LDC Solution Design Manager: Logistics W&D Own Warehouse

Job Description Summary

The SCM Solution Design Manager: Logistics W&D Own Warehouse is the business representative in the Logistics, W&D work stream and responsible to design, build and deploy the global SC Logistics W&D processes with the respective solution(s) for Novartis to ensure a proper setup of the Novartis owned warehouses across the globe.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Act as the Business Solution Manager responsible for Logistics W&D own warehouse in close collaboration with the GPO (Global Process Owners), Business Champions, Functional IT Experts and the LDC Adopt counterpart.
• Responsible to elaborate deliverables as per the project plan during conceptual design, build and adopt phase. Below is a list of such deliverables (not exhaustive)
• Ensure a proper design of the solution to setup and integrate the Novartis own warehouses in the upcoming LDC releases considering the core built in previous releases
• Establish or update business standard operating procedures.
• Review and adopt, if necessary, the training material and working instructions
• Execute business screening of IT solutions and testing of solution(s)
• Support and contribute to data migration in Logistics W&D own warehouse area.
• Align and agree on integration of relevant processes and their respective system solution(s) within Logistics W&D e.g. in the area commercial operations, Intercompany Order Management and Direct Procurement
• Ensures that user requirements and functional specifications are consistent with global / local processes.
• Contribute to master data preparation for Screening, Testing and cut over.
• Supports the adopt team to ensure proper go live of the upcoming releases.
• Secure business reporting requirements in Logistics W&D together with the Reporting and Analytics team

Key performance indicators:

• Deliverables as per LDC Project plan per release

Minimum Requirements:

Work Experience:

• Various years of experience working in logistics within the own warehouse area in a manufacturing side either within Novartis or in the Pharmaceutical / Comparable Industry.
• Experience in designing own warehouse processes and the respective solution during an ERP implementation, ideally S4.
• Being part of a SAP EWM implementation / rollout program
• Understanding to translate local process requirements into a solution as part of the global design
• Successfully completed university degree in the fields of supply chain management, Logistics, Information science or comparable education.
• Ability to work independently and in a structured and careful manner.

Skills:

• Positive and pro-active attitude.
• Flexibility to work in a fast paced, quickly changing work environment.
• High degree of teamwork and quality orientation
• Ability to operate in a global matrix environment.
• SAP Super user in Logistics W&D own warehouse area
• Business Scenario Analysis
• Change Impact assessment
• General HSE Knowledge.

Languages :

• English.

Skills Desired

Business Continuity Strategy, Business Continuity Strategy, Business Networking, Business Scenario Analysis , Cost Reduction, Efficiency, General Hse Knowledge, Global Supply Chain Management, Change Control, Incentive Program, Including Gdp, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Inventory Management, Knowledge Of Gmp, Lean Manufacturing, Master Data, Operations, Order Fulfillment, Planning, Procurement, Product Distribution, Risk Management, Sales Operations, Six Sigma, Supply Chain {+ 3 more}

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