Principal I, ERP Business Analysis (T)

Alcon MX; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Alcon is seeking an experienced SAP solution designer to translate business requirements into scalable SAP-enabled solutions. The role covers design, governance, and implementation aligned with the global template for procurement processes, including Ariba and Concur integrations.

You will engage with IT and business stakeholders, drive scoping and fit-gap workshops, and ensure timely, secure, and cost-effective delivery. Relocation and travel support are provided.

Qualifications

• Degree in business/technical field with SAP knowledge.
• 6–8 years of IT/business consultancy with SAP implementation experience in international environments.
• Experience leading small to mid-size teams; SAP S/4HANA/ECC knowledge preferred.
• Deep SAP Ariba, Invoicing, and Concur T&E understanding; vendor/data integration experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% and relocation support available.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into SAP-based designs aligned to architecture.
• Lead scoping, fit-gap workshops, estimate effort and align with business.
• Ensure designs meet security, quality, and performance standards.
• Deliver solutions following global templates and design standards.
• Provide governance and maintenance for SAP procurement templates; production support.

Skills

Business process understanding

Stakeholder alignment

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor degree in business/technical field with SAP knowledge

Tools

SAP MM-PUR

SAP Ariba

Concur T&E

Middleware (CPI/SI/Mulesoft)

Job description

Summary of Position

Translate high level design and business requirements into system solutions and implement in alignment with the design and architectural standards, while meeting quality, performance and security requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Business process understanding and driving business stakeholders alignment.
• Develop system designs that adhere to high level conceptual design and are traceable to functional as well as non-functional requirements in projects/enhancements
• Ensure designs produced adhere to architectural roadmap and support the development, execution and operations of solutions
• Deliver design solutions in line with system design standards which are global and scalable following a global template philosophy (Core/Template)
• Ensure that solutions meet requirements outlined in the architecture handbook
• Perform scoping, fit-gap workshops for projects/enhancements, proposes solutions for key gaps, provide effort estimations and align with business teams
• Ensure that project/enhancements work is delivered to agreed time, cost and quality constraints following the release calendars
• Ensure that developed solutions are peer reviewed, formally documented and signed off by business
• Initiate solution testing to ensure these meet quality standards
• Follow standardized design and development processes to enable cost effective delivery
• Take accountability to ensure adherence with Security and Compliance policies and procedures within Solution Design scope.

Global responsibility for SAP design, upgrade, maintenance and Support of the Direct and Indirect Procurement functions with interaction with Accounts Payable and T&E management from IT perspective Providing governance and maintenance to the Global Source-to-pay template with AP and T&E functionalities Providing SME level support for the AMS team on Production Support incidents and Enhancement requests Influence: Maintaining and updating global procurement template design for SAP with other strategic programs and projects influencing: IT stakeholders – Business Techlogy Partners (BTP) and Global Process Owner(GPO) community Application Maintenance Services (AMS) team

Key Requirements/Minimum Qualifications

• University degree or adequate equivalent Bachelor degree in business/technical stream and SAP knowledge in specified module(s)/process areas.
• At least 6 to 8 years experience in IT/business consultancy with SAP implementation in an international environment.
• Prior experience in working with small – Mid size teams needed.
• Team leading capability will be an added advantage.
• Proven experience in SAP S4 HANA/ECC implementations, detailed process analysis and design, system architecture and technology standards.
• S4 experiences will be preferred.
• Proven experience in understanding SAP functionality, related business processes, master and transactional data structures in the area of responsibility.
• Deep knowledge in SAP Ariba latest generation products, their architecture with backend connectivity will be preferred.
• Working level knowledge in SAP Invoicing and Concur T&E system will be preferred.
• Web integration methodology, data acquisition frameworks and analytics will be appreciated.
• Willingness to travel – Less than 25% (based on business need).
• Direct impact on strategic SAP programs and projects to deliver Business & IT strategy under guidance and supervision of ESA – F&P leadership.

Competency Profile

Excellent communication and collaboration skills Able to leverage networks of professionals across functions and business areas Understands the competing organizational needs beyond own part of business Able to interpret complex information and to influence internal and external peers Demonstration of Alcon value and behaviors within the own organization with ability to motivate and energize others.

Specific Professional Competencies

• SAP On-promise and cloud - Direct Purchasing (MM-PUR) - Indirect Purchasing (SAP Ariba Upstream/B&I/P2O) - Commerce Automation, Supply Chain Collaboration and related functions via SAP Business Network - Invoicing and Accounts Payables (MM-LIV) - SAP Concur T&E system
• Preferable knowledge in the following areas Vendor Invoices Management (VIM) Cloud based invoicing solutions like Appzen, Open Text etc.
• Other related cloud based platforms facilitating specialized services for Procurement like Risk evaluation, Market Intelligence etc.
• Working experience with integration of various alien systems (SAP or non-SAP) to SAP-ERP through some form of middleware (e.g. CPI/SI/Mulesoft) required
• Basic technical competencies like IDOC, XML, JSON monitoring, RfC connectivity, ALE distribution model, Different type of WRICEF objects and their usage depending on functional need etc. required
• Excellent understanding of the master data settings such as Materials/Vendors/Customers/Business Partners/Info-records/Source List/Quota Arrangements etc. supporting the areas mentioned above is a must
• Good understanding of Life Sciences/Pharma/Medical devices and/or contact lenses industry along with FDA Computer System Validation processes is an advantage
• Work hours: 1 PM to 10 PM IST
• Relocation assistance: Yes

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or any other reason. At Alcon, we are committed to helping people see better. We believe patients should have access to quality eye care regardless of their economic circumstances; however, barriers to good eye health exist for patients in both developed and emerging markets. Alcon develops and manufactures innovative devices to serve the full life cycle of eye care needs. Its surgical group is one of the largest makers of equipment used for cataract removal and laser vision correction. Its consumer products include the well‑known Opti-Free line of contact lens solutions and related products. Alcon, which was founded in 1945, sells its products in 180 countries worldwide.