CoE SAP QM Template Analyst

Mars; Poznań; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars is seeking an experienced CoE SAP QM Template Analyst to design and build SAP QM capabilities within the SAP S/4HANA platform for Royal Canin and Mars processes, focusing on material testing and conformance to specifications.

You will collaborate with CoE, deployment teams and process owners to ensure standardization, quality data handling, and compliant, scalable solutions across factories and segments.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience with design and implementation of the SAP QM module.
• Ideally SAP PP / MM experience
• Experience with SAP global template design / development
• Strong knowledge of Quality & Food Safety practices
• Good communications, especially in English
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to adapt style to work with non-native English speakers
• Experience working in ambiguous and changing contexts.
• Experience investigating business requirements
• Manages multiple activities and priorities under pressure

Responsibilities

• Partner with Corporate and Royal Canin Process Owners to define QM requirements aligning with standards.
• Analyze harmonization opportunities across factories, divisions and segments for SAP QM.
• Translate business requirements into technical specs with the QFS Testing & Conformance workstream.
• Ensure designs maintain compliance with duties, security roles, and restricted data.
• Champion knowledge management, including documentation, training and best practice sharing.
• Support testing and validation plans for SAP QM before deployment and oversee test script development.
• Coordinate with CoE and deployment teams to ensure seamless data handover.
• Provide template guidance to deployment analysts to maximize standardization.
• Review template gaps with deployment teams and propose template-based options.
• Validate any gaps with BPO & GPO, then coordinate resolutions.

Skills

SAP QM experience

English communication

Analytical and problem-solving

Job description

Job Description:

As we work to transform and optimise Mars, a new program has been mobilised by the Mars leadership team. The program is focused on the design and implementation of SAP S/4HANA in Mars across Segments (Petcare, Corporate, Snacking & Food) with an initial focus on our Royal Canin Division. Much more than a simple “Lift and Shift,” this program will undertake a major process simplification and harmonisation scope as we digitally transform our business.

Job Description:

As we work to transform and optimise Mars, a new program has been mobilised by the Mars leadership team. The program is focused on the design and implementation of SAP S/4HANA in Mars across Segments (Petcare, Corporate, Snacking & Food) with an initial focus on our Royal Canin Division. Much more than a simple “Lift and Shift,” this program will undertake a major process simplification and harmonisation scope as we digitally transform our business.

The program focuses on several key process areas including Finance, Source to Pay (procurement and vendor mgmt.), Plan to Fulfil (manufacturing and distribution), Lead to Cash (sales order processing and payment) as well as Quality & Food Safety. This transformation requires thought leadership, quality decision making, deep technical know-how, and an ability to navigate complex business challenges.

The CoE SAP QM Template Analyst will report to the CoE Q&FS Director. This may change to CoE Q&FS Testing & Conformance Senior Lead as the role is filled.

This role is responsible for supporting the design and build of new capabilities based on SAP S/4 HANA and the SAP Business Technology Platform to enable Royal Canin's and Mars' future processes for material testing and ensuring conformance to specification of our raw materials, packaging, semi-finished and finished goods. Once the template is built, this role will provide support to regional deployment teams acting as the link between the CoE team and deployment teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Corporate and Royal Canin Process Owners and regional teams to define requirements for Quality Management (QM) solutions ensuring alignment with business and regulatory standards.


• Analyze opportunities for harmonization by identifying where factories, divisions and segments can adopt common SAP QM solutions, and where unique requirements necessitate tailored approaches.


• Partner with the System Integrator to ensure business requirements are effectively translated Into technical specifications for capabilities defined with the Q&FS Testing & Conformance workstream.


• Ensure SAP QM solution designs uphold compliance by implementing appropriate separation of duties, robust security roles, and restricted access to sensitive quality and testing data.


• Champion high standards of knowledge management to secure the long-term value of SAP QM solutions, including documentation, training, and best practice sharing.


• Support robust testing and validation plans for SAP QM solutions, ensuring all business, regulatory, and technical requirements are met prior to deployment, including oversight of test script development and execution.


• Work closely with other Centers of Excellence (CoE), such as those responsible for Logistics and Product Manufacture, to ensure seamless handover of quality data.


• Represent the CoE Q&FS template during deployments, including pilot deployments which will need more template team involvement


• Partner with deployment teams and division BPOs to execute Fit to template reviews and UAT.


• Provide S/4 template guidance to deployment analysts with the aim of maximum standardization


• Provide guidance on integration of edge solutions using the template interface portfolio.


• When potential template gaps are identified, conduct detailed analysis together with the deployment team and BPOs. Recommend options from within the standard template, where possible influence to change local processes instead of changing the template.


• Validate any gaps with the relevant BPO & GPO, then

Knowledge / Experience

• 2+ years experience with design and implementation of the SAP QM module.


• Ideally SAP PP / MM experience


• Experience with SAP global template design / development


• Strong knowledge of Quality & Food Safety practices.


• Good communications, especially in English


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills


• Able to adapt style to work with non-native English speakers


• Experience working in ambiguous and changing contexts.


• Experience investigating business requirements


• Manages multiple activities and priorities under pressure

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