In billions of syringes and in every second car worldwide, Datwyler components make an important contribution to the safety of patients and drivers. The high-tech company focuses on high-quality, system-critical elastomer components and holds leading positions in attractive global markets such as healthcare, mobility, connectivity, general industry and food & beverage. With over 25 production sites on four continents, sales in more than 100 countries and over 8,000 employees, the company, headquartered in Switzerland, generates annual sales of more than CHF 1,000 million.

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Reporting & Interaction
-> Contacts and Cooperation    •    Reports to: Deployment Lead 

•    Interacts with:

o    Global Process Owners and Business Process Experts
o    Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement and Quality organizations
o    Site Leadership Teams
o    ERP / SAP S/4HANA Deployment Teams
o    Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Teams
o    Enterprise Architecture and IT Teams
o    Master Data and Reporting Teams
o    External Implementation Partners and Consultants

Job Purpose    

Support the Global Business Process Owner (BPO) in driving the global harmonization, standardization, implementation and continuous improvement of the end-to-end Plan to Produce process landscape.
The role ensures sustainable and scalable business processes aligned with the company’s target operating model and future SAP S/4HANA architecture. The Business Process Expert contributes to process governance, deployment activities, business transformation and operational excellence across all global manufacturing locations.

The scope covers the end-to-end Plan to Produce process including:

o    Demand Planning
o    Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
o    Production Planning and Scheduling
o    Capacity and Resource Planning
o    Production Order Management
o    Manufacturing Execution and Confirmation
o    Goods Receipt and Inventory Updates
o    Production Settlement and Reporting

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

•    Support the development, harmonization and global implementation of standardized end-to-end Plan to Produce processes
•    Drive process optimization initiatives to improve operational efficiency, process quality, transparency and system integration
•    Support global SAP S/4HANA and MES transformation programs by defining business process requirements and ensuring alignment with the target process model.
•    Translate business requirements into functional process and system specifications in close collaboration with business and IT stakeholders
•    Contribute to fit-to-standard process design and promote process standardization across global manufacturing sites
•    Support process governance activities including process documentation, process performance management, compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
•    Execute process analysis and identify improvement opportunities based on operational KPIs, business requirements and process performance data
•    Support testing, system qualification and deployment activities related to process and system changes
•    Promote cross-functional collaboration and alignment between manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, quality and IT organizations
•    Drive transparency and process excellence by establishing a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven decision making
•    Support organizational change management and user adoption during transformation and deployment initiatives
•    Coordinate process-related housekeeping and data quality initiatives within the supported systems landscape

Skills & Technical Competences & Behaviors

    Technical Competencies:

•    Strong expertise in end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain processes within a global industrial environment
•    Deep understanding of Plan to Produce processes and related integrations across ERP and manufacturing systems
•    Experience with SAP ERP environments, preferably SAP S/4HANA, including:
o    SAP PP / PP-PI
o    SAP MM
o    SAP QM
o    Integration points to SAP SD and MES solutions
•    Experience in global transformation programs and ERP deployments.
•    Strong analytical and process modelling capabilities.
•    Knowledge of BPM methodologies, process governance and continuous improvement approaches
•    Understanding of manufacturing operations, planning concepts and production execution processes

Behavioural Competencies:

•    Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across global and cross-functional organizations
•    Structured and solution-oriented mindset
•    Ability to operate in complex transformation environments with multiple stakeholders.
•    Strong collaboration and facilitation capabilities
•    Continuous improvement and quality mindset
•    High level of ownership, accountability and execution focus
•    Ability to influence without direct authority

KPIs

•    Global process standardization and harmonization level
•    Process compliance and adoption rate
•    Reduction of process deviations and manual workarounds
•    Improvement of planning and production process efficiency
•    On-time execution of process and deployment deliverables
•    Process documentation and governance completeness
•    User adoption and training effectiveness
•    Process performance transparency and KPI availability

Be yourself at Datwyler

We are convinced that people make the difference. At Datwyler, you will experience diversity and a wide range of career opportunities that only an international company can provide. Together, we are increasing our agility, accelerating digitalization and fostering sustainability. For motivated and talented employees, we offer interesting development opportunities with training and assignments in a global environment. With us, you can contribute with all of your creativity and all your ideas.

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