Overview
The IT Business Analyst is a key member of the SAP S/4HANA IT Design Team that leads on defining the IT solution supporting our global standardised business processes. The role focuses on the solution design for a specific business capability or part of a cross‑functional component within the Clinical Supply process areas under the Enterprise Process Owner (EPO) domain.
Responsibilities
* 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.
* Ensure that the global standard solution is fully and accurately documented, built and tested according to project standards and champion the design through required governance forums.
* Support the IT solution that underpins the global standard process design for your capability / lead area, including any integrations.
* Match 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.
* 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 appropriate governance forums.
* Work closely with other IT Business Analysts, Product Managers and business SMEs across the design team to ensure solutions are effectively integrated into a wider AZ global standard design.
* Work with SMEs from external partners to ensure the AZ solution adopts standard and leading‑edge technology in fulfilling the design.
* Be a key member of the design delivery team for Clinical and guide fellow Business Analysts inside and outside the Clinical Supply area in generating solution designs and project documentation, upskilling the team on SAP S/4HANA and the wider AZ application landscape.
Qualifications
* Proven track record of SAP (ideally S/4HANA) implementations for complex global organisations from design to completion of deployment.
* Deep technical knowledge and experience of SAP Business Network or extensive experience of SAP Ariba with certification in SAP Business Network.
* Certification in SAP Business Network or progress toward working toward certification.
* 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 the ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language.
* 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 coordinated distributed teams.
Essential Functional / Technical Skills
* Knowledge and hands‑on experience of delivering and deploying SAP Business Network within an organisation leading third parties.
* Knowledge of the SAP S/4HANA 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 procurement and/or supply‑chain.
* Demonstrated skills in developing WRICEF into design deliverables such as 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.
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