“Senior Manager – ERP (SAP/Oracle) (APAC)” – Permanent position based in Singapore with a global biotechnology company.

Position Summary:

The Sr. Manager, IT APAC Management must be able to think and act strategically while also immersing themselves into the details as to resolve day-to-day Production Support (PS) issues. Therefore, the Sr. Manager must analyze, define and lead IT projects and production support in one or more business functional work-streams. Work-streams include Commercial (Sales, Marketing, e-business and etc.), Global Operations (Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Distributions and etc.) and Corporate (Finance, HR, legal and etc.). 

The Sr. Manager will build strong relationships with their business executive leaders to develop IT roadmaps that document strategic needs and IT enablement over the time horizon of 3-5 years. Tactically, this person will determine with their business partners project priorities, project scope, project timelines and production support changes to optimize the business performance and outcomes. This individual will have in-depth IT technical knowledge, business domain expertise and project management skills as to facilitate design meetings and project delivery. 

The Sr. Manager will lead a team of Business Analysts and System Analysts (BA/SA).  Project Teams and PS Teams often include other Business and IT resources including subject matter experts, BAs, SAs & Developers who are located on-site as well as in other APAC locations off-shore on India and the US. Projects will be executed in accordance with applicable company’s operating mechanisms and frameworks. Code and other configuration changes will follow strict change control policies. 

Nature and Scope:

This position interacts with all levels of personnel internally and externally and requires communicating complex information both verbally and in writing. Information includes but is not limited to, status on projects, IT policies and procedures and resolution of issues. Effectiveness in this role requires strong people management skills, project management knowledge in the relevant IT background experience and thorough working knowledge of the assigned customer group’s IT needs.

Education and Professional Requirements/Experience:

·         Bachelors Degree in Science (Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline), or the equivalent knowledge and experience is required.

·         Requires at least 10 years technical and business experience in a similar position and 5+ years in people management. 

·         Excellent organizational and communication skills as well as effective problem analysis and resolution abilities needed.

·         Strong leadership and project management skills required.

·         PMP certification is plus.

·         Proven ability to lead groups, manage project deliverables, and maintain client relationships. 

·         Experience managing budgets, project plans, resource allocations, and priorities.

·         Experience with more than two of the following enterprise applications (ERPs (SAP & E1), CRM (Siebel), EDW (Cognos), e-commerce (Comergent, FAST, and Day) and IT infrastructure (HP, EMC, Cisco, etc…), and/or with strong background in the Biotech industry is a plus.

·         Training in lean manufacturing and Six Sigma processes, FDA Computer Systems Validation. M&A/Integration experience is a plus.

·         Experience in working in MNC will be advantageous with solid interaction experience with both APAC and US functional teams

·         Able to develop and articulate value propositions to functional teams.

·         Able to moderate meetings and perform presentations.

·         Extensive knowledge of communications/escalation management

·         Good presentation skills as well as excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Fluent in spoken Mandarin and Japanese will be advantageous.

·         Able to work under pressure in a matrix organization.

·         Strong team player and able to lead and manage project teams on complex projects.

This is a remarkable opportunity with superior challenges & career growth.

As per my client needs, this role is open for the candidates currently based in Singapore only.

If this interests you, Please send your CV to srinivas.reddy@adecco-asia.com to initiate the process.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.