Senior Manager Business Process Excellence – Plan to Produce | EMEA Hub (f/m/x) in Oberkochen or Jena

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This function offers you the chance to work on one of ZEISS' key group programs that aims to drive harmonisation and standardization of processes and structures define that the way how ZEISS will work for years to come. Besides, it is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to transition into ZEISS, get to know the company from an instrumental position, leaving while already their individual brand Manage compliance with global template processes and ensure process standardization & harmonisation within a hub in a global SAP deployment

Conduct local fit-gap analyses and define required template process adaptions (incl. business roles, system authorizations and data requirements) for multiple (parallel) SAP S/4HANA deployment projects

As per design governance, decide on process designs and/or facilitate decision-making in higher committees

Drive interaction with process experts from segment hubs/local entities and provide guidance on business process aspects

Report functionally to global process owners and ensure that rules & guidelines from global process owners are executed in the hub

Ensure alignment with global process owners and other deputy process owners on integration topics

Identify and align improvements of the global template with global process owners

Review and approve design, configuration and functional specification

If required, support in the design of test cases

The stream Plan to Produce (P2P) covers esp. the following process areas: Production and supply planning incl. demand management, material requirements planning, slot/block planning

Production execution incl. available to promise, production order management, variant configuration

Production supply incl. order reservations & material staging, batch management, serial number management, KANBAN

Plant maintenance incl. tooling management, prevent maintenance

Integration with production-related processes & systems e.g. manufacturing execution system (MES)

5+ years of relevant professional experience related to business process management

Excellent knowledge of end-to-end business processes for at least one process domain (e.g., Lead-to-Cash, ...)

Proven methodological know-how of local fit-gap analyses and process design

Solid assertiveness in defending the global template

Strong decision-making acumen and ability to reach consensus/compromises on process designs among different stakeholders

Experience with SAP R/3 and SAP S/4HANA as well as relevant third-party business systems is a plus

Excellent conceptual, analytical and communication skills

Fluent in English, both written and spoken