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SAP Business Process Manager

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Title: SAP Business Process Manager
Location: MD, Gaithersburg - Corporate Headquarters
Req: 01718

The Senior Manager, Business Process Improvement position within MedImmune is responsible for working in partnership with the business to assess and define business needs and business process improvements. This position will work with the business process owners to identify opportunities for continuous improvement that align with business strategies and objectives and ultimately increase efficiency, mitigate risks and improve overall operational effectiveness.

The position will be responsible for partnering with the cross functional stakeholders to drive process improvement through exemplary process design/improvement/management skills using proven best practice techniques such as Lean Six Sigma or equivalent. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Identifying, qualifying, selecting, structuring, and prioritizing process improvement projects that are aligned with overarching business goals. Providing hands-on team leadership and subject matter expertise. Driving the "As-is” and “Future State” analysis. Facilitating the development, assessment and implementation of key (business) performance measures (KPIs) Facilitating executive briefings, progress status reporting, definition of measures and the generation of new ideas for continuous improvement.

This position primarily interacts with departmental managers both within the various business units and IT but may also be required to interact with senior leadership at MedImmune.

The value this role brings to the MedImmune business and IT departments include:
• Providing business process engineering and re-engineering expertise
• Domain as well as technical expertise that allows for the identification of the client organizations strengths and weaknesses and helps them realize potential new approaches and technology enablers.
• Working with the IT Business Partner to provide leadership for bringing people, process, and technology to the business
• Enabling business strategy and objectives
• Facilitating collaboration
• Influencing business process improvements
• Enabling business strategy and objectives
• Facilitating collaboration
• Influencing business process improvements
• Enabling IT as an integral part of the business
• Assuring bi-lateral communication between IT and our business partners
• Encouraging innovative solutions to business problems
• Promoting business effectiveness and efficiency while striving for innovation, flexibility and integration with technology.
• Continually seeks opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships

Special Skills/Abilities:

• Deep domain expertise in Finance
• Extensive experience with SAP
• Proven communication, facilitation, consulting and interpersonal skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• The ability to mange effectively across all levels of the organization
• Ability to work in a matrix organization
• Ability to foster a collaborative and cross-functional team across distinct business units
• Able to travel to other sites from two to five days per month as required
• Ability and desire to help evolve and implement improved processes
• Ability to understand the Customer’s business and how IT contributes to the delivery of that product or service
• Ability to lead business process re-engineering sessions
• Knowledge and performance in data analysis, process mapping, process analysis, process modeling, and facilitation techniques are essential.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, MS Project, Visio and PowerPoint

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Education: MBA a plus.

Experience: 5 -10 years of experience in a managerial position or above related to specific functional areas of the business, with IT experience a plus. Experience in an FDA or government regulated industry preferred but not required. Experience in large-scale business transformation, business process reengineering or operational improvement projects. Six Sigma Certified Green or Black Belt is desirable

Supervision: Must work with minimal supervision and guidance. May require occasional supervision of project/program teams and managers


If you are interested in this position please click Apply Now below and search for Req #. 01718

MedImmune is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.