Testing & Conformance (SAP QM) Senior Lead

Job Description:

Job Overview

As we work to transform and optimise Mars, a new program has been mobilised by the Mars leadership team. The program is focused on the design and implementation of SAP S/4HANA in Mars across Segments (Petcare, Corporate, Snacking & Food) with an initial focus on our Royal Canin Division. Much more than a simple “Lift and Shift,” this program will undertake a major process simplification and harmonisation scope as we digitally transform our business.

The program focuses on several key process areas including Finance, Source to Pay (procurement and vendor mgmt.), Plan to Fulfil (manufacturing and distribution), Lead to Cash (sales order processing and payment) as well as Quality & Food Safety. This transformation requires thought leadership, quality decision making, deep technical know-how, and an ability to navigate complex business challenges.

The CoE Q&FS Testing & Conformance Senior Lead will report to the Digital Core DT Q&FS Director, based at MGS Slough (ISB)

This role is responsible for designing and building new capabilities based on SAP S/4 HANA and the SAP Business Technology Platform to enable Royal Canin's future processes for material testing and ensuring conformance to specification of our raw materials, packaging, semi-finished and finished goods. It is also responsible for providing rollout support to regional deployment teams for those capabilities. Further, it will be necessary to ensure the design is compatible with the needs of other Mars divisions and segments, who are expected to share the same platform

Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership to a team responsible for defining and implementing the S4/HANA SAP QM solution for Quality & Food Safety processes across Royal Canin’s factories (dry & wet), external manufacturing vendors and wider Mars locations.

• Deliver technical expertise on SAP Quality Management modules, including Quality Planning, Quality Inspection (incoming materials, in-process, and finished goods), Quality Notifications, Results Recording, Certificates of Analysis, Non-Conformance Management, Quality Usage Decision, and integration with Batch Management and Traceability.