Transcend; Senior Manager- Value Stream Leader Order to Cash

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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

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Transcend is a global business transformation program that will modernize our foundational transactional processes and harmonize them into one “clean” ERP as a standardized platform for growth and efficiency gains.

This program will simplify the Pharmaceutical ERP landscape from 7 to 1, standardizing processes to have a cost-effective, fit-for-purpose digital backbone that will enable us to support the Pharmaceutical business with agility.

Additionally, the program will remediate the end-of-life system exposure that we risk towards the end of this decade.

We are searching for the best talent for Transcend: Sr. Manager- Value Stream Order to Cash.

This fully onsite role will be located in Titusville, NJ.

A pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Value Stream Leads to drive the implementation of the SAP S/4HANA global process template within a regulated pharmaceutical environment. This role is responsible for deploying the standardized value stream solution globally, ensuring strict adherence to SAP Clean Core principles while designing only legally required localizations. The candidate will bring deep value stream process expertise, a strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements in the life sciences sector, and a collaborative leadership approach to successfully guide cross-functional teams through the ERP transformation journey

The position will directly lead a cross functional team of process experts. Additionally, they will have matrix leadership over contractors, and support personal such as CEBA and PMO team members.

The VSL will be a key face to the site personal for the specific deployment, and will need to be able to shape and influence in the face of resistance to change. .

Major Duties & Responsibilities

Global Template Deployment

• Implement the pre-defined global Value Stream process template across regions and business units, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and SAP standards.

• Lead the deployment of the Value Stream template within S/4HANA, avoiding customizations unless rigorously required by legal or regulatory requirements.

• Ensure that all design decisions conform to SAP Clean Core principles—favoring configuration over custom development and applying standard extensibility frameworks where needed.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead cross-functional teams including business SMEs, IT, SAP consultants, validation experts, and system integrators in the execution of Value Stream-related project deliverables.

• Collaborate with other value stream leads (e.g., Procure to Pay, Finance, Manufacturing) to ensure fully integrated end-to-end process design.

• Act a