Want IT Sr. Manager, Manufacturing SAP Deployments (Remote OR Hybrid) in Allendale, NJ

Job Description

Job title: IT Sr. Manager, Manufacturing SAP Deployments (Remote OR Hybrid)

Company: Stryker

Job description: Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or Onsite

As the IT Senior Manager, Manufacturing SAP Deployments, you will plan and coordinate successful deployments of the global Manufacturing SAP application across all Stryker divisions, functions, and regions, leading Stryker’s advancement in deployment of these technologies.

Who We Want

Accuracy-oriented team leaders. Providing direct oversight of processes and results, managers who ensure accurate and timely completion of projections, forecasts or reporting.

Subject matter experts. Managers who not only oversee the collection, review, and analysis of data but can interpret, translate, and present on all various matters as needed.

Goal-oriented orchestrators. People who can effectively coordinate and focus the work of skilled employees toward an important goal, prioritizing to the right activities that lead to success.

What You Will Do

• Define a deployment framework which can be leveraged across all Manufacturing SAP programs and projects and perform activities following Stryker’s Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) framework and processes.
• Create individual/custom deployment plans for each program across Stryker divisions, functions, and regions with detailed contingency plans; and “Go/No Go” decision points.
• Create, coordinate, and influence the deployment communication plans, including “Go Live” readiness, change management, cutover, and stabilization.
• Work with divisional deployment leads and IT teams to manage and prepare each division for solution readiness, data cleansing, data migration and training, and manage and coordinate with external suppliers and deployment partners to ensure they meet their contracted deliverables, agreed upon timelines, and metrics.
• Work with PMO, Delivery Leads, Process Leads, and Change management to develop standards, tools and systems to effectively and efficiently manage the deployment of the Manufacturing SAP products across Stryker divisions, functions, and regions, as well as provide guidance and mentoring to these team members.
• Establish deployment metrics and ensures each division, function, and region are measuring pre and post “Go Live” success metrics.
• Work closely with IS Service Delivery teams to ensure implementation of post-production support model and processes and ensure timely escalation and mitigation of issues and risks to provide smooth deployment process.
• Partner with the IS Governance team to ensure compliance with regulations, policies, standards, procedures, and associated documentation including but not limited to computer systems validation, SOX 404, and PM standards.
• Conduct “lessons learned” after each deployment to continuously improve the deployment process over the course of the program.
• Manage the HR designated tasks for the people within their team, and deliver activities with a financial focus on budget, leveraging time on value-driven activities and ensuring external resources meet contractual deliverables.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university in the areas of Computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or equivalent field of study required.
• Master’s degree in MIS, MBA or related disciplines preferred.
• 10+ years of professional experience required.
• 5+ years deploying or delivering SAP Manufacturing systems required.
• Prior experience and demonstrated understanding of Manufacturing SAP or other complex business solutions with direct experience in global system rollouts required.
• Experienced in enterprise solution methodologies, preferably in both traditional waterfall and agile approaches preferred.
• International experience and/or exposure working in other business functions preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean, ITIL, PPM, PMO, etc. standards and processes preferred.
• Must be able to generate, explain, and present detailed schedules, objectives, reports, and other documentation accurately.

$122,800 – $271,400 salary plus bonus eligible + Benefits (Health, Vision, Dental, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Wellbeing Program, Employee Stock Purchase Program). This information reflects the anticipated salary range for this position based on current national data. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

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Travel Percentage: 20%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Location: Allendale, NJ

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