Clinical Supply SAP S/4HANA Business Analyst
Location: Macclesfield
Introduction to the role
The Clinical Supply SAP S/4HANA Business Analyst is a role that supports the solution design for a specific business capability or part of a cross functional component. The role is a key member of a wider SAP S/4HANA IT Design Team that will lead on defining the IT solution that will support our global standardised business processes.
You will be specifically aligned to a process associated with one of the Clinical Supply process areas under the Enterprise Process Owner (EPO) domain. During the global process detailed design and build delivery phase, you will own the solution design for your process area and act as the central pivot point for defining the integrated solution for this area, ensuring integration between business process definition, SAP solution definition and SAP data objects definition.
You will be responsible, for your process area, for ensuring that the global standard solution is fully and accurately documented, built and tested according to project standards and will champion the design through the required governance forums. You will work closely with other IT BA's, Product Managers and business SMEs across the design team to ensure that the solutions are effectively integrated into a wider AstraZeneca global standard design. This will also include working with SMEs from our external partners to ensure that the AZ solution adopts standard and leading-edge technology in fulfilling the design.
You will be a key member of the wider design forums within AZ and will ensure that the global standard design for your capability aligns with the strategic vision for both business and system architecture for your process area.
As the project moves to the deployment phase you will continue to play a pivotal role in ensuring that the localisation requirements of individual functions are properly represented in the solution whilst retaining the integrity of a fit to standard best practice solution.
Throughout the project you will be a key member for the design delivery team for Clinical and will closely with fellow Business Analysts inside and outside for Clinical Supply area guiding them in generating solution designs and project documentation, ensuring that you use your experience and knowledge to upskill your team in both SAP S/4HANA and the wider AZ application landscape.
What you'll do:
* Support the IT solution that underpins the global standard process design for your capability / lead area including any integrations
* Match the system design, adopting best practice, to the business capability requirements in your domain/area
* Work closely with the business teams in the process design to ensure alignment with S/4HANA best practice and SAP standard functionality, challenging where necessary to ensure \"fit to standard\" wherever possible
* 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 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
* 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 Integration teams to ensure effective delivery of data integration across the IT landscape
* 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
Essential Skills & Experience
* Experience of SAP (ideally S/4HANA) implementations for complex global organisations from Design to completion of Deployment
* Deep Technical knowledge and experience of SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management
* Certification in SAP S/4HANA IC SM.
* Deep understanding of end-to-end pharmaceutical supply chain processes and specific knowledge of AZ Clinical Supply Processes
* Proven track record of delivering complex designs for large business transformation projects
* Strong 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
* Demonstrated ability to successfully deliver IT change across multiple locations and/or Business Functions including ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language
* Strong Leadership and influencing skills with all levels
* Strong skills in business operations, communications, customer and partner engagement, and internal stakeholder management
* Ability to challenge the status quo and facilitate different perspectives to drive solutions
* Can self-manage large complex tasks and drive delivery across coordinate distributed teams
Essential Functional/Technical Skills
* Knowledge and hands experience of working with SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management (e.g. configuration or application setup within SAP S/4 Hana)
* Knowledge and experience of working with SAP Business Technology Platform
* Knowledge of the SAP S/4 Hana and wider SAP ecosystem and the ability to translate that roadmap into the AZ strategic view
* Demonstrated knowledge of SAP S/4HANA configuration requirements in the relevant areas/process domain
* Demonstrated skills in developing WRICEF into Functional Specification, Integration Functional Specification.
* Strong presentation skills and the ability to articulate complex concepts to cross functional audiences
* Knowledge of standard project tools like JIRA, Solution Manager and MS Office
* Adaptable approach balancing technical detail with agility in problem solving
Equal Opportunity Statement
Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.
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