Sr. Director, ERP Product & Platform, Orthopedics

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for Sr. Director ERP Product & Platform.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business toestablisha standalone orthopedics company operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation isanticipatedto be completed within 18 to24 months subject to legal requirements including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies as may be regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position it isanticipatedthat following conclusion of the transaction you would be an employee of DePuySynthesand your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes programs policies and benefit that case details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes atan appropriate timeand subject to any necessary consultation processes.

The Sr. Director ERP/SAP Product and Platform role provides enterprise leadership for strategy & planning architecture & execution and functional & technical operations of the SAP platform across a complex multi-instance landscape.

This role is accountable for SAP product and platform governance application development and delivery and operational support for cross-functional business operations across multiple SAP instances. .

This position partners closely with Finance Global Supply Chain Manufacturing Quality Regulatory and IT leaders to modernize and rationalize platforms strengthen data and analytics and drive measurable business value through technology and reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead theendtoendtechnology strategy architecture delivery and operations of the SAP platform capabilities across multiple SAP ECC and S/4 instances in alignment with enterprise business priorities.

• Lead prioritization decisions to balance regulatory operational and strategic initiatives while maximizing business value and meeting critical Day 1 and TSA exit separationobjectives.

• Establish andoperatethe SAP COE governance model including product and platform architecture standardsbudgets andvendor and partner management.

• Mange SAP and SI/managed services partner relationships licensing strategy and contract performance.

• Support SAP capabilities for Supply Chain Manufacturing and Quality aligned to DePuy Synthes business priorities and regulatory requirements.

• Lead the application of AI and automation to modernize platforms and operations at scale such as code remediation automated testing etc.

• Ensure regulatory data integrity and cybersecurity compliance across all technology platforms.

• Build develop and inspire ahighperformingglobal technology organization including internal teams (on and offshore) and strategic partners.

• Establish strong governance vendor management and financial oversight for technology investments andoperatingspend.

• Champion continuous improvement innovation and standardization to enable resilient andfuturereadySAP ecosystem.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Engineering Supply Chain ora relatedfield.

• Masters degree (MBA MS or equivalent) preferred.

Experience and Skills

Required:

• 12-14 years of progressive experience planning designing delivering and supporting enterprise SAP business applications and platforms.

• Demonstrated enterprise experience leading architecting and supporting SAP platforms including SAP ECC SAP S/4 SAP BTP satellite SAP solutions and integration with non-SAP boundary solutions.

• Demonstrated experience leading and delivering SAP COE platform services including administration (BASIS) development (ABAP SAP IS) SAP BTP release/ change/transport & landscape management security archiving and data migration

• Demonstrated success leadinglargescale global technology programs and complex transformations including migration to SAP S/4

• Experienceoperatinginhighlyregulated Life Sciences industry with strong compliance and validation expectations.

• People leadership experience including building diverse inclusive andhighperformingteams including establishingoff shoreGCC delivery teams

Preferred:

• Experience supporting complex medical device supply chain and manufacturing environments and knowledge of niche requirements such as loaner and service andmanaging global system integrators and strategic technology vendors.

• Strong financial acumen with experience managingmultiyeartechnology budgets.

• Change leadership experience in large matrixed organizations.

Other

• Language: Englishproficiency.

• Travel: Up to 20% domestic and international travel.

• Certifications: IT SAP supply chain or program management certifications (e.g. PMP ITIL) preferred.