Global SAP SAC Planning Specialist

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

Campari Group ONE IT context

Campari IT is organized around Global & Regional/Local layers, the Enterprise Architecture (EAT), Platforms (SAP, Microsoft, ServiceNow), the Global Service Delivery Team and five Center of Expertise (CoE) – Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance & HR (Back Office), Business Development & Legal, Data Analytics and Data Science (DADS).

The IT competency centers (CoE-Center of Expertise) are accountable for the development of an IT strategy for their functional area aligned to the overall Campari business objectives and requirements for business capabilities.

The Platforms are responsible for designing, implementing, and governing the IT applications according to business requirements provided by CoE’s and guidelines defined by EAT.

Campari Group is looking to add a SAP SAC Planning specialist and the profile is defined below.

Within the newly stablished SAP Platform team, the SAP SAC Planning and Analytics Specialist, reporting directly to the SAP Data and Analytics Manager, will be pivotal in championing Campari Group's ventures within the SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud) domain, especially focusing on the planning aspect. Collaborating rigorously with both internal IT experts and external IT associates, this role is primed to craft, enhance, and steward business intelligence and planning solutions.

The key goal is to bolster organizational decision-making and future planning through adept data visualization and analytics. Integral to the Campari Group's OneIT blueprint, interactions with the Analytics CoE, Data Architects, other tech platforms, and Global Service Delivery are paramount in a product-centric environment. Mastery in data visualization, proactive planning, innovation, intricate problem-solving in a global setting, and a staunch dedication to teamwork will drive success in this role.

Mission / Objectives

The SAP SAC Planning and Analytics Specialist aims to sculpt Campari Group's SAP Analytics paradigm, delving deeper into data visualization capabilities and laying robust foundations for predictive analytics and future planning. Objectives encompass:

• Curating and implementing SAP Analytics Cloud stories, dashboards, and analytic applications tailored for forecasting and planning.
• Engaging with stakeholders to extract, refine, and embed business requirements into planning solutions.
• Upholding data veracity and uniformity across analytics and planning tools.
• Augmenting Campari Group's predictive analytics, leading to insightful future strategies.
• Advocating groundbreaking solutions that persistently channel business progression.

Key Responsibilities and Activities

Design, Development, and Planning

• Work closely with business sectors and IT contingents to architect and roll out SAC stories, dashboards, and planning tools aligning with business foresight.
• Ensure seamless data ingestion from platforms such as S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, etc., into SAC, facilitating predictive analytics.

Data Modeling, Integration, and Planning Tools

• Employ SAP SAC modeling instruments to devise datasets for both visualization and planning.
• Partner with data architects and specialists to integrate diverse data sources, ensuring a holistic view for accurate planning.

Optimization, Support, and Planning Accuracy

• Oversee and refine the efficacy of SAC solutions, ensuring planning accuracy.
• Extend continual user support, resolve challenges, and conduct training interventions, amplifying user adoption and planning effectiveness.

Collaboration, Training, and Planning Workshops

• Liaise with IT cohorts, data architects, and business units to ensure SAC solutions are attuned to strategic intents.
• Pilot workshops and tutorial sessions, specifically focusing on SAC's planning capabilities, uplifting end-user proficiency.

Best Practices, Continuous Learning, and Planning Innovations

• Stay abreast of the latest trends, features, and planning innovations within SAP SAC.
• Instill a culture of relentless learning and innovation, especially in the realm of predictive planning.

Experience & Education

• Minimum of 2 hands-on experience with SAP Analytics Cloud, with significant focus on planning tools.
• Concrete expertise in SAP SAC solutions, emphasizing planning and forecasting.
• Prior experience in multinational company is valued.
• Adeptness in fostering global team collaborations.
• A Bachelor's or advanced degree in a pertinent field such as Data Science, IT, or Computer Science is favored
• Fluent in English is a must

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Note to applicants:

Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question.

Notice to third party agencies:

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency