Job Description

Job Title: S4/Hana Logistics & Warehousing Business SME

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Logistics & Warehousing professional to serve as a Global Logistics Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the company’s global SAP S/4HANA implementation. This role provides a unique opportunity to shape the future-state of our Logistics Operations.

As the Logistics & Warehousing SME, you will represent functional, regional and site-based Logistics Operations globally, in designing, testing, and deploying our SAP S/4HANA solutions, ensuring alignment with both operational needs and strategic business objectives. This is a high-impact role ideal for someone with a proven track record in Logistics processes, transformation, and cross-functional collaboration.

This role requires a detailed understanding of the transportation, warehousing and trade/compliance operational and transactional processes and the integration points to other ERP modules. It will collaborate with stakeholders across all levels of the organization and will ensure business requirements are attained through process and system standardization. This role sits as part of an integrated group encompassing both IT and system integrator experts in implementing the most optimal Logistics & Warehouse Management solution.

Responsibilities:

• Represent the Global Supply Chain function in design sessions related to core logistics and warehousing processes and dependencies/hand offs with other business processes such as OTC, MDM etc.
• Provide expert knowledge of existing processes and known pain points to inform and help determine solution design.
• Collaborate with project team members and system integrators to define and validate future-state processes aligned with global standards.
• Ensure functional and technical system designs meet Global Supply Chain business needs, compliance requirements, and reporting standards.
• Participate in testing activities such as user acceptance testing (UAT), data validation, and cutover planning to ensure successful deployment.
• Support change management efforts by contributing to training, communication, and user readiness strategies.
• Act as a liaison between Global Supply Chain and the ERP project teams to troubleshoot issues, escalate risks, and support resolution activities.
• Deliver regular project updates to ensure milestones are communicated and achieved.
• Ensure post-go-live process adoption, system utilization, and continuous improvement across business units.

Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
• Experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in Logistics and Warehousing in a global supply chain with a mixture of in-house and 3PL facilities.
• Demonstrated experience and usage of SAP core functionality and transactions
• Demonstrated experience in usage of LWM technologies such as track and trace, transportation and warehouse management and trade management and compliance either SAP or industry-leading solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in business transformation, systems implementation, or process optimization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration across all organizational levels.
• Able to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and set clear priorities.
• Team-oriented with excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable with change, adaptable to new technologies, and committed to continuous learning.
• Strong analytical skills, the ability to identify, define, and solve problems rapidly, and the ability to think and plan strategically.
• Willingness to commit a full allocation of time for a minimum of 2 years to support the transformation project over its lifecycle.

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