Role: S4 Vendor Data Design Lead
Role Type: Temporary – 12 Months
Location: Luton – x3 Days On-Site, x2 Remote
Your New Role
The S/4 Business Data Object Design Lead – Vendor is responsible for coordinating on all business data requirements within the S/4 HANA design process, along with providing best practice data concept proposal into the design process, defining, and documenting the S/4 Enterprise Data Standards and ensuring that existing SAP ECC data is fit for purpose at the point of migration to S/4 HANA.
The role is working across Enterprise Process Owner (EPO) a reas with relevance for the object and is responsible for owning the relationship between the S/4 Data and Analytics organisation and the respective EPOs, and proactively engaging with the wider business (including data offices and governance forums) to ensure that the S/4 data design meets business requirements, aligns to SAP standard where possible and that S/4 data can be used with confidence achieving a Quality Core.
The role will drive out the data designs for all aspects of the broader Vendor dimension and has a specifically strong integration into but not limited to the Procurement and Accounts Payable space and will be part of the Data Design Business Partner organisation.
Key Accountabilities
Land S/4HANA target state business data standards by providing data subject matter expertise into the global process design cycle, ensuring process designs align with S/4HANA data best practice concepts and process data requirements are collected and consolidated into robust data documentations.
* Land the definition, documentation and implementation of S/4 Enterprise Data standards related to Vendor domain, including master data, reference data and metadata – confirming the business context and ensuring alignment in accordance with defined data governance. To include the development of conceptual models and business glossary.
* Apply data, process, and object expertise to support Vendor related S/4 process design, acting as an integral part of relevant EPO D esign & Data teams, considering both business process and analytics requirements.
* Collect and share relevant as-is data structures and harmonisation assessments alongside best practice to-be Data Design proposals and feed into the Global Design process.
* Involvement in defining the change journey from current to future state data design including completion of change impact assessments and outline of critical use case examples.
* Ensure that data within the Vendor data domain complies with the S/4 HANA Data Governance Framework and AZ Global Data Standards.
* Represent Analytics team in process workshops and support the discussion, collection and design of relevant Vendor dimension related Analytics capabilities, while ensuring the underlying data standards are covering analytic specifics requirements.
Assist in the development of the S/4 Data Quality Strategy and secure its execution through steering the data quality approach for data within the Vendor data area enabling simplified migration, interim state, and the ongoing management of data to ensure that it remains fit for purpose post deployment.
* Lead and direct the prioritisation of data delivery as related to Vendor, reporting on progress to Business Partner Function Data Design Lead and other relevant stakeholders.
* Support relationship with current business data capability to ensure that the S/4 design and the wider enterprise data design remain aligned (to include support of interim state).
* Assist & contribute to the development of the S/4 Cleanse and Migrate strategy and execution approaches and plans.
* Support and contribute to the cleanse and enrichment approach for data within the Vendor data domain in accordance with the overall data cleanse strategy.
* Provide support to project data migration processes, including the co-ordination of pre and post load business sign off.
* Assist the S/4 Data Governance team in the creation of effective global procedures to ensure that each data asset in the Vendor context, is governed throughout its lifecycle and complies with programme governance principles and standards.
Essential Skills
* Significant experience and subject matter expertise in the wide range of Vendor and Procurement processes and related data concepts including but not limited to P&MM -, Vendor data management, Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order, Receipt, Invoice, Payment & Banking processes. Sourcing, Contracting – would be advantageous
* S/4 HANA implementation program experience
* Demonstrable SAP working knowledge across transactions and reporting in an SAP environment, including an understanding of how data integrates within an SAP architecture.
* Demonstrable knowledge of how business data requirements support process execution, planning and analytics, with the ability to explain complex data concepts to business users.
* Experience in project life-cycle stage validating design / testing
* Experience of designing and implementing Data Standards in relevant Planning space for a global enterprise with significant geographical and functional footprint.
* Experience of Business/IT partnering for the implementation of Data Governance-related solutions.
* Demonstrated ability to lead in a diverse, global team, within and across functions. Experience with global working and across cultures.
* Demonstrate strong communication skills with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives.
* Ability to lead and manage negotiations across a complex group, to a target outcome.
* Proven track record of delivery and ability to effectively prioritise to ensure goals and outcomes are achieved.
* Demonstrated project leadership skills.
Desirable Skills
* 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.
* Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context
WHY ASTRAZENECA?
It's an exciting time to join AstraZeneca, a global business that's rapidly growing - there's a lot happening and even more to come. And we are a valued part of this journey. Respected partners across the business, we provide the platform that's going to power us to achieve more.
So, what's next?
Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it's yours. Please apply with a copy of your CV.