Global SAP Manager

OVERVIEW:

The candidate is someone who can effectively cross-collaborate with multiple stakeholders with the aim to support the senior colleagues to manage project activities including preparation of deliverables, process design and business partner’s iteration management. Defining the current and future state of the Menarini Group business processes, identifying issues and risks, suggesting mitigation strategies and driving towards technology solutions, this person must be:

• A talented IT/Business professional who loves complex and high stakes challenges
• Determined to succeed by driving timely delivery of end-to-end IT solutions

The role will be involved in the effective implementation, management and optimization of the SAP solution, specifically focusing on controlling modules (Controlling and Project system), and related integrations, driving system integrators, configuring and maintaining the system, managing updates and troubleshooting issues. The ideal candidate will oversee technical design, build & test, including the identified personalization, define technical guidelines & standards, cooperate with Solution Architect & Infrastructure Lead for system configuration and landscape setup.

The candidate will work closely with the key stakeholders to gather customer requirements, translate them into clear requirements documents, write compelling business cases and proposals, and then deliver cost-effective solutions, tracking business feed-backs in order to build improvements into future solution requirements.

MAIN ACTIVITIES & RESPONSABILITIES:

Process design:

• Mapping of business processes and analysis of the impact of new processes or systems within the Company group
• Process modelling (as-is) and re-design (to-be) according to predefined goal(s) or changing driver
• Business operating model’ improvements identification in line with business objectives and priorities
• Benchmarking
• Support the Change Manager in projects with a great organisational impact such as operating model review and design/ redesign
• Support the Business Key-Users and Process Owners managing the change, with all the related aspects.

Project Execution :

• Interact with Business Key-Users and Process Owners
• Gather and analyse business requirements
• Design the technical solution
• Participate in multiple projects (draw project documentation, detail project scope, check priorities)
• Manage external providers
• Configure and Software implementation
• Support Post go-live
• Identify improvement opportunities (proactive and reactive)

Business Applications management :

• Business Applications lifecycle management (Maintenance & Retirement included)
• Supervise the end-to-end integration process and related roadmaps
• Collaborate with strategic vendors and drive the contractual stages to set up the relationship

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering or Computer Science
• English language: from C2 level

Professional experience:

• 7+ years relevant professional experience in a comparable position in an international company or in a consulting company
• Previous experience in process design projects
• Previous experience in transformation initiatives as CO-PS Functional Analyst
• Deep knowledge on controlling processes (e.g. Business Performance Management; Profitability Analysis; Cost Center Accounting; Product Costing & Inventory Valuation; Revenue Accounting; Profit Center Accounting; Project System Accounting; Planning & Budgeting) within a complex operational landscape
• Experience on SAP Controlling (CO) and Project System (PS) modules
• Experience on SAP Financial Accounting module (FI) is considered as a plus

Additional knowledge:

• Experience in digital innovation and transformation
• Analytic approach, problem solving skills and ability to handle data
• Experience in organisational design
• Proactivity and orientation to change and ability to work with different stakeholders
• Teamwork oriented & Goal-driven
• Very Good communications skills
• Experience on Google Suite (preferred)

THE COMPANY

Menarini Group is the leading Italian pharmaceutical company in the world, a guarantee of internationally recognised quality. The achieved results are proof of an efficient strategy based on Research, Innovation and Internationalisation, along with the ability to recognize and meet the needs of physicians and patients alike.

High quality therapeutics and diagnostics solutions for patients, ethics as underlying principle, dedication to innovation and advancement, strong people centricity and environmental sustainability.

One of Menarini Group’s strong points is its collaboration with international partners. The goal is to create synergies that give rise to cutting-edge solutions, pharmaceutical products, and services in the health sector. At Menarini, quality is the basis of a shared group strategy