Sap Sd - Ecc Associate Director (Functional Design)

Location: Mexico City - Hybrid work.
We are seeking a SAP SD - ECC Associate Director (Functional Design) to help us span across all units and functions globally the Lead Digital Core (LDC) at Novartis Group.
LDC will simplify the way we work and allow us to leverage data for digital innovation at scale. We will achieve this through a focus on high quality data at the core, supported by end-to-end enterprise processes and new technologies, including the transformation of our ERP backbone to S/4HANA and integrated digital solutions around it.
This role will work directly with DDIT and LDC team and reports to the Solutions Delivery CTC Design Director
Your responsibilities:
• Own and drive Solution Design for Sales & Distribution area through addressing all business requirements and opportunities while following Novartis architectural standards, quality and information security principles.
• Collaborate closely with the Global Process Owners (GPOs) and Enterprise Process Integration leads to suggest standardized and simplified integrated solutions.
• Champion the standardization and simplification of design, minimizing the custom solutions only for cases where Novartis makes a difference in the market serving customers/patients.
• Prepare and run design workshops in the assigned “Products”, identify critical integration points and dependencies, propose solutions for key gaps, provide effort estimations while ensuring alignment with business and other teams.
• Assure consistency and traceability between user requirements, functional specifications, Agile ways of working and adapting to DevSecOps, architectural roadmaps, regulatory/control requirements, and smooth transition of solutions to operations.
• Deliver assigned project work as per agreed timeline within budget and on-quality adhering to following the release calendars.

• Proven experience in SAP SD implementation experience (Mandatory) and eco-system applications.
• Previous full cycle SAP SD ECC project experience
• 8+ years of relevant professional IT experience in the related functional area
• LACAN/US market contract management experience (mandatory).
• As a plus S4 experience on Commercial space with special focus on Revenue Management capabilities (S/4 Condition contracts).
• Proven track record of broad industry experience and excellent understanding of complex enterprise IT landscapes and relationships
• Experience in advising peers and senior stakeholders on complex issues and provide complex, contextual guidance to influence actions of internal and/or external partners.
Nice-to-Haves / Desirable
• Local language Spanish/Portuguese will be a plus due to managing stakeholders.
Why Novartis?
766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!
Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!
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