IT Business Partner Supply Chain

Job Description: • Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with supply chain leaders to resolve their strategic goals and ensure IT initiatives rigorously support these objectives.• Project Management: Lead and handle IT projects related to the supply chain, ensuring detailed and timely delivery aligned with business requirements.• Collaborator Engagement: Champion and nurture positive relationships with crucial collaborators in the supply chain and IT departments.• Solution Delivery: Coordinate the implementation of IT solutions, ensuring they meet the needs of the supply chain function and drive business value.• Continuous Improvement: Find opportunities for process improvements and technology enhancements within the supply chain.• Data Analysis: Apply data analytics to provide insights and support decision-making within the supply chain.• Vendor Management: Be a great partner with external vendors and service providers to ensure the delivery of high-quality IT services.• Training and Support: Offer training and support to supply chain staff in the use of new IT systems and tools.• Finance Liaison: Be the main point of contact between Finance and the Digital and Data Team.• Thought Leadership: Engage as an integral member of the Digital and Data Team, supplying proactively to the leadership of the IT group.• Finding Opportunities for Innovation: Gain a deep understanding of the strategic business direction in order to find opportunities for technology innovation.• Technology Roadmaps: Identify business technology needs and growth strategies, maintaining evergreen 3-year technology roadmaps.• Annual Operating Plan: Actively participate in the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) process, ensuring alignment between business and IT initiatives.• Demand Prioritization: Prioritize demand for assigned business areas, collaborating with architecture teams and resource managers.• Quality Consistency: Ensure that teams adhere to and support quality procedures and policies.• User Needs Anticipation: Work with business groups to anticipate user needs and coordinate with the broader IT organization.• Evaluation of Portfolio: Continuously assess the progress of the portfolio to ensure value delivery to collaborators.• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks and dependencies in the portfolio.• Business Process Insight: Apply knowledge of current business processes for creative business process redesign and technology improvement.Key Skills: • Self-Motivation: Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.• Supply Chain Experience: Experience in a supply chain department of a manufacturing organization, preferably in biopharma or med device.• SAP Knowledge: Strong knowledge of SAP, smartsheets, SAC, IDQ and MDG.• Global Integration: Good knowledge of company functions globally and process integration among departments.• Leadership Styles: Ability to use a range of influencing and leadership styles effectively.• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and thoroughly.• Influencing Skills: Ability to influence internal and external contacts on various services.• Project Management: Deep understanding of Project Management principles is preferred.• Technical Navigation: Experience navigating a large IT department with multiple technologies.• Innovation Facilitation: Capable of facilitating innovation in business process and technical solution delivery.• Leadership Experience: Experience leading a matrix team of professionals and communicating with various management levels.• Industry Experience: More than 10 years of experience developing and supporting finance applications and more than 5 years in the Pharmaceuticals or Life Sciences industry (preferred).• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in information technology, engineering, computer science, or business administration (required). An advanced degree such as an MBA or equivalent experience is preferred.• Proven Ability: Proven ability in high-growth businesses and developing teams to scale and deliver on commitments.