Introduction to role
Are you ready to be part of a transformative journey at AstraZeneca?
As an S/4 Data Manager – Planning, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our data management processes. You will support the definition of business data requirements within the S/4 HANA design process and ensure that existing ECC data is fit for purpose during migration.
This role is aligned with Planning (NS&SCP – Network Strategy & Supply Chain Planning EPO Area) and involves engaging with various stakeholders to ensure that our data design meets business needs and aligns with SAP standards. Join us in achieving a Quality Core where data can be used with confidence!
Accountabilities
- Manage and support Data Experts within NS&SCP, including performance management and coaching.
- Lead the definition and implementation of S/4 Enterprise Data standards, ensuring alignment with business context and governance.
- Apply expertise in data, process, and object design to support S/4 process design.
- Collaborate with business data capabilities to maintain alignment in data design.
- Influence prioritization of data delivery and manage progress reporting.
- Support the transition from current to future state data design, including change impact assessments.
- Ensure non-SAP system requirements are considered in data design.
- Contribute to the development of S/4 Data Governance Strategy and Roadmap.
- Assist in executing the S/4 Data Quality Strategy and Cleanse and Migrate strategy.
- Provide support for project data migration processes.
- Ensure compliance with S/4 HANA Data Governance Framework and AZ Global Data Standards.
- Assist in creating global procedures for data asset governance.
Essential Skills/Experience
- Line management experience.
- Significant experience and subject matter expertise in Planning/NS&SCP.
- Demonstrable knowledge of how business data requirements support process execution and analytics.
- Experience designing and implementing Data Standards for a global enterprise.
- SAP working knowledge across transactions and reporting.
- Experience in Business/IT partnering for Data Governance solutions.
- Experience with global working and across cultures.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence others.
- Ability to manage negotiations across complex groups.
- Proven track record of delivery and effective prioritization.
Desirable Skills/Experience
- S/4 HANA implementation programme experience.
- Experience in life sciences and healthcare.
- Experience in Data Governance.
- Experience in measuring, managing, and improving Data Quality.
- In-depth knowledge of relevant key business processes.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
Help push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. With science at its heart, this is where breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine – for the world’s most complex diseases. Striving to understand the needs of diverse populations and act accordingly, we aim to transform healthcare to secure a future where everyone can access affordable, sustainable, innovative healthcare. Answering unmet needs by pioneering the next wave of science and targeting the drivers of disease helps us create the next generation of therapeutics.
With our ground-breaking pipeline, the outlook is bright. Be proud to take your place somewhere that has already achieved so much and is determined to do more. There is no better time to join our global, growing enterprise as we lead the way for healthcare and society.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now!
