Axial Global Logistics Deployment Lead
Job Title - Associate Director Business Strategy & Portfolio
Career Level - F
The Axial Programme (Global S/4HANA implementation)
We are one purpose-led global organisation. The enablers and innovators, ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause, opening the locks to save lives, ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world.
AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science. In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition, size and complexity of the organisation, coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology, has led the Board to approve a large-scale transformation programme – Axial.
The Axial Programme will be powered by S/4HANA a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system which will be implemented right across the organisation and will provide our business with standardised processes, enhanced financial management, common data and real time reporting, transforming the way we work through our entire supply chain - from bench to patient.
The new system will be used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally for many years to come.
The Axial programme needs the best talent to work in it. Whether it’s the technical skills, business understanding or change leadership, we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout. We are aiming to deliver a world class change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the end-to-end nature of our global company. This programme will provide AZ with a competitive edge, to the benefit of our employees, customers and patients.
We are now looking for a Deployment Lead for our Global Logistics Function(GLF) within Axial Global Operations Deployment to join our team.
What you'll do:
Work with Deployment wave teams, and your own indirect team of GLF change catalyst and super users, to develop and drive execution of a deployment plan for the phase 1 deployments and beyond. This deployment plan will cover all business tasks to deploy successfully including identification of change impacts, planning and execution of change management, testing, data migration verification and cutover and hypercare.You will need to work with your team to understand scope, risks and complexities and resolve where necessary. You may have some involvement in execution or supporting execution of deployment tasks.
The role requires excellence in stakeholder management and influence skills, working across all levels within the organisation, externally and across multiple teams.
Phase 1 covers four deployments - our legal entities in Mexico, our large and complex UK-owned operations, a new API plant in Ireland (APICOM) and a new Respiratory plant in China (Qingdao).
As Axial goes live gradually over many years, Global Logistics will need to be able to operate with interim states arising from co-existence of oldprocesses supported by legacy ERP systems and new processessupported by S/4HANA. You will be responsible for working with the design teams to identify these interim states and co-ordinate activities to ensure they can be successfully managed.
AstraZeneca’s business is fast changing, and it is vital that the design and deployment plans of Axial align with other large change programmes occurring in the same time horizon. We have a portfolio process to track these co-existing projects, and you will be responsible to ensure resolution of any issues highlighted.
This role reports to the Axial Global Supply Chain and Strategy Deployment lead with a dotted lines into the Director of Global Logistics and Distribution, and the Enterprise Process Owner accountable for design of the Axial global template for Logistics.
Essential Requirements:
Understanding of logistics, including experience of working in distribution centres and executing processes at logistics service providers.
Exceptional Stakeholder management skills
Experience in Business Process Management, Projects, and Change Management
Experience in problem solving analysing, interpreting, evaluating and driving decision making
Great Collaboration, Leadership and Influencing Skills
Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication (both verbal and written – in English)
Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.
So, what’s next?
Are you already imaging yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!
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