ERP System Owner

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The Position

Job Description
The Senior ERP Platform Engineer defines tasks for others and drives medium to large-scale initiatives across a product or product line. In this strategic role, you will focus on engineering, managing, and optimizing complex enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms, such as SAP, to ensure robust performance, scalability, and seamless integration. You will act as a coach and lead for other engineers, excel in stakeholder negotiations, and provide clear direction for mid- to long-term goals. By actively contributing to technical knowledge, inspiring innovation, and providing global-level support for technological initiatives, you will ensure the highest standards of ERP platform delivery and operational excellence.

Description Of The Area
As a key member of the Roche ERP within Enterprise Platforms, Infrastructure & Engineering (EPIE) organization, you will lead within the ERP Systems Management sub-function. Together with a team of professionals you will orchestrate across teams to safeguard, and maintain existing ERP platforms and solutions. In this role, you will hold ownership of our Core ERP Systems (specifically the ECC systems powering Pharma and Diagnostics Commercial and Operations). You will partner closely with senior stakeholders to shape the strategic roadmap for these essential platforms.

Job Responsibilities

• Scope / (Content Leadership) & Accountability/Problem Solving: Defines tasks for others and successfully drives medium to large (M/L) initiatives across a Product. Challenges others in a growth-enabling way, effectively leverages team strengths, and acts as a coach and lead for other platform engineers
• Stakeholder Management: Demonstrates a strong grasp of stakeholder ecosystems and their needs, excelling in negotiations and partnerships for mutual benefits. Provides clear direction to mid- to long-term goals and objectives regarding ERP platform strategies
• Impact/Strategy: Provides global-level support for innovative and technological initiatives. Actively gives speeches and shares knowledge at events, and drives tech universities, Centers of Excellence (CoEs), and knowledge-sharing initiatives. Engaged in Site related activities
• Complexity / (Product Size): Operates at the Domain, or Site level, making a direct impact on the growth and engagement of other team members
• Business / Technical ability: Actively contributes to the advancement of technical knowledge within the field, inspires innovation, is capable of driving innovative solutions in line with emerging technology trends, and engages in building new approaches to existing ERP platform challenges
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience in system lifecycle management, keeping the system environment current, resilient, stable, secure and compliant
• Well-versed in CSV Methodology, GxP Framework, ICFR Framework and GDPR Policy
• Basic knowledge in System Networking and System Integration is a must
• SAP/Linux/Lean Six Sigma certification is an advantage
  
  

Education / Experience

• Bachelor degree in System Information/Technology or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience defining tasks, coaching engineers, and successfully driving medium to large-scale infrastructure or platform initiatives
• Proven track record of managing and providing advanced platform support for complex ERP systems (e.g., SAP) throughout the application lifecycle
• Experience participating in global knowledge-sharing events and navigating complex stakeholder ecosystems
  
  

Technical Skills

• Deep expertise in ERP System Management, with the ability to engineer, manage, and optimize complex ERP environments
• Strong understanding of system architecture, platform integrations, and how individual technical components fit into larger enterprise systems
• Capability to drive innovative solutions aligned with the latest technology trends in ERP, cloud concepts, and DevOps principles
  
  

Additional Qualifications

• Exceptional leadership, coaching, and mentorship skills, specifically in leveraging team strengths and challenging others in a growth-enabling way
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, capable of building mutually beneficial partnerships across stakeholder ecosystems and providing direction for mid-to long-term technical goals
  
  

Shift timings: CET timezones

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