Company description

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

High-Level Function and Role Overview

The purpose of Operations IT is to partner with the global AstraZeneca Operations organization to deliver excellent Information Technology to support and accelerate business objectives.

The team in which this role is based is customer-facing and strong partnering and influencing skills are essential. As a Business Analyst, you will work closely with your customer groups to understand their key challenges and use your knowledge and experience to determine where IM and/or IT would provide optimal value including:

Ensuring proposed and delivered solutions meet business needs Proactively seeking opportunities in IT that might benefit your business customers Providing support & consultancy to users on system exploitation and best practice to maximize value from existing IT solutions

Whilst this role is not a hands-on technical IT role, to be successful as a Business Analyst in AstraZeneca, you will have a demonstrable appreciation of current technology trends and a strong desire to improve the IT user experience in the business. SAP and Ariba suites form the underlying technology driving the core business processes and these are supplemented by a myriad of other solutions providing differentiated, supporting solutions for more bespoke business processes.

Key Accountabilities

User Support & business consultancy

• Collaborate with key business stakeholders to maximize system exploitations and optimize business solutions
• Lead improvement projects to improve service delivery for customers

Requirements Management

• lead the effort to work with the business to identify functional and technical requirements
• Lead the translation of business requirements into design specifications
• Work with the technical delivery teams to ensure requirements are understood
• Monitor and ensure that requirements are met, tested and implemented

Solution Design

• Ensure new solutions meet the needs of customers
• Support UAT and manage the introduction of new solutions to customers

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Candidate Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Successful candidates will be required to demonstrate the following capabilities & skills:

• Domain Knowledge on end to the process of individual models in Supply Chain Management

Strategic Planning Process

Demand Management Process

Supply Management Process

Procurement Process

Manufacturing Process

Warehouse Management Process

Order Fulfilment

Logistics Management

• Domain Knowledge / Working experience on Warehouse Management, Logistics management /
• Domain Knowledge on end to end Procurement Process and the configuration in ERP systems.
• Should be familiar with material handling systems and how to integrate them to SAP WM solutions
• Strong warehouse, distribution, and transportation Logistics Business Process Knowledge and best practices in Warehouse Management Systems / Transport Management Systems (TMS) / Warehouse Control Systems (WCS)
• Knowledge of inventory control and product distribution practices.
• Significant professional experience in IS/IT is essential with a strong focus on business analysis and business relationship management
• Proven ability to collaborate and build strategic working relationships with senior internal customers, peers, and vendors regardless of organizational boundaries
• Experience of delivering solutions in a regulated environment with internal and external standards.
• Hands-on experience of working with SAP, particularly SAP ECC – WMS / MM modules and knowledge on integration with other modules.

Service Management

         The candidate should have knowledge on Service management and tools used for Service Management which includes:

• Change management / Incident Management / Problem Management
• Service Level Agreements (SLA) / Operation Level Agreements (OLA) and their priorities.

In addition, candidates will be expected to demonstrate:

• IT Project delivery and/or Business Analysis experience
• Strong influencing and Innovation skills
• Good communication skills and facilitation skills with the ability to work with others to achieve objectives
• Good written and verbal skills, fluent English
• Additional verbal/written languages would be an advantage

GCL - D3

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Date Posted

25-Sep-2019

Closing Date

29-Apr-2020

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.