Principal Operations Program Manager, SAP S/4 HANA (APAC)
SG-Singapore Science Park II
International Careers
Req #: 21029
Type: Temporary Full-Time
|
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Overview: The Strategy & Operational Excellence team is on a mission to improve both our customer and employee experience by transforming how we plan, buy, make, and distribute products in Waters Global Operations. Our four pillars of focus include: Strategy, Processes and Systems, Continuous Improvement, and Insights. As a Principal Operations Program Manager, SAP S/4 Hana (Asia Region), you will be a critical member of the team responsible for overseeing and executing a major SAP S/4 HANA upgrade program reporting to the Sr Principal Program Manager, Supply Chain Transformation. You will be working closely with colleagues and partners across the APAC region to ensure a successful transition to SAP S/4 HANA for our regional distribution centers and warehouses. This will require you to draw on your program/project management experience and a deep understanding of operations, particularly as it relates to procurement, fulfilment, and distribution. Responsibilities: * Drive process harmonization across the Asia Region in conjunction with the global team, ensuring designs are globally standard and regionally relevant * Ensure local requirements are understood and incorporated into the overall set of requirements * Oversee regional execution of the program and realization of benefits * Collaborate with Capability Team leaders to understand their objectives and roadmaps for driving changes in processes, metrics, and supporting tools * Collaborate with Site Leadership Teams to understand their objectives for driving improvements within the site / plant in relation to prioritized capabilities * Support both Capability Teams and Site Transformation Teams by developing / maintaining aligned roadmaps, objectives, metrics/targets, and execution plans * Implement program management practices and tools to continuously improve project execution, tracking, and reporting across the portfolio * Present outcomes, roadmaps, progress, etc. regularly to stakeholders at all levels * Ensure compliance and alignment with the Program Management Office (PMO) standards and processes * Identify, address, and report risks and escalations to relevant leaders and steering committees Qualifications: * 7+ years progressive experience in managing large-scale, global supply chain / manufacturing operations programs and projects * Proven track record of successfully managing complex SAP S/4 implementation projects * Experience driving Supply Chain process transformations * Experience working with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies * Strong influencing skills, proven ability to work across organizational boundaries driving change and harmonization across a global organization * Results oriented mindset, operates with high sense of urgency. Proven track record of solving problems, breaking down barriers and delivering results ahead of schedule * Strong written and verbal communication at all levels of the organization * Experience managing complex programs in Jira * Knowledge of business process management approaches a plus * ASCM / APICS certifications a plus * Master's Degree in an Engineering, Science or Supply Chain discipline
Share this job:
