Business Process Specialist

AstraZeneca; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global pharmaceutical company is looking for a Business Process Specialist to support process excellence initiatives and drive SAP S/4HANA process design. The role requires strong process mapping and improvement skills, along with experience in technology change. Key responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders, mapping processes, and utilizing BPM software. This role offers a temporary six-month contract with hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Experience in technology change or as a Business Analyst with process capability.
• Ability to drive success through a project success mindset.

Responsibilities

• Drive SAP S/4HANA process design.
• Contribute to process excellence methodology.
• Gather requirements from business stakeholders.
• Attend workshops to map and design processes.
• Document new business processes.
• Utilise BPM software to model processes.
• Train and coach process excellence capabilities.

Skills

Strong process mapping / process improvement skills

Process improvement / analytical mindset

Experience with BPM applications

Lean, Six Sigma methodologies

Practical exposure to SAP S/4HANA

Strong Excel skills

Confident workshop facilitator

Networking and communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Role: Business Process Specialist

Role Type: Temporary – 6 Months + possible extension

Location: Luton or Macclesfield – x3 days on site / x2 remote

Your New Company

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 of the IT landscape by the replacement of current ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems with one global solution (Axial).

Our current technology is used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. This programme provides the opportunity for real transformation and to shape the way of working globally for many years to come.

In this role, you will be a key member of the Process Excellence team, driving the introduction and use of business process methods and tools to ensure the success of the design, implementation and use of business processes on major projects including SAP S/4HANA. You will bring experience of business process execution and problem solving to support transformational change. Able to work with a network of stakeholders to inform requirements and change impacts, develop a forward plan and drive plan delivery.

What we are looking for

A strong process mapper that enjoys working in technology change or a Business Analyst with a strong process capability. Both with the ability to drive success through a project success mindset.

What you’ll do

Acting as a member of the Centre of Process Excellence team, this role will help to drive SAP S/4HANA process design with a view to supporting process excellence initiatives across the business.

• Contribute to the improvement of a process excellence methodology and standards to align people, process, data and technology across AZ as part of the Axial project.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure processes are maintained and improved in line with established standards across the Axial landscape.
• Attend workshops and meetings with cross-functional and business teams to map and design global, interim and localisation processes for your area.
• Design and document new business processes, including end-to-end process flows, supporting the downstream SOPs, and related deployment activities.
• Utilise in-house BPM software to model processes
• Train and coach process excellence capabilities and use of business process tooling.

Essential Skills

• Strong process mapping / process improvement skills & experience
• Possess a strong process improvement / analytical mindset
• Experience of using or managing BPM applications
• Demonstrable experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, or comparable continuous improvement methodologies
• Practical exposure to SAP S/4HANA, ERP change programmes or similar system/technology-based projects
• Strong excel skills (data analysis & insight, pivot tables and VLOOKUP’s)
• Confident workshop facilitator
• Excellent networking, collaboration, and communication skills
• Confident in engaging with stakeholders

Desirable for the role

• Experience in providing training and coaching
• Experience of working with risk, controls or audit
• Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or above)
• Experience working in Finance, Supply Chain and Data environments

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.