LDC Deployment Manager - Asset Management

Summary

We are seeking a Lean Digital Core (LDC) Deployment Manager – Asset Management joining the global ADOPT team to help us drive execution of Novartis’ ambition to turn data and digital into a strategic asset to drive actionable insights across the organization. Accountable for deployment of the SAP (S4 HANA) based processes for asset lifecycle management. This involves aligning the solution with business needs, guiding the local Adopt team, knowhow transfer and supporting issue escalation while collaborating with various LDC workstreams and local stakeholders.

Please apply for the position only if the location is accessible to you.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Update training materials based on deployment experience and deliver successfully training of and knowledge transfer to next sites on the deployment roadmap
• Guide screening and user acceptance testing of the LDC release.
• Guide data cleansing, data migration and building the master data dictionary, in close collaboration with the local data owners
• Simplify user profile definition and absorb local profiles into global profiles where feasible. Guide the sites with profile mapping to users
• Guide business cutover planning, data double maintenance, ramp down and ramp up/ Hypercare support
• Support country discovery activities for identifying additional needs going beyond the existing LDC core solution
  
  

Essential Requirements

• Experienced in business processes in asset management/engineering, maintenance, calibration, MROM (spare parts)
• IT-affinity, SAP experience, SAP PM is a must have
• Business acumen: very good understanding of various worldwide data models, required capabilities and operational pain points in the area responsible
• Curious and forward looking: looks for signals both inside and outside the company to identify new trends and future expectations to set the goals of the commercial workstream
• Digital savvy: very good grasp of the impacts and opportunities of data and technology will create to Novartis
• Leadership skills: ability to inspire change, involve country-experts and effectively communicate to GPOs and relevant stakeholders
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
  
  

Desirable Requirements

• Higher education degree in field of engineering or another relevant field
• Experience with the business implementation and deployment of a large IT system
  
  

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