External Collaboration and Integration Lead

External Collaboration and Integration Lead

Location: Warsaw

Hybrid Model: 3 days per week from office

The Axial Programme (Global S/4HANA implementation)

We are one purpose-led global organization. The enablers and innovators, ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause, opening the locks to save lives, ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world.

AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science. In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition, size and complexity of the organization, coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology, has led the Board to approve a large-scale transformation programme – Axial.

The Axial Programme will be powered by S/4HANA a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system which will be implemented right across the organization and will provide our business with standardized processes, enhanced financial management, common data and real time reporting, transforming the way we work through our entire supply chain - from bench to patient. The new system will be used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally for many years to come.

We are now looking for an External Collaboration and Integration Lead to work as part of the Clinical Supply process tower and deployments. The External Collaboration and Integration Lead will be responsible for:

Supporting the development of a defined suite of integrated processes associated with external manufacturing and distribution of materials and finished goods, with a focus on the exploitation of SAP (S/4 HANA) capability to collaborate with external partners to deliver business value. Leading the onboarding of key strategic suppliers to these integrated processes, in line with clinical supply deployment timelines.

Design​ responsibilities:

• Support the EPO/EPL and technology teams in localised design of processes for external collaboration and interfaces, minimizing local customisation and deviation from global standards
• Ensure external requirements are understood and considered in the Business Process and Data design, including the design of any relevant Interim States, and aligning with technology teams to ensure the end-to-end integrated processes meet these requirements
• Driving connections between the Axial program and the current business as usual teams working with strategic suppliers.

Supplier Onboarding responsibilities:

• This role will be a key member of the above market deployment team for Clinical Supply
• Develop and maintain supplier onboarding plan and appropriate governance, interfacing between supplier, business and Axial team
• Liaise with BAU procurement teams to ensure any contractual/commercial aspects are progressed to required timelines ​
• Accountable for tracking that critical supplier readiness activities are progressing to plan, feeding into overall supply chain readiness plan and flagging risks and issues to the Supply Chain Readiness Lead

Contribute to other key deployment activities with regards external collaboration and integrations ensuring the 3rd party needs are considered as part of these activities, including (but not limited to) approach to change management, training, UAT, cutover and hypercare planning

Essential

• Proven experience of SAP
• Proven experience of working with suppliers/external partners
• Excellent project management and experience leading matrix teams
• Strong Communication and Relationship Building skills with an ability to Influence others to achieve objectives
• Ability to manage diverse teams, multiple cultures
• Knowledge of Clinical Supply Chain/Supply Chain Management (desirable)
• S/4HANA knowledge (desirable)

What we offer:

Welcome to Warsaw Site, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day.

To help you maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you:

• The best team to support you,
• Multisport card,
• Pension plan,
• Life insurance,
• after-work events,
• private medical care
• lunch card,
• bright and spacious environment,
• sustainable office working environment.

Please note that we are working in a hybrid model of 3 days per week from the office in Warsaw

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.