Global Subject Matter Expert - Barcelona, España - SDi Digital Group

Descripción

Our Team :

Our Order to Cash (O2C) team aims for excellence, equipping Sanofi with a robust core model, seconded with best of breed digital solutions embedding artificial intelligence and machine learning functionalities.

Our international presence, our ambition to become a global reference player for all order to cash related processes mean that our team works on a variety of projects with opportunities for a rich mix of work.

This leads to a challenging and stimulating professional experience full of growth and learning.

Business Operations is a Global organization of Sanofi providing end to end services to all geographies in Europe, North America, China, JPAC & International regions and covering Global Procurement services, Operations and transition management, Medical activities hub, People services, and Global Finance services.

Global Finance services hosts the following service lines O2C, A2R, Financial sanctions compliance.

Over the past two years, Global Finance Services has doubled in size and increased its scope.

As one department within Business Operations, we're also part of something much bigger. This provides opportunities for learning, growing, job moves and a diversified, fulfilling career.

Order To Cash (O2C) service line, one of the pillars of Business Operations Finance servcies, is currently covering the following areas of the Customer Invoice to Cash (Ci2C) process :

Credit Management

Collections & Account Receivables management

Cash Application

AR Monthly closing and Reporting

To build an integrated end-to-end order to cash process under one single organization it will be extending its scope to the following Order to Serve sub-processes :

Customer Master Data, Pricing & Commercial conditions

Claims & Disputes Management

Order Management

Role Purpose

In the context of such transformation, a Global SME Customer Master Data role has been created

Under the management of the Customer master data Global Process Lead, this role is in charge to drive specific topics, projects contributing to Core model enhancements and deployments.

This role will be instrumental as well in the continues improvement area improving core model adherence, global initiative allowing better efficiencies and best in class practices.

In close collaboration with Regional / Local leads, this role provides the support, coaching & facilitation to allow the Regional / Local teams to successfully adopt / adhere consistently to the core processes.

In addition, process efficiency should be continuously improved by promoting and sharing best practices and performance mindset.

Global SME Customer Master Data acts the core model guardian in the coordination of activities to ensure best and harmonized practices are adopted by all Local / Regional teams.

He / She handles smooth change management among Local / Regional teams, identifies risks and discrepancies and develops adequate actions plans to mitigate them, recommends improvements, and monitors till implementation.

As part of O2S GPO team, Global SME Customer Master Data and reporting to Global Process lead Customer master datacontributes to execute its strategy related to Global projects implementation as well as process simplification and optimization.

Main responsibilities :

Core model

Contribute to the Design, development, maintenance, simplification, optimization, and improvement of core model processes in collaboration with regional leads and Customer Master Data Global Process Lead.

Processes in Customer Master Data management area include Customer creation and maintenance, Creation and modification of pricing condition and contract agreement, transactional Master Data influencing the order process (transportation group, rounding, )

The Core Model mainly comprises processes, technology landscape, RACI, interaction model business rules and KPI's.

Collaborate on the change definition in policies and procedures supporting optimized and standard processes.

Propose actions to accelerate simplification of our operations, introducing innovative and harmonized solutions.

Core model adherence / audit

Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across all geographies and drive standardization of processes

Lead the preparation, conduct, and follow-up audit across all geographies the core model adherence

Oversee the process performance across the different geographies and provide input into how it can be further improved

Review and discuss and support in approvalof exceptions to the Core Model with the regions

Ensure strong relationships with the teams through both solid governances, as well as informal and formal networking

Utilize dashboards and other enhanced visualization capabilities to illustrate historical trends and document and report detailed observations, instances of non-compliance and improvement opportunities

Global projects and initiatives

Ensure iO2C Core Model components are well understood to perform an effective implementation

Deliver projects across all regions, notably technologies implementation

Own the business case for the relevant project incl. its implementation impact within iO2C P&L

Support neighbouring functions projects & other global initiatives impacting the Service Line.

Ensure relevant data are available to support business case and on-going project reviews

Collaborate in global projects (ex. ISHIFT) and neighbouring functions initiatives where Customer Master Data process is applicable

About you

Experience :

Must have 5 to 10 years of process knowledge of in Customer service, Order to Cash & / or master data management, contract & commercial conditions management or similar (essential) and related systems

Strong understanding of the overall Order to Cash and Supply Chain E2E processes

Understand commercial policies, pricing, rebates, on-off invoices (essential)

Good knowledge of pharma business commercials, Trade Environment, Finance & business modelling

Proven experience in Project Management & process review

Soft skills

Multicultural mindset - international exposure

Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Ability to take initiative and overcome challenges.

Effective collaboration skills with peers, stakeholders and partners across the organization

High capacity and willingness to learn about procedures

Ability to successfully lead & engage indirect remote teams

Adaptability to work in ambiguous, constantly changing situations, including flexibility in working hours to accommodate working with different regions / geographies.

Ability to develop high-quality presentations.

Strong customer orientation

Strong Networking & communication skills

Excellent organizational and planning capabilities.

Positive, open-minded, customer centric and problem-solving attitude

Capacity to challenge the consensus, current state and to propose solutions

Reliability

Ability to cooperate transversally & successfully work in a transversal environment

Innovation and creative mindset

Strong leadership & influence capabilities

Lead the change

Technical skills

Strong analytics skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate information with attention to detail and accuracy

Hands-on experience of SAP (essential) in S4 Hana preferably, MDG, Condition Contract Management modules (essential)

Knowledge of Microsoft Office and expertise of MS Excel (essential)

Strong analytics skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate information with attention to detail and accuracy

Education : Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a business or engineering school.

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