Job Title: ERP Testing Automation Lead
Position Overview:
The ERP Testing Automation Lead will join a small team of business function process leads, IT domain leaders and the ERP vendor representatives known as the Program Initiation Team who will work together to take the first steps in this journey. The team will work closely together to achieve a set of common objectives below ultimately leading to the initiation of the global program and the creation of all the articles needed to launch the project in 2025.
This first, necessary step will ensure Ralph Lauren understands the key phases, impact, business resources and timeline required to begin the program. This is an opportunity to join one of the largest investments that the company will be making over the next decade, and we seek talent that is excited to help shape the future, being part of the journey and eventually taking this knowledge back into the business.
Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to work within a small team to manage the creation of a automated testing strategy and plan to implement to support the new ERP solution within RL.
Responsibilities:
* Work with all the IT, business, vendor teams to ensure a clear set of requirements is agreed for the testing of the NGT ERP and Edge systems. This will also consider the interim and migration package.
* Creation of a clear picture of the current AS-IS, highlighting areas where automation exists and whether the current approach can be extended to the NGT ERP environment.
* Creation of a strategy for automated testing outlining the impact on the configuration and development cycle, specifying how the tools will be used and at what step in the process.
* Definition of the team structure, skills and capabilities required to support this on an ongoing basis within RL.
* Work with all other IT and business team to gain approval of the approach ensuring clear responsibilities and dependencies are defined and agreed.
* Definition of the testing dependency to support the interim state and migration framework for the ERP and Edge systems. Ensure that the that the responsibilities are agreed, and resources factored into the plan and budget.
* Ensure that testing can replicate the peak business trading volumes and also other significant events such as financial close or large customer interactions.
Requirements:
* Minimum 8+ years of experience with a proven track record in related role.
* Experience within an SAP AFS and/or S4 environment that also includes tightly coupled dependent systems that replicates the production systems enabling rapid testing, accepting and promotion of software through automated tools and processes.
* Knowledge of the leading methodologies, tools and practices.
* Exceptional written and oral communication skills. Must be adept at translating complex concepts into actionable plans.
* Ability to confidently engage with and influence senior executives.
* Strong analytical skills: Leverage data to make strategic decisions.
This role will define a strategy and approach to automate the testing of the new TO-BE solution. The scope will include the ERP systems and the immediate edge systems to enable a full acceptance test to be performed before any promotion of code to a production environment.