Manager I - Business Finance - Umanist Staffing LLC

Job Description:

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Role Scope / Deliverables:

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Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with supply chain leaders to resolve their strategic goals and ensure IT initiatives rigorously support these objectives.

Project Management: Lead and handle IT projects related to the supply chain, ensuring detailed and timely delivery aligned with business requirements.

Collaborator Engagement: Champion and nurture positive relationships with crucial collaborators in the supply chain and IT departments.

Solution Delivery: Coordinate the implementation of IT solutions, ensuring they meet the needs of the supply chain function and drive business value.

Continuous Improvement: Find opportunities for process improvements and technology enhancements within the supply chain.

Data Analysis: Apply data analytics to provide insights and support decision-making within the supply chain.

Vendor Management: Be a great partner with external vendors and service providers to ensure the delivery of high-quality IT services.

Training and Support: Offer training and support to supply chain staff in the use of new IT systems and tools.

Finance Liaison: Be the main point of contact between Finance and the Digital and Data Team.

Thought Leadership: Engage as an integral member of the Digital and Data Team, supplying proactively to the leadership of the IT group.

Finding Opportunities for Innovation: Gain a deep understanding of the strategic business direction in order to find opportunities for technology innovation.

Technology Roadmaps: Identify business technology needs and growth strategies, maintaining evergreen 3-year technology roadmaps.

Annual Operating Plan: Actively participate in the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) process, ensuring alignment between business and IT initiatives.

Demand Prioritization: Prioritize demand for assigned business areas, collaborating with architecture teams and resource managers.

Quality Consistency: Ensure that teams adhere to and support quality procedures and policies.

User Needs Anticipation: Work with business groups to anticipate user needs and coordinate with the broader IT organization.

Evaluation of Portfolio: Continuously assess the progress of the portfolio to ensure value delivery to collaborators.

Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks and dependencies in the portfolio.

Business Process Insight: Apply knowledge of current business processes for creative business process redesign and technology improvement.

Key Skills:&

Self-Motivation: Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.

Supply Chain Experience: Experience in a supply chain department of a manufacturing organization, preferably in biopharma or med device.

SAP Knowledge: Strong knowledge of SAP, smartsheets, SAC, IDQ and MDG.

Global Integration: Good knowledge of company functions globally and process integration among departments.

Leadership Styles: Ability to use a range of influencing and leadership styles effectively.

Communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and thoroughly.

Influencing Skills: Ability to influence internal and external contacts on various services.

Project Management:

Deep understanding of Project Management principles is preferred.

Technical Navigation:

Experience navigating a large IT department with multiple technologies.

Innovation Facilitation: Capable of facilitating innovation in business process and technical solution delivery.

Leadership Experience:

Experience leading a matrix team of professionals and communicating with various management levels.

Industry Experience: More than 10 years of experience developing and supporting finance applications and more than 5 years in the Pharmaceuticals or Life Sciences industry (preferred).

Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in information technology, eng

Screening Questions:

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How have you collaborated with supply chain leaders to align IT initiatives with their strategic goals? Can you provide an example of a project where you successfully supported these objectives?

Can you describe a time when you led an IT project related to the supply chain? How did you ensure the project was delivered on time and aligned with business requirements?

With your experience in SAP, SAC, and other tools, how have you leveraged these technologies to drive improvements and support decision-making in the supply chain?

In your previous roles, how have you managed vendor relationships to ensure the delivery of high-quality IT services, particularly in a fast-paced environment like manufacturing or biopharma?

Given your experience in finance and IT, how have you worked as a liaison between finance teams and digital/data teams to ensure successful collaboration and alignment of objectives?