at AbbVie US LLC in North Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Application Architect, AbbVie Inc., Vernon Hills / Waukegan (Lake County), IL. Responsible for defining, designing, & delivering S/4 HANA centric solutions that enable & enhance organizational processes in the Quality Management space. Partner with business leadership & project management, provide guidance to technical teams, drive effective issue management & effective communication with key stakeholders. Evaluate alternatives to satisfy business objective, estimate & plan projects. Solve complex problems that arise during the planning & execution of different IT programs & projects as well as managing SAP support activities. Employ process expertise & solution design in SAP Quality Management, batch management (including batch determination, batch genealogy, & batch derivation), quality notifications, sample management, quality certificates, quality master data, & integration with other SAP Modules & non-SAP tools such as LIMs. Responsible for managing SAP projects & teams & all aspects of the SAP ASAP methodology including Applications, Integration, Data, Security, Change Management, Training, & Communications. Employ experience planning & facilitating blueprint workshops centric to SAP solutions, & mentor business & IT resources to ensure effective & sustainable application design. Demonstrate knowledge of SAP QM integration with manufacturing, supply chain, EWM, finance, sales, & purchasing processes. Resolve complex technical problems during planning & completion of IT programs & projects utilizing releases & waves methodology to roll out Global solution template, 4As methodology, RAID logs, Solution manager, and other testing tools. Define templates, standards, and patterns to be used across project teams. Communicate with stakeholders and external partners. Review alternatives to meet business objectives. Estimate and plan projects in alignment with department priorities. Must possess a Bachelor’s degree or foreign academic equivalent in Management Information Systems, Mechanical Engineering or a highly related field of study with at least 14 years of related experience as an Architect - SAP, Managing Consultant, Lead Consultant. Must also have experience in the following: (i) process expertise & solution design in SAP Quality Management, batch management (including batch determination, batch genealogy, & batch derivation), quality notifications, sample management, quality certificates, quality master data, and integration with other SAP Modules & non-SAP tools such as LIMs: (ii) managing SAP projects & teams & all aspects of the SAP ASAP methodology including Applications, Integration, Data, Security, Change Management, Training, & Communications;
(iii) experience planning & facilitating blueprint workshops centric to SAP solutions, & mentor business & IT resources to ensure effective & sustainable application design; (iv) SAP QM integration with manufacturing, supply chain, EWM, finance, sales, & purchasing processes; & (v) resolving complex technical problems during planning & completion of IT programs & projects utilizing releases & waves methodology to roll out Global solution template, 4As methodology, RAID logs, Solution manager, & other testing tools. Apply online at https://careers.abbvie.com/en & reference REF24409L.
