Overview:
Waters is seeking a Senior Product Commercialization Specialist to lead the enablement of complex product offerings in SAP. This role is responsible for managing and executing the end-to-end product commercialization process across all phases of the product lifecycle-ensuring products are manufacturable, fully configured, and ready for sale within competitive market timelines.
The ideal candidate is a strategic and analytical thinker with strong understanding of the product lifecycle management and SAP skills. They will be adept at translating product launch strategies into product commercialization plans, leading cross-functional collaboration with global teams, and driving successful product launches and sales initiatives.
This role is Hybrid working from Milford, MA office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).
Responsibilities:
* Represent product commercialization throughout the product development lifecycle.
* Assess cross-functional impacts of commercialization requests and coordinate effort estimates.
* Lead commercialization projects, ensuring scope, schedule, and quality standards are met.
* Serve as a key liaison between Product Management, Product Development, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and IT to ensure cross-functional alignment and seamless execution.
* Create and maintain product part numbers and Bills of Material (BOMs) to support manufacturability and salability in SAP ERP systems.
* Initiate and manage Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and commercialization workflows to support timely product readiness for quoting, ordering, and fulfillment.
* Collaborate on scalable product configurations with SAP CPQ and Variant Configuration leads.
* Ensure all commercialization activities are compliant with Quality standards and integrated with Order-to-Cash processes.
* Support onboarding and training of internal stakeholders on commercialization processes, tools, and best practices.
* Generate comprehensive master data reports from SAP and perform detailed analysis to assess data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
* Identify data quality issues, trends, and anomalies, and provide actionable recommendations for improvement.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure master data integrity and compliance with corporate standards.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or related field.
* 5+ years of experience in product commercialization, SAP material master data management, quality assurance, or related roles in manufacturing, technology, or life sciences industries.
* Strong working knowledge of ERP systems, particularly SAP ECC or S/4HANA.
* Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) concepts and tools.
* Strong ability to extract, compile, and interpret complex master data reports from SAP.
* Proficiency in analyzing large datasets to identify patterns, discrepancies, and process gaps.
* Solid understanding of SAP master data structures and related business processes.
* Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and a process-driven approach.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Project management experience is a plus.
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