SAP Warehouse EWM Functional Expert

Job description

SAP Warehouse Management Functional Expert

ABOUT THE JOB

Our Team

Sanofi is globally deploying its new back-office cross-functional system processes - covering Finance, SBS, Supply Chain and Trade across all GBUs - through the implementation of a Global ERP (iSHIFT project) using SAP S4/HANA technology. This Transformation program aims at:

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Enabling Global Business Units (GBU) & Global Functions with Analytics

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Common analytics by GBU and for Global functions to improve performance and cost management

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Transversal data consolidation as well as more granular analyses

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Common budget tools by GBU

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Facilitating a seamless integration of planning and actual data setting-up automation in reporting to enable Global Shared Services (SBS)

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Support SBS strategy by implementing an end-to-end approach (e.g. P2P fully covered by integrated Group solutions from eBuy to AP Invoicing, T&E, etc.)

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Opportunity to consolidate new activities in Shared Services (e.g. Master Data Management, Credit Management) and to develop global Shared Services organization models (e.g. T&E)

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Support reporting factories

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Simplifying processes and Sanofi users’ experience

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State-of-the-art global systems ensuring an end-to-end process integration while providing a simplified user’s experience

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Major changes to reporting or processes handled centrally at once

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One source of truth on master data and a common automated internal control framework

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Improved integration or divestment capabilities through a standardized methodology Brief introduction of the department, team, purpose, and missions. Highlight what is unique to your team

JOB SUMMARY 

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The Digital SAP EWM Expert will participate to the implementation of Business Value Project (BVP) and / or enhancement of the CORE solution. He/She may also be participating to deploy projectsat Sanofi sites according to the program roadmap

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She/He ensures the optimal usage of the solution for the domain of warehouse management in integration with purchasing, production planning, customer services, transportation management, and supply chain integration

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Digital SAP EWM Expert deploys the Core model at Sanofi sites according to the program roadmap. She/He ensures the optimal usage of the solution for the domain of warehouse management in integration with purchasing, production planning, customer services, transportation management, and supply chain integration.

Business Alignment and Solution ownership

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Analyse As-Is situation of business processes

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Based on Sanofi’s global ERP template solution identify and apply core model processes to the receiving manufacturing sites to maximize business value

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Support all stages of data migration activities for the Materials and Warehouse Management domain

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Ensure integrated process design, including process integration between the LOB’s within S4/HANA as well as system integration with external connected systems

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Create test cases and perform functional unit and integration tests

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Support key users in the User Acceptance Test

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Contribute to planning and execution of go-live preparation, cutover and hypercare tasks for their domain

Organizational change management

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Support identification of change impacts to the end users’ ways of working

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Define actions to help facilitate the business organization with the changes in business processes

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Train the key users in the new business processes and the new S/4 core model solution

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Promote the core model solution with the business stakeholders and users

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Provide advice and support to improve efficiency of cross-functional practices

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Data management

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Working with key users to support activities to cleanse data in the legacy systems and prepare them for extraction and load into the new S4/HANA environment

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Working with the business and and technical teams to support data extraction from legacy systems based on data requirements for the new S4/HANA solution

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Working with the business and the functional-technical teams to support data migration activities from legacy systems into the new solution

Cut-over and Go-Live

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Identify cutover steps for their domain to contribute to the creation of a cutover plan

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Execute the cut over activities for their domain. Support key users in the execute of business cutover tasks

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Support the site during the hypercare phase to stabilize the new solution

Ongoing support

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Support further stabilization efforts post hypercare

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Lead value improvement activities to ensure maximum value generation of implemented solution

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As the Sanofi S4 Core Model template evolves over time, lead initiatives to ‘retrofit’ future improvements to live sites

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People Management

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Communicate in transparencies with his/her fellow co-worker and management

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Coordinate, inform and ensure functional leader role in a matrixial context with internal resources and external partners

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Contribute to the transfer of know-how, experience and best practices within his/her domain and beyond

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ABOUT YOU

Education

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Graduated from Engineering school or Business school

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Master’s degree

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Experience & knowledge

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3 to 10+ years work experience including 1 to 3+ years as solution designer

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Significant experience of Logistics, Warehouse Processes in SAP managed industrial plants : SAP WM expertise a minimum, EWM expertise a huge plus

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Experience on Production processes would be a plus

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Experience in Life Science industries would be a plus

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Experience in SAP S4HANA would be a plus

Core competencies

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Logistics and Warehouse business processes and relevant SAP solution (EWM, PP, S4HANA, Fiori,)

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Knowledge of pharma industry regulatory context (GxP)

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Deep project management skills with capacity to adapt to a changing environment

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Ability to collaborate and build effective networks inside and outside Sanofi

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Strong capability to impact and influence, negotiation skills and conflict management

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Accountability, reliability

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Fluent in English (verbal, written)

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French speaking would be a plus

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TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

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Based in Barcelona, this job requires to collaborate in a global and matrixial environment with international business and digital teams

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English is the usual working language

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This job requires periodic business trips to digital or industrial locations

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This job requires to work within structured environments with formal procedures, deliverables, compliance rules and reporting duties

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