[The Netherlands] Associate Director, SAP and Data Ops
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Job Location:
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Associate Director SAP and Data Ops to lead and optimize SAP ERP and Data Operations across the EMEA and North America regions. This role will be instrumental in aligning IT services with business needs ensuring operational excellence and delivering data-driven value through SAP and master data management solutions.
What You Will Do
Lead SAP ERP and Data Operations services across EMEA/NA ensuring reliability scalability and business alignment.
Oversee key SAP functional domains including Finance Supply Chain and Quality in close collaboration with business stakeholders.
Manage and coach a regional team of SAP functional experts and data operations professionals.
Govern the application lifecycle including system upgrades enhancements and roadmap execution in alignment with global IT strategy.
Act as system owner for EMEA/NA SAP ERP and ensure compliance with governance security and regulatory standards.
Align closely with the Global ERP Center of Excellence and other integrated IT teams for process harmonization and solution delivery.
Lead strategic and operational planning for SAP/Data initiatives managing the project portfolio and prioritizing based on business value.
Drive improvements in master data management processes and tools ensuring data quality and integrity across systems.
Support business adoption of SAP and Data Ops solutions by promoting process maturity and continuous improvement.
Qualifications :
What You Will Bring to the Role
10 years of hands-on experience managing SAP ERP systems and projects with deep expertise in at least one functional area (Finance or Supply Chain).
7 years of leadership experience including managing cross-functional and remote teams.
Proven track record in Data Operations governance and Master Data Management processes.
Strong understanding of SAP technologies (e.g. S/4HANA BW/SAC BTP PIPO SolMan); experience with Semarchy is a plus.
Ability to balance cost value and technical fit in solution design and decision-making.
Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate business needs into IT solutions.
Strategic mindset with hands-on execution capability focused on results and continuous improvement.
Fluent English communication skills; additional languages (e.g. Japanese) are an asset.
Relevant certifications (e.g. SAP PMP Prince2) and a degree in IT or Business.
Additional Information :
Grow your career at Santen
A career at Santen is an opportunity to make a difference. Through our long-term vision outlined in Santen 2030 we are committed to be a Social Innovator - addressing the social and economic needs of people with visual impairments. We have team members around the world using their diverse talents to unlock new modalities and drive innovations for patient outcomes education and treatment. At Santen we believe in empowering all our team members with flexible ways of working and a highly inclusive work environment.
The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race color ethnicity national origin/ancestry religion sexual orientation gender gender identity/ expression age disability medical condition marital status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you require any kind of accommodation during our recruitment process please let the recruiter from our team know.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Business Process
- Test Scripts
- Full Life Cycle
- Master Data
- MM
- PI
- To-Be
- ABAP
- CRM
- Sap Bw
- HR
- ERP
- Go-Live
- ECC
- Procedures
About Company
As a specialized company dedicated to ophthalmology, Santen carries out research, development, marketing, and sales of pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter products, and medical devices. Santen is the market leader for prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals in Japan and its products now ... View more
