ERP Program and Project Lead

About Job:

The Project and Program Leader – ERP Product and Services is accountable of complex, large and strategic programs (multi-year, multi-country programs) which are made of multiple projects. Define and maintain the roadmap of a group of connected / interdependent projects to achieve business strategic objectives to deliver value and realize the benefits. (S)He ensures the program execution and is responsible for program governance, planning, budget management, staffing (including business’ contribution), communication & change management, risk management, compliance, and associated mitigations.

The functional scope of work for the Project and Program Leader – ERP Product and Services is related to business processes and applications/products touching manufacturing, quality, shopfloor, supply chain, logistics, transportation, site divestitures and overall ERP (systems upgrades, new legal entities creation, merger of legal entities etc.), including the contribution of other Digital Units which have impact on ERPs (interfaces etc.).

Job title: Project and Program Manager

• Location India
• Job type: Permanent, Full time

About the job:

Main responsibilities:

• Overall accountability to deliver the program or projects.
• Plan program/project structure: in terms of Project Leaders, program governance,

projects organization, communication, budget.

• Sets up detailed program or project roadmap and project interactions.
• Validates and manages the program or project resources, guarantees their availability,

and arbitrates, if needed, resources allocations

• Chairs and manages program or project reviews with the appropriate business areas.
• Monitor and report the program or project status as per the agreed governance model and structures.
• Guarantees final deliveries and consistency of the program or project solutions, including its

compliance with applicable quality, regulatory (Data Privacy, GxP, SOX, etc.) and

cybersecurity requirements

• To ensure alignment and interlocks between the different contributors being part of the

program or project, and validates their scope (content, cost, planning)

• Monitor and reports on program or project progress, issues and achievements.
• Risk management of the programs/projects
• Monitor and report the program or project financial and planning matters.
• Ensures transition to Service Management is well performed and the application is stable.
• Experience on using agile planning and delivery tools like Jira.
• From design to delivery, he/she makes sure of the business value brought to Sanofi.

About you

Academic background: Computer Engineering, Computer Sciences, System Analysis, Engineering or other similar areas

Professional experience and knowledge:

• Experience in SAP Project management, specifically with SAP major implementations.
• Excellence knowledge and experience on Waterfall and Agile (knowing what to apply when)
• Ability to coordinate, lead and manage program or project implementation.
• Excellence communication skills
• Experience in stakeholder management skills across business and functions
• Strong teamwork and good interpersonal relationships
• High level of autonomy and strategic thinking
• Ability to lead and manage vendors implementation offshore and onshore.
• Dynamic and able to influence executives or business team in the organization.
• PMP Certified is a plus.

Major competencies and skills:

TECHNICAL AND SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Competency (Hard Skills)

Expected Level of Proficiency

Project Management/Integration Management

Advanced

Project Management/Time Management

Advanced

Project Management/Cost Management

Advanced

Project Management/Scope and Quality Management

Advanced

Project Management/Risk Management

Advanced

Compliance of Computerized Systems

Intermediate

IT Strategy and Governance

Intermediate

Lean & Agile Practices

Advanced

User Experience

Intermediate

BEHAVIORS AND LEAD COMPETENCIES

Competency (Soft Skills)

Expected Level of Proficiency (in line with Global ITS Career Path to Project and Program Management)

Business Partnership & Value Creation

Advanced

Strategic Thinking

Intermediate

Transversal Collaboration and Influencing Skills

Advanced

Decision Making

Advanced

Change Management

Advanced

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

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Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!