Ford Motor Company

SAP Production Support Lead – Accounts Payable

Ford Motor Company  •  Chennai, IN (Onsite)  •  14 hours ago
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Job Description

Production Support Lead with strong expertise in SAP along with exposure to FICO, OpenText VIM and SAP In-House Cash (IHC) modules.

The role involves leading L2/L3 production support, ensuring system stability, managing incidents, and driving continuous improvements across AP processes. Should have experience in incident management, stakeholder coordination, and service delivery platforms like ServiceNow and JIRA.

  • Lead end-to-end production support for Accounts Payable PDO ( SAP ).

  • Manage L2/L3 incidents, service requests, and problem management activities.

  • Ensure adherence to SLA/KPI commitments (incident resolution, response times, backlog reduction).

  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures.

  • Collaborate with technical teams for enhancements and defect fixes

  • Monitor batch jobs, interfaces, and workflows (Autosys).

  • Ensure successful completion of payment runs and critical AP processes.

  • Proactively identify risks and system issues before business impact.

  • Drive ticket management using ServiceNow / JIRA:

    • Incident tracking, prioritization, escalation

    • Change and release coordination

  • Act as a primary point of contact for business users and stakeholders.

  • Communicate effectively with global teams across regions.

  • Conduct regular status reviews and provide leadership updates

  • Identify opportunities for process optimization and automation.

  • Reduce manual intervention in AP processes through system improvements.

  • Drive initiatives for operational excellence and cost efficiency

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

  • Strong leadership and team management abilities

  • Ability to work in critical support environment

  • Proactive mindset with focus on risk mitigation and continuous improvement

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, or Engineering field (BE/ME/MCA/BTech/MTech) with 8+ years of progressive IT experience

Ford Motor Company

About Ford Motor Company

We don't just make history -- we make the future. Ford put the world on wheels over a century ago, and our teams are re-inventing icons and creating groundbreaking connected and electric vehicles for the next century. We believe in serving our customers, our communities, and the world. If you do, too, come move the world and make the future with us.

Ford is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place – one that benefits lives, communities and the planet. We are here to provide the means for every person to move and pursue their dreams, serving as a bridge between personal freedom and the future of mobility. In that pursuit, our 186,000 employees around the world help to set the pace of innovation every day.

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Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Dearborn, Michigan
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
ford.com
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