Job Summary

Avantor is looking for a Senior Director, Enterprise Solutions Commercial & Finance that will lead the go-forward strategy and operations for development, implementation, and management of enterprise application initiatives in the areas of manufacturing and supply chain. The Senior Director is responsible for providing a standard, scalable, and sustainable foundation for enabling business. This role is also accountable for leading large integration and M&A programs for Avantor as assigned.

What we’re looking for:
 

Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in IT with enterprise-scale business systems including implementing large-scale application systems utilizing a variety of database technologies and hardware platforms.
• Minimum of 5 life-cycle implementations of SAP, preferably in a global environment
• SAP ECC 6.0 (10+ years’) and S4/HANA experience (10 years’) is required
• Experience in developing the strategy and executing a SAP transformation program from ECC to S4HANA
• Five plus years’ experience in selection, implementation and support of ERP and CRM technologies (SAP, Salesforce).
• Must be a strategic and data-oriented leader, with a successful track record of customer and consumer value creation, and a strong customer service mindset.
• Proven experience managing software vendors and contract requirements.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects serving multiple constituencies and sponsors.
• Familiarity with multiple development methodologies including agile preferred; Understand existing and emerging cloud technologies.
• Experience designing and implementing technical architecture standards and integrations best practices.
• 15+ years’ experience of leading a med-large global team
• Experience standing up a team in with Global Delivery Centers
• Experience with leading strategic partnership with SAP and other global SW partners
• Experience working in a hybrid sourcing / location strategy
• Experience in business process re-engineering or process improvement
   

How you will thrive and create an impact 

• Provide technology vision and leadership for the development and implementation of Enterprise Solutions (ES) initiatives.
• Demonstrate executive level thought leadership, strategic business development, technical innovation, and financial and operational planning for the Enterprise Solutions organization.
• Lead a large global enterprise solutions team
• Strategize and plan with the different departments to ensure there are clear goals and accountability in line with the business objectives and organization mission.
• Manage existing ES technology programs, products, and services for all lines of business involving commercial and financial functions, including the CRM, ERP life cycle, cloud platforms, application integrations, and third-party software as a service (SAAS) management.
• Oversee the development of the ES roadmap and execution of prioritized and approved projects.
• Manage the expenses (operating and capital) for IT Enterprise Solution budgets in conjunction with the finance team to ensure all funding requests follow the appropriate governance processes.
• Ensure compliance with IT quality and security processes and procedures, identifying and addressing any compliance issues.
• Manage third-party vendors and resources and ensure value-add for deployment on prioritized initiatives.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of global, state and federal laws and regulations related to data privacy and overall compliance.
• Foster a positive and engaging work environment for each team member by promoting skill development, coaching for improvement and growth, inspiring others through your words and actions, and embracing our mission, vision, and core values.
• Travel – Up to 25% travel

Knowledge and Abilities

• Establishes Vision & Crafts Strategy: Develop strategic initiatives and create a supporting portfolio of projects that drives execution of organization strategy and operating goals. Create process and structure to build organization alignment and drive effective strategic execution. 
• Collaborates Internally & Externally:  Identifies key stakeholders and ensures collaboration occurs between departments, across the Network and with external partners through words and actions and by removing barriers when necessary.
• Manages for Results/Delegates Effectively: Utilizes performance management processes to focus department on measurable results and promote accountability at the team and individual level for delivering against agreed upon goals.  Holds self and others to high standards. 
• Drives Change: Diagnoses challenges looking at the barriers to change. Leverages data-ba