Business Systems Consultant, SAP Manufacturing

Purpose:

The purpose of this role is to deliver business opportunities in SAP to support manufacturing business processes.  This person will provide advice, assistance and leadership in any area associated with the planning, procurement, provision, delivery, management, maintenance, and effective business use of SAP and ancillary systems for manufacturing.  This person will translate business requirements into functional requirements; performs data and process modeling; manages change; and leads, coordinates/performs testing, verification, and validation of requirements.             

Responsibilities:

•Works directly with business unit clients to understand specific business processes and business drivers and business strategy across multiple business units; identifies and communicates resulting needs and opportunities for business process improvement that can be enabled via technology.

•Investigates and understands capabilities of existing systems and technologies already in use across the business area and similar and interconnected business areas in AbbVie and investigates available technologies applied to this business area in industry; identifies information required to support the business strategy and leads the development of appropriate information management strategies, developing them as an integrated part of the business strategy.

•Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Identifies current and emerging business needs and evaluates alternative technology solutions using standard information systems methodologies and best practices.

• Ensures compliance between business strategies and technology directions.  May prepare testing plans to confirm that requirements and system design are accurate and complete.  Conducts training.

•Makes recommendations to process stakeholders regarding the correct approach to achieve process improvement objectives leveraging knowledge of SAP, AbbVie usage of technology, and previous experience.

•Develops business relationships and integrates activities with other teams in IT to ensure successful implementation and support of project efforts. Manages relationships between vendors, clients, architects, and analysts to assure effective communication between the groups is occurring.

•Allies with other team members to remain current on project status, and inform customer management of progress; conversely, keeps managers aware of user issues and resolves conflicts.  Identifies the impact of any relevant statutory, internal, or external regulations on the organization's use of information.

•Has defined authority and responsibility for a significant area of work, including technical, financial, and quality aspects.  Establishes technical direction in configuration and development work in SAP and connected apps in scope area and works with teams to ensure successful delivery.

•Accountable for the accuracy of the fit of the proposed business process improvements and the technical solution to the business needs and the information upon which the business justification and prioritization decisions are made. Completes project tasks within time and budget constraints. Identifies and implements process improvements.

Qualifications:

• Experience with SAP (SAP ECC or S4 HANA) configuration, business process, enhancements, and master data elements.
• Experience with system life cycle management and functional integration experience.
• Bachelor's Degree with 7 years’ experience; Master's Degree with 6 years’ experience; PhD with 2 years’ experience.
• Exercises latitude in the approach to problem solving.
• Determines and develops approach and solutions to problem.

At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. If you would like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email CorpJat_ABV@abbvie.com.