA that creates new exciting customer experiences and business growth as well as drives efficiencies in processes.
In your role as Supply Chain Planning DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for the Development and Support (DevOps) of our supply chain planning systems with:
* Starting a training path to fully embrace BASF existing and new planning technology like APO, IBP and OMP
* Rolling out new Supply Chain Planning Systems, Processes and Solutions to various business units in region/global, working with diverse stakeholders in supply chain and commercial teams
* Working in an agile way within a virtual global team, learning by doing / shadowing colleagues and managing the system development/configuration/on-going support
* Working on user stories, change requests, actively pulling and taking over tasks and working self-organized in our squads
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Acting as a Global / Regional expert of BASF digital supply chain team, internally supporting BASF digital ambitions, helping our global digital service team to identify, execute and implement customer-centric digital solutions
* Collaborating with colleagues in a self-organized way and in an agile team, quickly building knowledge on specific BASF supply chain planning processes
* Deep-diving into the supply chain planning environment and focusing on Demand Planning
* Making best use of our BASF supply chain planning tools (like APO, IBP, GIB or OMP)
* Being part of supply chain planning specific squads to work on functional development, supply chain planning solutions design, system configuration as well as ongoing support after roll out in BUs/ODs.
* Shaping the future of BASF supply chain planning landscape by creating solution designs and intensively interacting with business units on their specific requests.
* Proactively working in sprints, taking care of user stories
* Your daily routine will start with an agile stand-up meeting and you will work on functional designs and developments, technical setups and configurations, functional testing and documentation, debugging, user acceptance testing, post go-live ongoing support as well as training key users in various business units and countries, taking care of master data setup etc.
* Focusing on the needs of our internal customers and providing sustainable and reliable post-go-live services
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
* Bachelor or higher degree in Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science
Working Experience:
* Minimum 3 years' developer experience in supply chain planning with good technical capability of system background (SAP APO, IBP, OMP or Internal others)
* Excellent communication skills in English with customers/Internal business partners
* Experience in supply chain planning system functional design, testing, configuration and debugging
Technical & Professional Knowledge:
* Solid DevOps knowledge of supply chain planning related solutions
* Process knowledge of supply chain planning in at least one of the following areas: Demand Planning, S&OP, Supply Planning, Detailed Planning & Scheduling
* Knowledge of MS AzureDevOps
* Strong collaboration skills with diverse team members
* Experience in agile ways of working or agile implementation approaches
* Openness to new trends and innovative solutions
* Ability to work in a multicultural team spread across the globe
Nice to have:
* Familiarity with diverse technologies - e.g.: RPA / automation, Power Platform, Machine learning / artificial intelligence, etc.
* Automated Testing
* ERP S/4 knowledge in the area of manufacturing
* Programming Language: SAP ABAP
* SAP ABAP Unit Testing
BENEFITS
1. Responsibility from day one in a challenging work environment and