Snr Solution Architect Payroll SHSasol

Purpose of Job

• Define, communicate, and steer Sasol Group’s ERP and related technology domain (e.g. ERP,CRM,SCM, and financial management) ambitions and plans through technology visions, principles, roadmaps, transition states, and associated guardrails (e.g. international and technology standards) for the delivery teams.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Research and identify current and future critical ERP technologies and platforms through regular technology and demand planning exercises, studies on emerging technologies, market. and competition trends, as well as strategic assessment regarding technology needed to support future business initiatives and requirements. 
• Set standards that support ERP and related technology strategies and liaise with different digital, product, and portfolio teams to align strategies. 
• Define and own the ERP and related technology roadmap. Coordinate with different digital, product, and portfolio teams to align roadmaps. 
• Provide guidance to determine ERP solutions in line with business goals, IT strategy, and enterprise architecture standards. 
• Oversee efforts across the enterprise to review and provide input into ERP proposals from an architectural perspective including feasibility, agility, practicality, technical viability, and consistency. 
• Monitor efforts to assess and recommend ERP, related infrastructure, application standards, and solutions for improvements to meet business needs. 
• Develop ERP domain principles that guide the production and implementation of ERP and related technologies. 
• Lead efforts to understand ERP expenditure and how it maps to business objectives. Identify opportunities for cost reduction. 
• Manage the definition of ERP value metrics to facilitate the prioritisation of candidate investments such as return on investment and / or business impact. 
• Articulate requirements and initial selection of potential vendors to participate in a sourcing event (e.g. RFP and e-Auction). 
• Participate in the selection of key solutions that enable ERP strategy and architecture. 
• Deliver technology-driven business insights to stakeholders and quantify value opportunities where possible. 
• Sell the value of major needed ERP and related technology transformations to stakeholders through articulating the value of the transformation in business terms. 
• Participate in the development of principles, visions, roadmaps, reference models, and guardrails of other architects and contribute to other architecture development efforts. 
• Promote business knowledge of ERP environment and solutions. 
• Contribute to the knowledge-base of enterprise architecture in Sasol Group. 
• Apply evidence-based SHE practices in alignment with set standards for safe operations. 
• Implement Sasol Group's risk philosophy and enterprise risk management framework. 
• Build and maintain positive relationships with digital teams and key IM stakeholders such as portfolio managers and automation teams to enable the achievement of Sasol Group’s ERP ambitions and plans. 
• Continuously improve own skills and knowledge. Complete, implement, and track personal development plan to attain personal performance goals.

Formal Education

• University Bachelors Degree

Min Experience

• Experience: 9+ relevant years