Roles/Responsibilities
- Cultivate strong relationships with Japanese business teams, serving as a liaison between the Japan IT Business Partner and business units.
- Through an in-depth understanding of their ERP workflows (specifically Supply Chain), align this knowledge with the Japan business teams. Apply this insight to find optimizations, enhance IT strategies, and support implementations.
- Enhance the business analysis function by championing best practices and efficient process management. This focus ensures a seamless alignment of ERP systems with business objectives.
- Manage relationships with high-level business stakeholders, fostering collaboration with technical teams to achieve consensus on optimal ERP solutions. This collaborative approach ensures effective integration of business needs with advanced system capabilities.
- Effectively manage internal and external resources to ensure timely and budget-conscious delivery of ERP/SAP system upgrades, customizations, and implementations. This entails overseeing Salesforce applications to meet organizational goals.
Required skills
- BA degree in Computer Information Systems or Business Administration (BBA), or a similar field.
- A minimum of 10 years of IT-related professional experience is needed.
- Professional working proficiency in English + full professional competency in Japanese.
- Project delivery experience, especially projects related to SAP, Supply Chain, or other ERPs.
- Experience collaborating in a matrix organization structure with senior business stakeholders.
- Familiarity with agile development techniques.
- Experience implementing SAP (any module).
- Excellent communication abilities, including audiences with different levels of technical understanding.
- Experience in identifying opportunities for process optimization and development of new processes/policies, and writing them up in a specs document.
*Please be advised that the company is not currently able to sponsor visas.
Preferred skills
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical and medical device industry is welcomed.
- A business analysis certification like TOGAF is nice to have.
Personal Attributes
- The capacity to keep clear lines of communication with business and IT stakeholders.
- Ability to communicate difficult technical ideas to a non-technical audience.
About our client
- US=-based, global medical device and healthcare company, active in over 70 countries worldwide
- Fortune 500
- Elected 'Best Company to Work For' in several regions, including Asia
- Help people lead healthier and longer lives, a position with a purpose!
- Office in central Tokyo
- Hybrid working