.**ABOUT ASTRAZENECA**AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious disease. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.**ABOUT THE ROLE**S/4 HANA Lead SD consultant - Order, Dispatch to Cash will be responsible for supporting the Design, Development and Delivery of a set of Business Processes, Systems and Technologies associated with the distribution of materials and finished goods within the Operations Supply Network and the distribution of products to various type of external customers. With a focus on leveraging S/4 HANA standard features to realise the Identified business processesS/4 Hana lead role will be aligned to specific areas, typical boundaries for a given role will cover the following scope:- Sales and Distribution of materials between AstraZeneca sites- Sales and Distribution of finished products to Distribution Centres and external customers- Sales and Distribution including Contract and Order Management, Shipping and Invoice processing along with Reporting and Interfaces requirements.In this role, you will be providing expert knowledge to support the Enterprise Process Leads (EPL's) to design and deliver business processes that are aligned to the strategic direction set by the Enterprise Process Owner (EPO). Ensuring Distribution capabilities enables the future needs of the growing business.**Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities of Role**- As an S/4HANA SD Consultant, you will be responsible for the design of the IT solution that underpins the global standard process design for your capability.- Support the business teams in the process design to ensure alignment with SAP standard functionality and work with other members of S/4HANA solution design team to ensure that the wider S/4HANA solution is effectively and robustly integrated across all SET areas.- Ensure latest industry and SAP functionalities are proactively considered within your capability and the wider program.- Acts as a source of knowledge in one or more sub-processes, systems and technologies associated with Distribution process area.- Defines, analyses and communicates current, interim and future business processes and improvement opportunities.- Supports EPO/EPLs to design globally standardized processes by adopting SAP systems and capabilities, minimizing local customisation and deviation.- Collaborates with the programme and business partners in IT, Master Data and Analytics to define technology, data and analytics requirements for the business processes.- Ensures non-SAP System requirements are understood and considered in the Business Process and Data designs.- Supports the process mapping and documentation activities to appropriate level of details
