The Supply Chain Information Designer role is a highly collaborative role working with the Global Supply Chain (GSC) content delivery teams and the DA&I organization to establish reliable data foundation for the organization. -Key ResponsibilitiesThe information designer must understand how the business applications support the processes, how the information transforms as it goes through the business process, and the information architecture required to support the business analytics for the supply chain functional domains. This position is expected to provide thought leadership in information design and the DA&I technology, along with educating members of the organization on how to best use the DA&I environment. Understands the intersection of Data, Process, and Function. Information Architecture. Architecture modeling along with the ability to translate the model into the physical data design. Data Technology Interest and aptitude for working with a range of data technologies such as SQL, PSQL, Hadoop, along with ERP environments. Problem Solving. Thought Leadership. Provide thought leadership for information design and architecture to meet current needs and anticipate future requirements. Design and Deployment Detail data definition to drive the realization of the data infrastructure supporting data consumers. Data Quality and Operation Stability Ensuring confidence in the data integrity and the reliability of the data environment Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Education, the translation of business data into data structures that will support data presentation. Demonstrated ability to take current system deployments and translate the existing data structures into a future state DA&I data design. Decompose a process, identify the supporting data, and define supporting data structures. Support Data Foundation technology life cycle planning from selection, release management, version management, to replacementTechnical curiosity to sort through the range of data technologies available to arrive at a solution and drive the deployment of the right technical fit. Management of enterprise information model across business areas to enable the delivery of an e2e data model. Eco system model that includes source and target system identification along with data augmentation requirements. Definition of the capability and technology stack that supports the delivery of data to the data consumption points. Data security policy adherence in information foundation design Data reliability program - proactive data validation of data sources to ensure the confidence of analytic content. Requirements SAP Ecosystem Data Structure and Navigation knowledgeSQL BasicsAlternative programming language basics (Java, VB, Python, Scala, R). Power BI Skills and technical capability knowledgeTechnical Requirements Nice to haveSAP Ecosystem programming knowledgeIn-depth programming skills in at least one of the following Python, R, Scala. Must HaveDomain experience supporting one of the following functional areasPurchasing / SourcingMaterials (supply /demand planning / inventory management)Logistics (transportation / warehousing)Global Trade Management (import/export, classification)Care for Customer (Order Management / Invoicing)Temperament Facilitate discussions with cross functional groups. Ability to work with both internal and external partners. Ability to tailor communication for the audience. Participate at a technical level when necessary and translate to a non technical audience when needed. Outcome focused. Comfortable engaging with all levels of the organization. Information Processing Capability (Factors of Complexity) This position requires the ability to work independently with limited direction. Ability to investigate and structure problems independently. Demonstrated ability to take complex problems and break into solution components. Accepts Role Requirements Question to reflect Minimal travel required (10-20 PERCENT ).