Lead Consultant - SAC

What you ll do

• Lead the IT solution that underpins the global standard process design for your capability / lead area including any integrations.
• Accountable for matching the system design, adopting best practice, to the business capability requirements in your domain/area.
• Work closely with the business process teams in the process design to ensure alignment with S/4HANA and SAC best practice and SAP standard functionality.
• Able to represent your process domain on senior internal and external forums as required in your capability domain and support setting the strategic direction contributing any solution/technology opportunities.
• Support the data team to ensure successful definition / migration / creation of data objects that support the AZ global design across the application landscape.
• Ensure effective prioritisation of activities in line with the overall deployment strategy and project imperatives in alignment with Business Technology Group portfolios and BAU services.
• Accountable for the alignment of existing and new AZ IT projects (i.e., those outside the Axial programme) with the overall solution design in your domain/capability area within the Axial programme
• Work with the AZ Architecture teams to ensure that the solution and data design align with the strategic view for IT applications.
• Work with the Non-SAP systems and Integration teams to ensure effective delivery of integration requirements across the IT landscape, internal and external to AZ.
• Ensure latest industry and SAP functionalities are proactively considered within your capability and the wider program, actively supporting the IT enterprise business partner in your domain area.
• Work in partnership with programme partners to document and test the solution design in accordance with AZ compliance standards.
• Report on status of activity to plan and manage RAID items in your area, rolling up to the Enterprise domain.
• Champion the design for your capability through the appropriate governance forums
• Represent IT as an SME and leader at respective program and business data forums

Essential for the role

• In depth knowledge of SAP S/4 landscape and associated BTP (Business Tech Platforms) solutions
• Strong understanding of business processes in your respective domain in a Life Sciences environment. With awareness of the core end to end process streams across all Finance; eg R2R, P2P, OD2C etc
• Recognised SME in SAP and associated technologies and functionalities with a proven track record of delivering complex designs for a large business transformation project.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully deliver IT change across multiple locations globally and/or Business Functions including ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language.
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills with Business and IT areas with a demonstrated capability to influence key partner groups.
• Strong team player able to work across the program team and communicate in business and IT terms.

Desirable for the role

• Certification in specific SAP S/4HANA areas as relevant to your domain
• Worked in a hybrid environment with a mix of internal and external resources in multiple geographical locations.
• S/4HANA implementations for complex global organisations from Design to completion of Deployment