Lead Consultant - S/4HANA Indirect Procurement IT Business Analyst

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Role Title: Lead Consultant - S/4HANA Indirect Procurement IT Business Analyst Location: Chennai We are one purpose-led global organisation. The enablers and innovators, ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause, opening the locks to save lives, ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world. AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science. In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition, size and complexity of the organisation, coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology, has led the Board to approve a large-scale transformation programme – Axial. The Axial Programme will be powered by S/4HANA a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system which will be implemented right across the organisation and will provide our business with standardised processes, improved financial management, common data and real time reporting, transforming the way we work through our entire supply chain - from bench to patient. The new system will be used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally for many years to come. The Axial programme needs the best talent to work in it. Whether it’s the technical skills, business understanding or change leadership, we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout. We are striving to deliver a world class change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the end-to-end nature of our global company. This programme will provide AZ with a competitive edge, to the benefit of our employees, customers and patients. The S/4HANA & Indirect Procurement IT Business Analyst plays a meaningful role in supporting the delivery and continuous improvement of AstraZeneca's global procurement platforms and processes. Working within the Procurement and Enterprise Technology organisation, the role supports the analysis, documentation, testing, deployment and optimization of solutions across SAP S/4HANA and associated non-SAP procurement applications. The Business Analyst will partner with Product Managers, Product Experts, Enterprise Business Partners and business partners to understand business requirements, document functional needs, support process harmonisation and ensure solutions are aligned with AstraZeneca's global standards and fit-to-standard principles. The role supports activities across the end-to-end Source-to-Pay and Supplier Collaboration landscape, including SAP S/4HANA Procurement and Accounts Payable processes as well as key procurement applications such as Coupa, One Network, CyberGrants, IQVIA, Taulia, Workday and Concur. The individual will contribute to solution testing, data migration activities, release management, deployment preparation and hypercare support while ensuring compliance with AstraZeneca quality and governance standards. What you’ll do • Gather, analyse and document business and functional requirements for procurement and supplier management capabilities. • Support the design and continuous improvement of global Purchase-to-Pay processes. • Collaborate with Product Experts and technical teams to translate business requirements into solution specifications. • Support SAP S/4HANA Procurement and Accounts Payable process activities including requisitions, purchase orde

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