SAP Solution Architect

Are you hungry to innovate? To do things differently? To work with a company that’s real, thoughtful and very forward-thinking?

Meet Riverside. We are an organic, “better for you” snack company, manufacturing award-winning, nutritious, allergen-free snacks. Your kids know us as MadeGood, tasty school-safe snacks. Your buddies on the go grab our GOOD TO GO delicious and nutritious snacks.

At Riverside, we make delicious snacks that are good in every way. From our ingredients to our manufacturing practices, we’ve raised every bar on every aspect. We’re friendly and focused on creating foods that are good for you and good to the planet as well. Riverside Natural Foods is B-Corp certified, Triple-Bottom Line, Zero Waste, and Canadian owned and operated.

Come work with a Canadian leader We value teamwork, humility, respect, ownership, adaptability, grit and fun.

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We continue to grow and today are looking for a committed, talented, star to join our team as our SAP Solution Architect.

The Opportunity:

As a family owned and led company, Riverside Natural Foods (“Riverside” or the “Company”) has the freedom to pursue our founders’ vision of being a values-based and purpose driven food company that puts people first – our employees, our consumers, our partners, and our communities. Our purpose of “inspiring a healthier and more compassionate world” starts within our four walls and extends well beyond them to include everyone we can positively impact through our products, our business, and our relationships.

Continued rapid growth fueled by our focus on delivering disciplined growth to build a bigger, more capable, more productive, and more responsible business has created the opportunity to strategically invest in the creation of a SAP Solution Architect position. This position will play a critical role in optimizing our business processes through a strategic capabilities and technology roadmap with an enterprise view.

Position Summary:

A key aspect of our BT&T’s mission is to build and sustain a capable organization for profitable growth; this entails driving business transformation by deploying and driving adoption of leading practices as well as effectively leveraging SAP and other enterprise technology. The SAP Solution Architect will play a central role in our technological advancement and business transformation. This is a trusted SAP technical expert with very strong business acumen that will help drive the creation of a coherent technology roadmap as well as the execution of architectural blueprints to drive end-to-end/enterprise efficiencies.

The SAP Solution Architect is a transformation champion who stays current with technology trends as well as industry norms and leading practices. In close collaboration with the rest of the BT&T team, the RBP Solution Owner is a catalyst to enable effective and integrated business processes that boost business performance and capabilities for people, profit & planet.

The SAP & IBP Solution Architect will also play a key people leadership role by developing, enabling, and empowering the SAP technical team to deliver our business objectives; while fostering a highly collaborative and cohesive team.

Primary Responsibilities:

Strategic

•Be a key ambassador of the organization’s vision, mission, and overall business strategy;

•Role model the Company’s core values and culture; inspire and motivate people; continually work to enhance culture;

•Develop and demonstrate OWNERSHIP to lead processes that facilitate teamwork, communications and effective decision-making across the entire enterprise;

•Create and maintain an environment of partnership and collaboration with all other departments to assure the attainment of overall Company goals;

•Liaise with the business function(s), BPO’s and SAP Solution Owners to update a rolling 3-year capabilities roadmap anchored in business objectives and goals;

•Managing SAP IT landscape by setting and managing the organization’s SAP IT landscape in alignment with business transformations;

•Ensure seamless integration of SAP solutions with existing and future platforms

•Technical Leadership: Provide thought leadership and direction for end-to-end SAP architecture, guiding decisions based on industry standards and best practices.

•Leverage enterprise and cross-functional understanding to define optimal solutions & processes leading to tangible business results;

Operational

•Drive business transformation and efficiency through the development of leading practices/processes and tools;

•Analyze business requirements (e.g., functional and technical requirements, information need, business processes) by conducting information-gathering sessions with key stakeholders, analyzing the information and being able to document an accurately understand the business requirements and mapping those to SAP business processes & solutions.

•Develop proof of concepts to showcase functional solutions to the key business partners.

•Coach SAP Solutions Owners and help with the configuration of SAP modules as needed [with emphasis in the lines of business of Manufacturing, R&D and Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics & Warehousing]. Creation of functional specs and training documents.

•Collaborate effectively with key business decision makers and end users to resolve issues.

•Provide user support and deliver SAP training to client end-users on current and new functionality.

Knowledge of and ability to use approved testing methodologies, processes, and procedures.

•Identify, document, and test new scenarios; maintain documentation of test scenarios in central repository;

•Coordinate execution of project tasks in your functional area and be comfortable in working under the pressure of tight project deadlines.

