LDC Solution Design Manager CTC

Job Description Summary

The SCM Customs & Trade Compliance (CTC) Solution Design Manager is the business representative in the IC OM / CTC work stream to design, build and deploy the global SC Customs & Trade compliance processes with the respective solution(s) for Novartis to ensure to follow the global and local country rules across the globe to be efficient and compliant as of the Lean Digital Core Journey.

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Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Act as the Business Solution Manager responsible for Customs & Trade Compliance in close collaboration with the GPO (Global Process Owners), Global NVS CTC department, Business Champions, Functional IT Experts, if required with the local authorities and the LDC Adopt counterpart. 

• Responsible to elaborate deliverables as per the project plan during conceptual design, build and adopt phase. Below is a list of such deliverables (not exhaustive)

• • Ensure a proper design of the solution to ensure Novartis is compliant in Customs & Trade Compliance by introducing global and local solutions in the upcoming LDC releases.

  • Establish or update business standard operating procedures.

  • Review and adopt, if necessary, the training material and working instructions 

  • Execute business screening of IT solutions and testing of solution(s)

  • Support and contribute to data migration in Customs & Trade Compliance 

• Align and agree on integration of relevant processes and their respective system solution(s) with Customs & Trade Compliance e.g. in the area commercial operations, Intercompany Order Management and Direct Procurement

• Ensures that user requirements and functional specifications are consistent with global / local processes.

• Contribute to master data preparation for Screening, Testing and cut over.  

• Supports cutover and hyper care phases to ensure proper go live for the first mover countries and subsequent country deployments. 

• Secure business reporting requirements in Customs & Trade compliance together with the Reporting and Analytics team

Key performance indicators:

• Project milestones and Deliverables according achieved and delivered according to milestones per LDC release

Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:

• Various years of experience in a Customs & Trade Compliance role either in a Commercial Entity or Manufacturing side either within Novartis or in the Pharmaceutical Industry. 

• Very good understanding of processes in the area Trade Compliance like Preference Management, Inward Processing, Legal control ideally using SAP GTS

• Experience in solution design related to Customs & Trade Compliance by using SAP Global Trade Services (GTS)

• Successfully completed university degree in the fields of supply chain management, Logistics, Customs & Trade Compliance, Information science or comparable education.

• Ability to work independently and in a structured and careful manner.

• Positive and pro-active attitude.

• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced, quickly changing work environment.

• High degree of teamwork and quality orientation

• Ability to operate in a global matrix environment.

Skills:

• Positive and pro-active attitude.

• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced, quickly changing work environment.

• High degree of teamwork and quality orientation

• Ability to operate in a global matrix environment

• Business Scenario Analysis 

• Change Impact assessment

Languages :

• English.

You'll receive (Applicable to Czech Republic):

Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 17,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Car allowance/Company Car; MultiSport Card, Employee Share Purchase Plan. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: 

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Skills Desired

Business Continuity Strategy, Business Continuity Strategy, Business Networking, Business Scenario Analysis    , Change Control, Cost Reduction, Efficiency, General Hse Knowledge, Global Supply Chain Management, Incentive Program, Including Gdp, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Inventory Management, Knowledge Of Gmp, Lean Manufacturing, Master Data, Operations, Order Fulfillment, Planning, Procurement, Product Distribution, Risk Management, Sales Operations, Six Sigma, Supply Chain {+ 3 more}

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