SAP Planning Specialist

Summary:
A SAP Planning Specialist is required for a biopharmaceutical company in Dunboyne.  The incumbent will drive standard business process, continuous improvement, analytics and manage the transition and stand-up of the new organization. The Planning Specialist will be responsible to collaborate with functional leaders and subject matter experts to establish Planning & Scheduling, Procurement focused prioritized continuous improvement opportunities and define a strategy which will translate into the design, build, implementation and sustainment of the Global Operating Model with the new Enterprise ERP solution.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the identification of opportunities to standardize business processes and system configuration globally and ensure compliance with these standards.
• Develop future state Global Operating Model as part of new ERP selection and development.
• Ensure Global Process design adheres to all Company and Regulatory Regulations.
• Collaborate with other Process Stewards to ensure alignment in the use of standard processes.
• In conjunction with Data stewards, develop and maintain data standards to govern adherence to both process and systems.
• Facilitate Community of Practice, drive process standardization and collect feedback for improvement.
• Collaborate with Super Users for business support. Provide level II support to resolve issues.
• Contribute and own business process deliverables (procedures, job aids, RACI and metrics).
• Maintain and improve training curricula.
• Assess maturity & process performance for opportunities and continuous improvement; support sites in case the additional explanation is required.
• Develop a strong relationship with IT to support system related deployments and enhancements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree or 3rd level qualification (Business, Science, Engineering).
• Minimum of 3-5 years of functional experience in SAP for transactional processing in the manufacturing environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Deep understanding of SAP Processes.
• SAP Master data experience should include an excellent understanding of material master & supplier contracts.