Manager, Transcend R&D Logistics and Global Trade Systems

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About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments finding cures and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

US - Requisition Number: R-070562

Belgium - Requisition Number: R-069388

Remember whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers your applications will be considered as a single submission.

We are searching for the best talent for a Manager Transcend R&D BPO Logistics and Global Trade Systems role in Beerse Belgium or U.S. (Horsham PA Malvern PA or Spring House PA).

Purpose:

Innovative Medicine Transcend is a global business transformation program that will modernize our foundational Supplychain processes and harmonize them into one clean ERP as a standardized platform(SAPS4Hana) for growth and efficiency gains.

The program will simplify the Pharm ERP landscape from 7 to 1 standardizing processes tohave a cost effective fit for purpose digital backbone that will enable us to support the Pharm business with agility.

R&D isan integral part of theIM Transcendprogramin order totransformand standardizerelevantR&D supply chainprocesses to include them within the global IM TranscendTemplate.

The Transcend R&D program team is looking for a Transcend R&D Business Process Owner (BPO) Logistics and Global Trade Systems (GTS). In this role you own the end-to-end process vision and global standardization decisions for R&D Logistics and GTS translating business strategy into a value-driven capability roadmap.

You proactively engage R&D stakeholders to surface and prioritize business value ensure alignment to the global template and clean core principles and partner with Quality/Compliance to meet regulatory expectations and audit readiness.

This position reports to the Transcend R&D BPO Leader.

You will be responsible for:

• Strategic partnering with R&D leaders (global /site)todefine the end-to-end product/process vision (scope: logistics transportation management warehouse management customer excellence partnerintegrations global trade processes)

• Engage with the business to build alignment and readiness for adoption of the Transcend global template (Fit-to-Standard) and clean core principles.

• Advise R&D business leaders on Transcend functional strategy roadmap trade-offs and release impacts.

• Ensure mandatory requirements are captured assessed and incorporated into the capability roadmap.

• Partner with the Global Template Owner to ensure the global template meets business needs while maintaining clean core principles.

• Drive cross-functional convergence across Innovative Medicine Supply Chain and TDS aligning priorities and value realization across functions.

• Anticipate release planning and lead business readiness activities including change impact assessment and identification of near-term quick wins.

• Drive continuous improvement post go-live including issue triage process performance reviews and backlog prioritization.

Approximate Percentage of Time & Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities:

• 40% Translate business strategy into a functional capability roadmap (prioritization requirements sign-off and release readiness criteria).
• 30% Global process ownership and governance (decision forums standards and Fit-to-Standard alignment).
• 15% Value identification and realization planning (benefits cases KPI definition and adoption measurement).
• 10% Continuous improvement (post go-live optimization backlog prioritization and performance management).
• 5% Compliance and audit readiness (regulated requirements documentation and controls).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred in Business or Information Systems Engineering Life Sciences or a related discipline.

• 8 years of experience in R&D and/or supply chain domains with depth in logistics warehouse management transportation management customer excellence and/or global trade (embargo mgt licensing ...).

• Demonstrated success as a global Business Process Owner and/or transformation leader driving standardization decisions across sites and functions.

• Experience identifying quantifying and tracking business value (benefits cases KPIs and adoption measures).

• Relevant SAP S/4HANA experience ideally in global template/Fit-to-Standard deployments.

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive decisions in complex ambiguous global matrix environments.

• Experience defining and managing a business capability roadmap based on template capabilities (current and future) including prioritization and release planning.

• Strong knowledge of regulated environments and validation/compliance expectations.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to facilitate workshops and governance forums.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of SAP master and transactional data objects in Logistics Customer Excellence and/or Global Trade Systems.

• Experience working within a Clinical Study environment

• Manufacturing process knowledge and upstream/downstream integration points.

• Experience with change management for complex programs

• Experience with process design methodologies

• Travel up to 10%

Key Working Relationships

• R&D functional leaders (global and site).

• Transcend Program Office Global Template Owner Business Process Owners (BPOs) and JJT.

• R&D Transcend functional data strategy and operations teams.

• R&D Quality and Compliance.

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