Work Your Magic with us!
Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.
Your role:
Architecture & Process Design
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Lead the design of the target-state business architecture across key supply chain planning domains, including demand planning, supply network planning, capacity planning, available to promise, S&OP/IBP, S&OE, and performance management.
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Define and maintain target-state and interim system architectures, covering APS, master data, analytics, and reporting platforms.
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Develop the transformation blueprint describing how people, processes, data, technology, and governance evolve from current to future state.
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Establish and enforce architecture principles and design guardrails to ensure the APS transformation remains standardized, harmonized, and scalable.
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Design the future supply chain planning operating model, including process flows, decision rights, role definitions, governance structures, and cross-functional collaboration patterns.
Transformation Delivery
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Lead and contribute to the transformation roadmap end-to-end by detailing phases, architectures, deployment sequencing, dependencies, and risks.
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Translate business requirements into clearly specified APS capabilities, system functionalities, and data requirements, ensuring traceability from business need to solution.
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Drive fit-gap analysis, solution design workshops, and process modeling sessions with business and IT stakeholders.
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Coordinate with SAP, consulting partners, system integrators, business stakeholders and internal IT teams to ensure solution delivery aligns with the target architecture.
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Support testing, cutover planning, and hypercare activities across deployment phases.
Governance & Stakeholder Engagement
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Facilitate working-level governance: design reviews, architecture decision records, process walkthroughs, and cross-functional alignment sessions.
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Maintain strong relationships with supply chain process owners, regional teams, IT architects, and data owners.
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Ensure all design decisions are documented, communicated, and traceable to program governance standards.
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Present design outputs and program status to senior business and IT stakeholders, including Program Lead and functional leads.
Value Realization & Performance
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Define supply chain planning KPIs and embed performance tracking mechanisms to ensure measurable improvements are realized post-deployment.
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Support change management and adoption activities, ensuring business teams are equipped to operate the new planning capabilities.
Who you are:
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Master’s degree in supply chain management, Operations, Information Technology, or a related field.
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7–10 years of experience in supply chain planning transformations, with at least 3 to 4 years in a lead architect, transformation lead, or process owner role on APS/ERP programs.
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Proven experience leading end-to-end Supply Chain Planning transformation programs involving SAP IBP or equivalent APS platforms.
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Strong track record of defining target-state architectures, transformation roadmaps, operating models, and capability blueprints.
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Hands-on experience designing future-state planning processes across the full supply chain planning lifecycle.
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Experience with SAP ERP / SAP S/4HANA integration, master data governance, planning data models, and enterprise system landscapes.
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Demonstrated ability to work with senior business and IT stakeholders in complex, global, multi-site environments.
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Deep expertise in end-to-end Supply Chain Planning processes and APS-/ERP-enabled planning transformations.
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Strong business and system architecture skills: capability modeling, process design, data requirements, integration concepts, and roadmap development.
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Solid knowledge of SAP IBP, SAP S/4HANA, APS platforms, master data, analytics, and enterprise architecture principles.
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Experience in transformation methodologies: current-state assessment, target-state design, fit-gap analysis, deployment planning, and value realization.
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Ability to define governance models, planning KPIs, supply chain targets, process ownership, and decision forums.
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Proficiency in process modeling tools (e.g., Signavio), agile delivery methodologies, and stakeholder facilitation.
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Strong change management skills: stakeholder engagement, adoption planning, training concepts, and organizational readiness.
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Effective communication skills — able to present complex supply chain and technology concepts to senior audiences.
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Strong influencing skills across functions, regions, and organizational levels without formal authority.
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SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP IBP
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SAP Signavio Process Manager or BPMN Certification
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APICS CPIM / CSCP or equivalent
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SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain Certification
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APICS CPIM/CSCP or IBF Demand Planning certification
What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!