•Monitor the performance, effectiveness, and efficiency of specific core business processes;

•Ensure technology is exploited to its full potential based on business goals;

•Active role in the successful SAP modules’ implementation with a high level of satisfaction and adoption across all business levels from top management to end users;

•Active participation in the Enterprise Capabilities Working Council to review, assess, and prioritize new/change requests submissions with a recommendation for Steerco;

•Active member of the SAP Change Board;

•Support end users and functional SMEs to address difficulties in their daily operations;

•Create and maintain a current repository of work processes documentation (i.e. workflows, job aids, SOPs, RACI) and training to be consumed by end users;

•Leverage enterprise/cross-functional business understanding to define optimal solutions and processes leading to tangible business results;

•Stay current with SAP/technology new modules and roadmaps to meaningfully bring to our business;

•Strongly liaise with the corresponding business functions to keep deep understanding of processes, pain points, objectives, and adherence to deployed leading practices

OTHER

•Participate in regular meetings, complete administrative duties as necessary;

•TEAM player with a positive attitude;

•PASSIONATE with a desire to learn and collaborate;

•Exceptional time management and organizational skills, self-starter with a high level of initiative and ADAPTABILITY;

•Demonstrates HUMILITY throughout the Company on a daily basis;

•Shows a willingness to learn through a curious and questioning mindset;

•Aptitude to exhibit RESPECT and protect Core Values in a changing environment;

•Keeps the work atmosphere FUN by keeping it light and welcoming;

•All other duties and responsibilities as assigned;

Reporting Relationships:

Reports directly to the Vice President of Business Transformation & Technology.

This position will lead the team of SAP Solution Owners and Business Process Owners covering Plan to Produce, Inventory to Deliver, IBP, Engineering & R&D.

About you:

•Passionate about driving work process improvements and implementing leading practices & solutions with a clear articulation of business value;

•A purpose driven and values-based leader who has honed your business and people leadership skills with best in class companies and is looking to join a purpose led organization with whom your values align;

•Highly flexible, creative and energetic, you have an entrepreneurial mindset and can adapt to changing situations in a fast-growing company. You are a ‘hands-on’ manager, able to think strategically while executing business activities with an agile sprint mindset and tight timelines;

•You are a creative problem solver and a natural collaborator who can work across different areas of the organization and across markets to align stakeholders for the best business solutions;

EXPERIENCE

•8+ years of experience in SAP systems and their architecture;

•Strong background and deep business knowledge of the relevant Business Process Domain;

•Experience working with SAP S/4 HANA, SAP IBP modules, and other SAP platforms relevant to the business domain as well as a robust understanding of overall ERP end to end processes;

•Experience leading and managing people;

•Must have outstanding project management skills; ability to define a detailed project plan, manage resources, articulate and resolve outstanding issues, and manage project schedules;

•Experience in developing and nurturing trustworthy relationships; demonstrated ability to align functional/domain priorities with enterprise priorities;

•Strong communication and negotiation skills; ability to effectively get ideas across and get buy in from all levels of the organization;

•Can expertly bridge the business and technical (ERP-related) subjects within the areas of focus;

EDUCATION :

•8 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree om Computer Science, Engineering or a related field;

•Continuous Improvement certification is a plus (Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt);

•SAP systems architecture;

•Certifications in SAP modules and TOGAF are a strong asset;

•SAP certification of modules related to the relevant domain areas is a strong asset;

•Familiar with SAP Fiori is highly preferred

•Familiar with SAP Analytic Cloud is highly preferred

The Fit:

You :

•Live to bring purpose and meaning to work for yourself, and most importantly, for others;

•Are an ambassador and true believer in the purpose and values of the organization you work with as they are an extension of who you are;

•Are passionate about leveraging technology to create a better experience for employees and all stakeholders;

•Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where ambiguity is an opportunity to create value;

•Exhibit a mindset of continuous improvement;

We :

•Live for our purpose;

•Live by our values;

•Always strive for the mutually beneficial win-win with our stakeholders;

•Believe in the “and” not “or”;

•Strive for a net positive impact to our planet;

What We Offer:

Immerse yourself in our comprehensive benefits program, with Riverside taking care of the costs RRSP matching or IRA matching for an empowered financial journey Join Employee-Led Resource Groups (ERGs) championing mental health, sustainability, diversity, women, and LGBTQ+ rights Develop your career further through our Riverside University program and with our Tuition Reimbursement Program An open concept work environment that embodies our Values

How to Apply:

If you have the commitment to excellence, the energy, the attitude and experience we need, then please submit your resume to careers(AT) with the subject line SAP Solution Architect or click the apply button

Riverside Natural Foods is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you have a disability and require accommodation in the interview process, please let us know when you apply.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to volume, please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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