Global SAP Application Manager MM / Procurement m/w/d

CordenPharma is a leading full-service Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, drug products (DP), and packaging. With over 3,000 employees worldwide, we help pharmaceutical and biotech companies manufacture medicines with the ultimate goal of improving people’s lives.

Our network, spanning Europe and the US, provides flexible and specialized solutions across six technology platforms: Peptides, Lipids & Carbohydrates, Injectables, Highly Potent & Oncology, Small Molecules, and Oligonucleotides. We strive for excellence in supporting this network and are committed to delivering the highest quality products for patient well-being.

Our People Vision:
We strive for excellence. We share our passion. Together, we make a difference in patients' lives.

• as soon as possible
• Full-time
• Permanent

What you can expect

The Global SAP Application Manager Procurement at CordenPharma is responsible for overseeing the SAP Procurement solution, including its design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization. Their main tasks involve managing the SAP project lifecycle, coordinating with cross-functional teams, ensuring system performance, troubleshooting issues, and aligning SAP applications with business needs. They also provide guidance on upgrades, security, and integration, while ensuring compliance with organizational standards.

• Competent contact person SAP Procurement for all CordenPharma SAP locations
• Pro-active design of SAP usage for optimization, further development and standardization of business processes in coordination and cooperation with your SAP colleagues
• Ensuring daily operations, i.e. 2nd level support (Incident- and Change-management)
• Requirements management, conception, analysis and modeling of processes and SAP-system inclusive customizing in close coordination with the process owners/key users and controlling ABAP-developers as well as 3LS consultants
• Ensuring computer systems validation requirements (GMP)
• Design and further development of the SAP S/4HANA template
• Collaboration or sub project management for the rollout of SAP S/4 HANA template for his SAP area
• Support and consulting of all relevant stakeholders
• Execution of tests and documentation according to CSV
• Creation of SAP training materials and documentation for users, organization and execution of user trainings

To successfully master this role, we are looking for the following qualifications:

• Bachelor or master degree in business informatics or comparable qualification (study/professional experience)
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience, knowledge of SAP MM modules incl. customizing; other SAP modules/skills are a plus
• Good understanding of the corresponding procurement business processes and a good understanding of the adjacent logistics processes
• Willingness to work also with Procurement solution Coupa
• Good project management skills and experience
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Excellent communication skills, Goal oriented, able to work to deadlines and motivate
• Fluent in German and English
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry including qualification and validation activities are a plus
• Willingness to travel (around 25%)

Please note: We do not accept applications from Recruitment agencies for this position.

What we offer

Positive working atmosphere and open management culture with focus on continuous improvement of processes to stay innovative.

Interested?

If you enjoy working in a team and are interested in a varied area of responsibility, if you think and act beyond your own area of responsibility, then you should join our team.

Do you require more information?

In case of questions to your application, the position or something else I am very happy to support you.