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Job Description

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

Help to develop and maintain strategy for the product line – ERP Manufacturing Execution and Plant Maintnance by proactively identifying changes in business and the technology landscape, that would impact the ERP portfolio and developments throughout the lifecycle.Be accountable for small enhancements and change requests in the area of SAP PP and PMPartner with leaders within business and countries, possess strong knowledge of both business and technology, to drive ERP solutions to harmonization, optimization and operational excellence of the ERP Services.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Define the vision and strategy for product line capabilities, in accordance with business and technology priorities.Small Enhancements and Change Requests: The consultant will be responsible for managing and implementing small enhancements and change requests within the SAP ERP Manufacturing execution and Plant Maintenance moduleDeadline Management: Ensuring that all tasks and demands are completed within the agreed deadlines.Communication: Maintaining effective communication with business stakeholders to understand their requirements and provide updates on progress.Oversee the productive and ongoing exchanges of information between the SME, user community, demand & release management, country deployment and Product Services.Ensure alignment with Business Process Owners and IT Business Partners to drive engagement, process design, prioritization and deployment support across the respective areas.Partner with countries and key business stakeholders to lead the identification of changes in business and the initial drafting of end user stories.Provides leadership in identifying and solving complex problem impacting global disciplines on a global level and oversees implementations and implications to be solved.Lead the final definition of user requirements, user stories, specifications and the update/review of Design Papers and process flows. Working closely with the key business and IT stakeholders and third-party providers to deliver new application solutions and enhancements to existing applications.Drive consultation of architects, key business stakeholders, third party software and service providers and IT management in design, planning, integration, expansion, problem determination and resolution.Act as the ‘go to’ person for stakeholders and liaison/driver for business community. Possess strong knowledge of both business and technology regarding ERP solutions and developments.Influence others to lead and solve high complex problems with a global impact on the business and interprets ways of prioritizing opportunities to streamline business and/or layered system processesHave defined and unique authority, oversee, manage and develop the SME’s by defining clear roles and responsibilities, but also following HR performance management methodology and conducts team and stakeholder evaluations.Take ownership for innovation through sustain, product release & strategy, including third party providers.Challenge existing best practices, drive and lead the development of business cases - included ROI/KPI frameworks - to support, improve and/or transform business operations, processes and strategies.Actively engage with the release and engagement teams, major programs ensuring active adoption and deployment of product line capabilities.   Support active engagements and continuous improvement as requiredDrive investigations, gain support, and implement emerging technologies that can provide business value to Takeda.Ensure ongoing operations and run for Product Line area in collaboration with the product delivery services

CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE

Be part of the Product Line Strategy and roadmap for Product Line – Manufacturing Execution and Plant MaintenanceProvide Engage with countries and stakeholder to collect end user stories and requirementsWork and be responsible for the small enhancements and change requests in the PP and PM areaDemand deployment and product line capabilities adoptionInnovation and continuous improvementKey stakeholders are business process owners, country leads, leads within the ERP Product Management Group and IT Business Leaders.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Required:

Minimum 3 years of SAP functional, configuration and/or development experience with Bachelor’s Degree,Minimum 3 years supporting business functions: Manufacturing and Plant MaintenanceStrong technical / application development skills.Ability to communicate ideas and data both verbally and written in a persuasive and appropriate manner.Ability to analyze a wide variety of data and make appropriate decisions.User Centricity at the coreAbility to set priorities, develop workflow processes and manage business and provider relationships.Experience with implementing major third-party systems (i.e. MES).Extensive experience with SDLC methodology and the validation process, including writing deliverables for validated systems.Experience with working with multiple teams across a matrixed organization to implement solutions.

Desired:

Knowledge and experience of the Life Science industryExperience with Agile/Lean methodologiesTakeda Operations – comprehensive understanding of Takeda’s operating structure and methods, including a thorough knowledge of the foreign-owned parent company a plus.SAP certification within PP module and/or technology desired.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Travel Requirements – The position will require international travelling due to the global nature of the position (anticipate 20-30%).

LocationsIND - Bengaluru

Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time