What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.Job DescriptionIn your role as SAP Production Planning expert, you will have the following responsibilities:Collaborate with Global Process Owners, Global Process Leads, Solution Design Leads and Value Stream Leads on issue resolution and process design recommendations.Identify and implement process improvements.Track project deliverables and ensure they are on time, and they are of good quality.Perform a fit gap analysis between the solution and local business requirements.Provide routine updates to the global team regarding upcoming enhancements, bug fixes, and improvements to the business system to support regulatory audits, efficiency improvements, and additional functionality. Lead and influence cross-functional teams to develop improved processes and communication in support of business initiatives.Define conversion rules and ensure data quality.Acquire a deep functional understanding of the global solution.Support key users in training delivery and dissemination of Production PlanningEscalate appropriate decisions making requirements or process "choice points" to Global Process Owner and GIS LeadsAbility to articulate or demonstrate perspectives and experiences.Ability to deliver high-quality outcomes particularly under tight timelines.Ensure all requirements could be tracked, installed, tested, verified, and/or uninstalled or backed out, if needed. Follow Illumina testing methodology using ValGenesis application.Solid understanding of SDLC as well as expert knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principlesLead end-to-end deployment, testing, security testing, and adherence to quality compliance and risk management.Work with regional business users and align their requirements with Global processes.Coordinate transition from development, testing and production environments, ensuring appropriate change tickets are created in ServiceNow, approved, and processed to meet deadlines.Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams (internal as well as external partnering team) across different locations.Coordinate regional business requirements with Global business team in San Diego.Open to new ways of working, adopting industry standards and best practices.All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities. RequirementsExperienced functional lead with demonstrated capability to work cross teams.Over 8 years of professional experience in SAP Production Planning. Minimum 2 end to end implementations in SAP Production Planning with various deployment options.Strong exposure to Production Planning, Materials Requirement Planning, Distribution planning, Shop floor control, Master data related to these & cross functional applications.SAP integration knowledge of Purchasing, Inventory Management, Logistics Execution, PLM, Quality Management, Costing, Variant Configuration, Sales & DistributionDesign, Build and configure SAP Production Planning to meet business process and application requirements.Should be able to independently work on SAP Production Planning configuration related activities and related project deliverables functional requirements, design documents, etc. Knowledge and experience in the following tools, disciplines and processes are nice to have S4 HANA, SAP APO, SAP IBP, S4-aATP and MS ProjectShould be able to drive discussion with the client and conduct workshops.Expertise in requirements gathering, writing software requirements, process modeling, and data mapping.Excellent verbal and written communication skills that non-technical end users can understand.Ability to manage multiple priorities and successfully complete multiple projects with minimal supervision from the manager.Ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in a rapidly changing business environment.Preferred skills in ABAP program debugging and parsing ABAP code.Strong analytical and critical thinking skillsStrong influencing, facilitating, and consulting skills in working with stakeholders at all levels in the organization and across departments.Consulting background a plusAll listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.Education:Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred.Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.
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