FPO / Functional Process Owner JDE – MANUFACTURING

Company Description

Are you looking for a meaningful experience in a company who tackles social, environmental and economic issues as an inseparable whole to the benefit of the largest number of people and are you willing to work in a company committed to the environment? 

And you’d like to work in a company committed to the environment? Join Veolia!

Veolia aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Our mission to “Resource the world” demonstrates the unwavering commitment of our 220,000 employees to creating a positive impact for our planet.

By joining Veolia Water Technologies, not only will you become a Resourcer, but you will also take part in providing complete solutions for water treatment. By innovating in key areas such as sustainable development, resource and product recovery, we want to offer water related solutions suited for every application. 

At Veolia Water Technologies HQ, we are committed to empowering our employees, to make their own decisions and to make a real difference. We are looking for like-minded people who can share our passion for enhancing IT solutions in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment as well as demonstrating strong resilience to maintain their stability.

Become a player in ecological transformation by joining us! ????????

Job Description

In a context of Cloud & Digital transformation, Veolia Water Technologies is one the most advanced French companies in Cloud transformation. 

We engaged in 2014 a full migration of our IT infrastructure to the public cloud. In 2021, we reached a nearly full Cloud application landscape and now working on the next transformation step by transforming application & business. Our Cloud providers are Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and SaaS providers as Salesforce.

The LATIS Program is a worldwide corporate initiative based on JD Edwards EnterpriseOne ERP, which intends to:

• Provide a single Core Model Information System for the Veolia Water Technologies group;
• Increase information availability and exchange across the BUs;
• Support Veolia Water Technologies Business.

This program is one of the largest implementations in France.

In 2020, we completed a Cloud migration to AWS with an upgrade to version 9.2. We are currently working hard to implement an efficient code current strategy.

Our ERP is deployed worldwide, in 44 countries, all continents, representing 4500+ users and using following domains (more or less customized):

• Finance 
• Sales & Logistics (Distribution)
• Job Cost, Non-Stock Procurement & Time
• Manufacturing, Inventory, Stock Procurement
• Service (even if moving to Servicemax)

We have a large scope of interfaces, some are more integrated using Web Services than others. 

You will join ~100 persons at the HQ IS&T department strongly working with the offshoring model. You will belong to the ERP & Satellites team composed of ~15 people. All our actions target “LATIS availability & performance” to support the business. We are all (CNC, Development, Functionals) working strongly together to keep our ERP on top.

You will report to the ERP Solution Functional manager. You will be responsible for assisting the ERP Functional Manager by being referent on the Veolia Water Technologies ERP Core Model based on JD Edwards. 

As an Expert, you will contribute to its correct implementation/evolution and ensure the Level 3 support role in close coordination with the outsourced AMS-Level 2 (Application Maintenance Services), functional process owners from other domains as well as business process owners.

LATIS being more and more digitized and integrated with other third party tools, the position requires interactions with other IT teams such as the Digital one and Performance one. Digitalization and Integration topics are a few of the strategic on-going topics.

As a LATIS Functional Process Owner – Manufacturing, your main tasks will be :

CORE MODEL

• Ensure « Reference knowledge » on one/more LATIS business processes and their translation in LATIS JDE Core Model (CM) 
• Have good knowledge of existing localizations
• Design, Build and Tests of CM evolutions identified during maintenance phases or asked by the community
• Coordinate with development team if needed and transfer knowledge to L2
• Maintain CM documentation up-to-date
• Participate in domain meetings with any third party partners and/or L2 (schedule, prepare agenda, lead meeting, write & circulate minutes).

APPLICATION MANAGEMENT

• Bug fixing:
• Ensure L3 support on CM & localizations upon request of the AMS (Application Management Services)
• Fix set up on CM bugs and perform tests
• Enhancement / CM:
• Coordination with BPO (Business Process owners) and business key users community
• Estimation of workload, design, build and tests of CM enhancement
• Localizations:
• Coordination with BPO and business key users community
• Review and validation of application management provider estimation for deliverable
• Project management:
• List of activities, consolidation of estimates from team members for all phases of a project
• Coordination with all stakeholders : business, third-party if any
• Project follow up 
• Communication support elaboration and animation 

COORDINATION WITH BUSINESS USER COMMUNITY

Core mission = Ensure LATIS consistency with Business process evolution

• Participate in the Business user community and ensure regular feedback on LATIS domain (presentation of new features, input on roll out status, live demos…)
• Receive requests for LATIS enhancements, challenge BU requirements in a frugal way and ensure analysis & feedback to business community (cf. enhancement process)
• Actively participate in the VWT annual events (demos, presentation, workshop lead…)
• Update the Latis users website with relevant documentation

CROSS TOPICS & OTHERS

• Ensure interfaces to / from other tools coherence (Aquapart, storage tower..)
• Ensure narrow coordination with other functional domains
• Contribute to team work & analysis in a proactive way on cross domain topics

Qualifications

You have a 10+ years experience in ERP JD Edwards implementation or deployment projects (end customer or consulting firm)?

You have deep knowledge & practice of Supply Chain functional processes ?

Your area of expertise is JD Edwards Manufacturing suite (standard set up, framework) ?

You have excellent communication, organizational and analytical/synthesis skills ?

You have project management skills ?

You are curious, proactive, rigorous ? with an aptitude to work on cross domains (crucial for ERP integrated topics) ?

You are Service oriented, committed towards BUs ? with an aptitude to work in an international and multi-actor environment ?

You are patient, pedagogue and have a team spirit ?

Your English is fluent, written and spoken (daily interactions are in English) ?

This job is for you!

Additional Information

We offer you the opportunity to join a Group whose goal is to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation! ????????

What are the advantages of joining us?

• Be part of a forward-thinking collaborative team who will focus on your future career and development both locally and internationally
• Possibility to be part of exciting projects outside of your daily work/ scope for your company
• We are committed to ensure you have the best experience possible
• Veolia is committed to a global social pact for its employees in all its geographic regions.

But also: 

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 14 “RTT” days;
• Work from home policy max 2 days a week
• Your urban transport ticket totally refunded
• Company restaurant

Here at Veolia Water Technologies, we know that some applicants don’t apply unless they think they tick all the boxes – but we are saying don’t worry! We would much rather see your application than risk missing out on your potential!

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

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