Lead S/4HANA Consultant - SAP Production Planning & Manufacturing

Job Title - Lead S/4HANA Consultant - SAP Production Planning & Manufacturing

Career Level - E

SAP Experience         :  12+  Years

Location                      :  Chennai

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, information technology? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the IT strategy in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

ABOUT OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAM

It’s a dynamic and results-oriented environment to work in – but that’s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that’s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or redefining the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross- functionally and broadly together.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

Axial is a strategic multi-year business transformation program helping AstraZeneca achieve its 2030 Bold Ambition. Axial will deliver the new backbone for our innovation, growth, and performance, and the technology driving Axial is SAP S/4HANA and its Business Technology Platform(s).

The Axial Technology team actively partners with our business colleagues to deliver cutting-edge technology capabilities to fulfil AstraZeneca’s bold ambition of delivering life changing medicines to patients. Our ambition is to provide best-in-class expertise and leadership in technological solutions and Information Delivery that empowers our colleagues in the field and accelerates and improves strategic decision-making for a diverse range of partners. The team engages with some of the most exciting business areas within AstraZeneca and is faced with solving for a variety of complex business and IT challenges.

Introduction to Role:

As an S/4HANA Production Planning & Manufacturing Lead Consultant (SAP PP), you will be part of a wider SAP S/4HANA IT team that will lead on defining the IT and data solution that will support the global standardised business process. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that is transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines.

Accountabilities:
You will be responsible for ensuring integration between business process definition, SAP solution definition and SAP data objects definition. You will create the solution documentation that defines the global standard solution and ensures that it is fully and effectively tested in line with AZ testing standards. You will work with stakeholders to ensure agreement with the design and support the passage of the solution design through the appropriate governance forums. 

Essential Skills/Experience:

- SAP PP-PI experience of 12+ years and with good exposure on PP-PI & Batch Management
- SAP PP-PI more than 1 full life cycle implementation experience from design to completion of deployment

- Track record of delivering SAP configuration design

- SAP Certified in SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing

- Experience of Pharmaceutical supply chain business activities and the required business outcomes within the relevant capability area

- Good exposure to MES system like PASX and Shop floor systems like Systech / Metler Toledo.

- Good understanding and experience in working with PI sheet.

- Good understanding of Planning system (APO /OMP) integration with PP-PI.

- Good knowledge on S/4 Fiori Application relevant to Production planning.

- Involved in S/4 implementation, POC and support relevant to PP-PI
- Knowledge on latest S/4 technologies and functionalities 

- Good knowledge on integration aspects and configuration dependencies with SAP - QM, MM, EWM, SD & FICO modules

- Good stakeholder management and communication skills with Business and IT areas
- Strong team player able to work across the program team and communicate in business and IT terms
- Comfortable with ambiguity and possessing an agile and open mindset
- Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise effectively to ensure project goals are achieved
- Strong skills in business operations, communications, customer and partner engagement, and internal stakeholder management
- Confident to challenge the status quo and facilitate different perspectives to drive solutions
- Able to manage large work efforts and meet challenging deadlines
- Demonstrated personal credibility and positive energy
- Able to think out of the box, thrive in ambiguous and stressful situations
- Innovative capabilities, agile mindset requiring strategic thinking and foresight

Desirable Skills/Experience:

- Worked in a hybrid environment with a mix of internal and external resources across geographical locations

- Awareness about SAP Activate, EML, Agile, JIRA, SAP Solution Manager, BPML & Testing Tools

- Exposure to SAP EWM / SAP QM / SAP PM will be an added advantage

- Data Migration with S/4HANA Migration Cockpit

- Knowledge on BTP and Other new SAP cloud offerings.

- Knowledge in Interface Development (RFC/ALE/IDoc/Web Services).

- Data Migration with SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit

Education Background

- Engineering Graduate or Postgraduate from reputed University

WHY JOIN US?

We’re a network of high-reaching self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering premier technology and data solutions.

We’re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. Put simply, it’s because we make a significant impact. Everything we do matters.

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.