Osaka Santen Inc Full time

Digital & IT Business Partner for Manufacturing/SCM

Full-time

Company Description

Santen is a specialized life sciences company with a proud 130-year heritage focused exclusively on ophthalmology.

As a Japan-originated, global company with our footprint in over 60 countries, we are dedicated to delivering innovative treatments and digital solutions for eye health and addressing vision-related social issues for people around the world.

Digital & IT (DIT) is an international organization spread across 5 regions (Japan, North America, EMEA, Asia and China) with high diversity and motivated individuals driven by new technology and business applications.

Come join a dynamic team that is evolving from a demand-driven system integrator to business transformation enabler leveraging the power of digital and IT across the organization.

Job Summary

As the Business Partner for Manufacturing/SCM, you will drive transformation in Supply Chain Management through leveraging SAP S4 Hana and surrounding digital solutions.

You will lead system lifecycle management (plan, design, implementation, operation), closely collaborate with Business teams, DIT teams and partner with vendors to ensure the success of core business goals.

Job Description

  • Lead and transform solutions leveraging SAP S/4 and surrounding systems such as Artwork Management, Serialization Management, especially for Supply Chain Management in accordance with business and technology priorities.
  • Leverage excellent SAP S/4 SCM subject matter expertise, communication, teamwork, and governance skills to resolve challenges.
  • Responsible for application maintenance and support for S/4 SCM areas and is expected to deliver business continuity leveraging external system integration partners.
  • Responsible for developing and maintaining Digital & IT roadmaps in alignment with business strategic plans within Product Supply in global and region while evaluating SAP S/4 standard solution components to maximize S/4 investments.
  • Collaborate and harmonize with the other Digital & IT functions to maximize business values while ensuring strategic alignment, compliance, security, and technology standards
  • Responsible for planning, executing, and closing Digital & IT projects to realize business goals in corporation with the business/IT functions and partner vendors.
  • Responsible for transition of solutions to service operation functions while developing system operation plan and providing knowledge transfer in corporate with the stakeholders.
  • Responsible for taking part and/or coordinating to analyze, design, implement, and test change requests in corporate with the business/IT functions and partner vendors.
  • Responsible for taking part and/or coordinating to resolve escalated incidents in corporate with the business/IT functions and partner vendors while reporting the Value Stream Lead and stakeholders in a timely manner.
  • Provide leadership and technical expertise in Supply Chain to identify and solve complex issues and/or challenges in development and delivery of new and existing solutions.

Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands/Osaka, Japan

Qualifications

  • A minimum of 5 years' experience of leading global applications and transformation delivery.
  • SAP S/4 knowledge is essential – you have at least 3 years configuration experience in at least three submodules such as purchasing, invoice management, invoice management.
  • SAP certification in the applicable stream.
  • (Preferred) PMP or equivalent certification.
  • (Preferred) Experience of implementation, operation and/or maintenance of ERP peripheral systems in Product Supply such as Artwork Management, Serialization Management, MES etc.

Competencies

  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to manage and develop strong working relationships with other departments and outside vendors.
  • Strong cross functional understanding with other SAP modules.
  • Proven facilitation and problem-solving skills even in remote work.
  • Proven ability to management multiple projects and vendors in a multinational organization.
  • Act autonomously and voluntarily (self-starter).
  • Must have a fluent Japanese skill and business-level command of English.

Additional Information

Grow your career at Santen

A career at Santen is an opportunity to make a difference.

Through our long-term vision outlined in Santen 2030, we are committed to be a Social Innovator - addressing the social and economic needs of people with visual impairments.

We have team members around the world using their diverse talents to unlock new modalities and drive innovations for patient outcomes, education and treatment.

At Santen, we believe in empowering all our team members with flexible ways of working and a highly inclusive work environment.

The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members.

All employment decisions are based on business needs, role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race, color, ethnicity, national origin/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

You will be part of the Global Value Stream in DIT, impacting positively the way the company operates by having the opportunity to propose ideas and solutions and to be part of their implementation.

You will report to the Value Stream Lead, the manager who takes lead business solutions leveraging digital and IT mainly in global and regional manufacturing and supply chain management.

We are willing to simply make a difference for Santen with your enthusiasm, proposition capability and personality.

If you require any kind of accommodation during our recruitment process, please let the recruiter from our team know.



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