Title:  Manager, D&T, Plan to Produce

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Job Summary:

The Manager, D&T, SAP-Plan to Produce collaborates with Production, Operations, Supply Chain functions to define, deliver and support D&T enabled business solutions.  This role will also help define strategic direction, determine business needs, design & deliver technical solutions for Production planning, and manage team members.  This role has primary accountability for the delivery of Plan to Produce including project delivery, system enhancement and production support in alignment with West D&T and company policies and procedures. 
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•    Possesses deep understanding of the overall vision and business needs and utilizes this knowledge to collaborate with Production, operations, and Supply Chain to define detailed business requirements for D&T enablement of business needs. This includes interpreting any issues and recommending solutions or best practices.
•    Utilizes knowledge of best practices to define strategic direction, determine business needs and design & deliver SAP S4HANA Production planning & APO – DP, SNP solutions, doing so in partnership with other domains. This includes interpreting up to the most complex issues and recommending solutions or best practices.
•    Spearhead the mapping of map business requirements to optimal technical solutions.
•    Provide technical delivery of functionality to meet defined business requirements.
•    People Management ,work distribution,Performance evaluation . Cross functional team coordination. 
•    Mentor and Coach the team to perform their task successfully. Focus on team building and development .
•    Create and maintain project charters and plans, capital requests, budgeting and project management in accordance with the Project and Portfolio Management process and West policies and procedures.
•    Uses breadth of expertise to solve complex problems.  Provide system support and maintenance in alignment with standards and process set within the ERP-SAP S4 Hana Services Delivery model, West policies and procedures as well as Regulatory requirements including but not limited to Sarbanes-Oxley and FDA GMP.
•    Create and maintain system lifecycle documents in accordance with West policies and procedures, including creation and maintenance of SOPs, SOIs and Job Aids.
•    Work within and participates in the Change Control process.
•    Other duties as assigned
 
Education and Experience:
•    8-10 years of related work experience
•    Bachelor’s degree Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field or equivalent experience.
•    Preferred but not required: Agile & Scrum Certification, ITIL
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
•    Deep expertise, understanding and knowledge of SAP – system functionality and technical understanding of SAP S4HANA Production planning, Manufacturing, APO, Supply Chain and related areas (QM, PM, MM, PP)
•    Should have experience in integrating SAP S5HANA and APO DP, SNP system.
•    SAP S4 HANA knowledge required, ideally actively involved in implementation of production planning, PPDS, APO – DP, SNP on S4 HANA-1909
•    Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced & complex environment with a self-motivated work ethic; utilize sound judgment with an ability to manage multiple priorities with a sense of urgency.
•    Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
•    Support and contribute in Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
•    People management experience
 
Physical and Travel Requirements
•    15% travel, including global travel
•    Occasional on-call work required
•    Prefer 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm India time. Willingness to work outside of these hours as needed.

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