Oracle Cloud SCM Functional Lead (P2P)

Title : Oracle Cloud ERP Functional Lead (SCM)

Fulltime / Permanent

100% REMOTE

Must Be US Citizen or Green Card

Job DescriptionOracle Cloud ERP Functional Lead (SCM). This is a remote, work from home opportunity.

The Oracle Cloud ERP Functional Lead (SCM) will execute and drive the day-to-day work of the Purchasing and Inventory modules. This includes analysis of business requests, document requirements, and system recommendations. The functional lead will base their recommendation on Oracle industry best practices and consider potential implications of the technology stack. The functional lead will be the acting project lead for smaller-scale projects, enhancements, application releases, and service requests related to the Supply Chain modules.

The functional lead will coordinate the assessment, testing and preparation for the Oracle quarterly releases. This will include an impact analysis for new features and bug fixes that are presented in quarterly releases to understand the impact to the client Oracle Cloud environment. The functional lead will collaborate with business stakeholders and the Oracle support team to develop and execute test scripts to evaluate the updates for a release.

A successful candidate will have the following characteristics:

• Strong IT knowledge in application management and overall Oracle SCM/Inventory business processes.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, and effective presentation skills.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude and demeanor in both normal and pressure situations.
• Experience in mentoring junior staff.
• Team player

Essential Job Functions

• At the direction of the Delivery Lead, ensure Oracle Purchasing/Inventory is prepared and ready for regular software releases, perform impact assessments for upgrades and facilitate testing with the business users and update documentation as needed.
• Resolve incidents, design enhancements/application solutions, set up new features/functionality for Inventory.
• Validate and align the prioritization and categorization of tickets, changes, and enhancement requests with the business, other track leads, and functional owners.
• Work on new projects as assigned
• Facilitate user acceptance testing and complete functional validation and regression testing for all upgrades, incidents, and enhancements.
• Ensure that all related documentation is updated appropriately.
• Lead discussions with business stakeholders to understand business challenges and propose recommendations for process and application improvements with industry best practices in mind.
• Coordinate the creation of environment refresh plans, schedules and establish a discipline to perform pre and post update activities.
• Maintain high quality standards in all the deliverables.
• Mentor and guide the team and provide subject matter expertise to junior resources.

Required Qualifications

• BS or BA degree in computer science, business or equivalent relevant certification in healthcare, business management, or information systems
• 4 or more years of work experience with Oracle Cloud
• Expert (Application and Business process knowledge) in at least two of the Oracle Cloud modules: Finance, Supply Chain, Projects, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Management, General Ledger, Procurement, Expenses and Enterprise Contracts, or related applications
• Experience leading an entire work stream of relevant Oracle applications
• Must have experience collaborating with clients on business process enhancements
• Demonstrated knowledge of the integration between Oracle Cloud HCM, Payroll, Finance, Inventory, and Supply Chain
• Understanding/experience in ServiceNow Incident Management tools
• Ability to lead team size of 3-5 in a matrixed environment; plan their work and monitor progress
• Effective project management skills: development and management of detailed project plans, objectives, control methods, and coordination of project team efforts
• Experience reporting to C-level stake holders, managing teams both onsite and remote