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Our client is aglobal medical technology company, who design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. They support healthcare professionals return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential.They are a company of people who care about each other, about our customers and their patients, and about our communities.
Programme Overview
They operates a 2-tier ERP strategy; Tier 1 uses SAP to execute manufacturing related transactions (e.g. Plan to Make) globally and commercial transactions (e.g. Order to Cash, Record to Report) in North America, Europe and ANZ. Tier 2 (ROW Commercial) leverages Microsoft technology and is out of scope of this programme.
The most important Ortho MFG plant runs a version of SAP (R/3) obsolete for over 10 years and with increasing operational risk. A majority of the remaining MFG and COM estate operates using an aging and now superseded version of SAP (ECC6, but which is in support until 2030) all of which impedes their ability to innovate and leverage new functionality required by business. Its important to note that significant number of plants run on non SAP as well. They only have 2 plants (Penang, Austin) using the latest version of SAP (S/4 on HANA, ’MP1’) with another (Melton) planned.
They are undertaking a multi-year Global ERP Program, called "LEAP", to deliver a standard set of business processes underpinned by the implementation of a common/single SAP S4 Hana business across the global core business functions of Manufacturing Operations and Commercial businesses. It will leverage the investment into Malaysia and Austin operations that already exist with our current S4 HANA environment.
The program will provide a major step change in capabilities, by creating a platform which will strategically enable the business to address major pain points such as harmonized business processes and data driving towards a single source of truth.
A) Demand to delivery (D2D) including demand planning, MRP and capacity scheduling, MFG execution, Batch management, Quality management, GR from MFG, Packaging and labelling, Plant maintenance and Related mater data
B) Order to cash (OTC) including Order management, Order fulfilment, Distribution, Warehousing and Transportation, OTC reporting, AR & billing and Related master data
C) Procure to pay including Sourcing, Contracting, PO transactions, processing and Transmissions, Invoice & reporting, Sub contracting and intercompany and Related master data
D) Record to report (R2R) including Financial planning and consolidation, Cash management and Treasury, Manufacturing finance, General ledger, AP, AR, FA, Tax (direct and indirect), Management accounting, Financial structures and Related master data
E) Other tracks and services such as Reporting, Master Data, Quality assurance, Archiving, Security and controls
POSITION SUMMARY
The SAP IT Program Lead will be responsible for leading the IT workstream for the green field implementation of their Global ERP using SAP technology. The role involves oversight of the IT Program team, several third party IT vendors, IT contingent workers where applicable as well as working alongside senior process Leaders from the business and other parts of IT. This role reports to the IT Snr Director for Global ERP and ERP COE, ultimately reporting to the Executive Management team, with good exposure to senior leadership and stakeholders including the CIO, CFO and COO.
Essential Functions
The position responsibilities will include but not necessary limited to :-
a) Part of the overall IT operating leadership group (but not executive leadership group) and as part of the PMO together with the business functions
b) Accountable and responsible for all aspects of IT capability for the program including solution, integrations, data migration, infrastructure, local system impacts etc.
c) Leadership of the IT workstream for the program through the different phases of the program supported by the methodology with strong controls, governance and planning
d) Acountable and managing the IT components and resources of the program
e) Advising, collaborating and mentoring the business leaders and GBPOs as part of the leadership function
f) Management of the IT component of the PMO function for the program and all related matters including program and project plans, financial controls, quality controls, vendor controls, risk controls etc.
g) Overall accountability to ensure that the program remains true to the founding principles as defined above
h) Supporting the Change workstream with IT needs which will be a "champion" and driving force for all forms of changes throughout the program lifecycle; this workstream will be business led
i) Adherence to S+N SDLC and project controls and the integration of the SI methodology into our governance model and all tooling associated with it
j) Ensuring best in class tooling for program controls and governance including for deliverables, signoff, data, change, technology, training etc.
k) Responsible for the successful transition from program to service delivery (BAU)
l) Managing the program budget, actuals, forecast and financial health
m) Reporting at all levels as defined by the program governance operating model
n) Managing and preparation and followup of Operational and Executive SteerCos
o) Management and co-ownership of RAID as part of the PMO
p) Responsible for ensuring successful data transformation and outcomes
q) Responsible for ensuring successful end to end process within SAP that meet requirements
r) Managing all BI and SI vendor management activities including the contract
s) Managing program to the SDLC for S+N and PMO compliance
