SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing Business Process Lead

We are seeking a hands-on SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing Business Process Lead to support a major manufacturing transformation within a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment in Billerica, MA .

If you have experience with SAP S/4HANA in manufacturing and a background in pharmaceutical or other regulated manufacturing environments, wed love to hear from you. Apply today to be considered for this opportunity and play a key role in supporting a major manufacturing transformation.

Full-time Onsite
Direct Hire
Pay Rate: DoE

Job Summary
Hands-on Manufacturing Lead to own and optimize drug product manufacturing operations at our Billerica formulation plant, while supporting the SAP S/4HANA rollout. This role bridges Operations and Digital Transformation, ensuring that manufacturing processes drive system design, adopted by the shop floor, and sustained in routine operations.

Area Of Responsibility

- Process Design & Operational Enablement:

- Lead design, mapping, and optimization of manufacturing processes in consultation with global process owners

- Work with Digital/IT to translate operational requirements into SAP S/4HANA configuration

- Validate master data from an operation and GMP perspective

- Ensure GMP/GxP and data integrity compliance in daily manufacturing execution

- Implementation & Testing:

- Lead FIT–GAP, testing, UAT to ensure operational readiness and continuity of manufacturing execution and integration validation

- Go-Live & Adoption:

- Train operators, update SOPs, support hypercare to ensure stable and compliant manufacturing operations

- Continuous Improvement:

- Track KPIs (safety, quality, delivery, cost), and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration:

- Liaise with Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, IT to support effective manufacturing operations

- Liaise with the central operations team for alignment of the process with SUN global template and site operational needs

- Behavioral Expectations

- Strong shop-floor engagement and ownership of day-to-day operational challenges

- Problem-solving mindset in a regulated manufacturing environment

- Other Duties as assigned

Work Conditions:

- Office

- Controlled/manufacturing area

Physical Requirements:

- Stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk and hear

- Be able to multitask

- Operate computer/office machines

Travel Estimate: 20% of time in the initial phase

Required Qualifications

- Bachelors degree in Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.

- 5+ years of experience in Pharma, Medical Device manufacturing, or relevant experience.

- SAP S/4HANA experience within manufacturing environments.

- SAP PP, PP/PI, QM, or Production Planning expertise.

- Experience supporting SAP implementations, upgrades, migrations, or transformation initiatives.

- Experience with UAT, testing, go-live, cutover, hypercare, or process design activities.

- Experience with Production Planning, MRP, Process Orders, Production Orders, BOMs, Routings, and Master Data.

- Experience partnering with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, and IT teams.

- Strong GMP/GxP-regulated manufacturing experience preferred.

- Experience with MES, EBR, or LIMS as part of manufacturing operations, including integration experience, is a plus; SAP expertise is the primary focus.

- Project Management experience.

- Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred.

Our client offers a competitive compensation package as well as benefits package for eligible candidates.

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