As a member of IMFT, you’ll be at the heart of delivering an integrated, cross-functional transformation that optimizes resources, investment allocation, and value creation across the organization.
The Deployment Lead Analyst will be part of the Innovative Medicines Finance Deployment Team, reporting to the Finance Deployment Manager/ Deployment Lead Analyst
Role Purpose
Lead global deployment of Integrated Business Planning capabilities, including SAP IBP, SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), across business units and markets. Drive standardized planning processes, integrated data architecture, analytics, and business adoption.
General Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end deployment of IBP, BDC and SAC solutions across regions/business units.
Drive standardization of IBP/S&OP processes covering demand, supply, inventory, capacity and financial planning.
Partner with business, IT, Finance, Supply Chain, Commercial and Data teams to define requirements and deployment strategy.
Lead SAP IBP solution design, integration and deployment readiness.
Establish BDC data foundations, including data integration, harmonization, governance and availability for planning and analytics.
Lead the test script preparations, run the testing for BST and coordinate UAT.
Ensure integration between SAP S/4HANA, IBP, BDC, SAC and other enterprise systems.
Manage data quality, master data and planning data requirements.
Define and track deployment KPIs, business benefits and adoption metrics.
Lead change management, stakeholder engagement and training.
Manage deployment roadmap, project risks, dependencies, issues and senior stakeholder governance.
Identify opportunities for automation, analytics and continuous improvement after deployment.
Ensure global standards are maintained while addressing legitimate local business requirements Provide Credo based leadership to foster an environment of inclusiveness and continued career and personal development
Qualifications Required
Minimum of 6+ years professional related experience required
MBA (Finance) /CA/ ICWA is preferred
At least 1 years of experience in SAP Analytical cloud
Experience in any other planning tool, is a added advantage.
Exposure to SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) needed
SAP S/4HANA integration
Supply Chain Planning, Data & Analytics, Business Process Transformation
Global Stakeholder Management and Global deployment experience
Working experience in Jira/X ray tool is needed.
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Knowledge and experience working with SAP S/4 HANA Finance is a must.
Strong knowledge of Overall Finance Process is required.
Passionate to develop expertise in complex financial topics
Agile mindset
Strong communication skills and ability to clearly articulate complex issues
Team player and collaborative working style
Required Skills
Preferred Skills
Accelerating, Budgeting, Budget Management, Business Behavior, Coaching, Confidentiality, Data Analysis, Detail-Oriented, Expense Controls, Financial Analysis, Financial Disclosures, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Learning Agility, Leverages Information, Microsoft Office, Problem Solving, Process Optimization, Process Oriented, Relationship Building, Service Excellence, Stakeholder Management, Teamwork
