Senior Manager, IT Systems Configuration & Programming
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
- Configure, support, and enhance SAP PP processes including:
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Demand management
- Planned orders and production orders
- Master Production Scheduling
- Production versions
- Bills of Material (BOM)
- Work centres and resources
- Routings/master recipes
- Capacity planning
- Production order confirmation
- Goods issue and goods receipt integration
- Batch-managed manufacturing processes
- Support discrete and/or process manufacturing scenarios as applicable.
- Work with business teams to translate manufacturing requirements into appropriate SAP solutions.
- Support production planning integration with MM, EWM/WM, QM, PM, FI/CO, and other relevant modules.
- Analyze production planning issues and provide sustainable solutions with minimum customization.
- Key Responsibilities – SAP QM
- Configure, support, and enhance SAP Quality Management processes including:
- Quality planning
- Inspection plans
- Master inspection characteristics
- Inspection types
- Inspection lots
- Results recording
- Usage decision
- Quality notifications
- Certificate-related processes
- Quality information records
- Sampling procedures and sampling schemes
- Dynamic modification rules, where applicable
- Support quality processes for:
- Incoming raw and packaging materials
- In-process manufacturing
- Finished products
- Stability or other quality scenarios, where applicable
- Support batch status management, stock posting decisions, quality releases, and restricted/rejected material processes.
- Ensure appropriate integration between SAP QM and PP, MM, EWM/WM, SD, and other modules.
- Work closely with QA/QC and CSV teams to ensure configured processes meet GxP and data integrity expectations.
- Support audit trail, electronic record, approval, and controlled transaction requirements where applicable.
- Key Responsibilities – SAP PM
- Configure, support, and enhance SAP Plant Maintenance processes including:
- Technical objects
- Functional locations
- Equipment master
- Maintenance notifications
- Maintenance orders
- Preventive maintenance
- Maintenance plans
- Task lists
- Measuring points and counters
- Breakdown maintenance
- Corrective maintenance
- Preventive and predictive maintenance processes
- Support calibration and maintenance-related processes for GxP-relevant equipment where applicable.
- Support equipment history, maintenance documentation, spare parts consumption, and maintenance cost tracking.
- Work with Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, QA, and Calibration teams to ensure appropriate system controls.
- Ensure maintenance processes integrate effectively with MM, FI/CO, PP, QM, procurement, inventory, and other relevant areas.
- SAP Implementation & Application Support
- Participate in SAP S/4HANA implementation, rollout, upgrade, enhancement, and support projects.
- Perform hands-on SAP configuration and functional troubleshooting for assigned modules.
- Prepare and review:
- Business requirements
- Functional specifications
- Configuration documents
- Process flows
- Test scripts
- SOP-related system inputs
- Training materials
- Cutover plans
- Support documentation
- Conduct fit-to-standard/workshop discussions with business stakeholders.
- Analyze business requirements and recommend standard SAP solutions following clean-core principles wherever practical.
- Support RICEFW/WRICEF developments by preparing functional specifications and coordinating with technical teams.
- Work with ABAP, Fiori, Integration, Basis, Security/GRC, BTP, and other technical teams.
- Support interfaces between SAP and manufacturing, laboratory, maintenance, weighing, MES, LIMS, third-party, or other enterprise systems as applicable.
- Participate in data migration, master-data validation, cutover, hypercare, and stabilization activities.
- Required Experience & Skills
- Minimum 8+ years of hands-on SAP experience in SAP PP, QM, PM, or a strong combination of these modules.
- Strong hands-on configuration and functional support experience in at least two areas, with working knowledge of the third.
- Experience working in a service company, consulting organization, captive IT organization, or product/manufacturing company.
- Good understanding of manufacturing and quality business processes.
- Experience with SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA; S/4HANA implementation experience preferred.
- Experience participating in at least one implementation, rollout, upgrade, or major transformation project preferred.
- Ability to independently analyze incidents, requirements, and business-process issues.
- Experience preparing functional specifications and working with technical development teams.
- Good understanding of SAP Fiori applications relevant to PP, QM, and PM is preferred.
- Exposure to SAP Cloud ALM, Solution Manager, Jira, ServiceNow, or similar tools is advantageous.
- Pharmaceutical, life sciences, medical device, chemical, food, or other regulated-industry experience is strongly preferred.
- Exposure to GxP, CSV, 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, data integrity, and regulated-system controls is preferred.
- Any recognized bachelor’s or master’s degree; no specific educational specialization is mandatory.
- Relevant SAP PP, QM, PM, or S/4HANA certification is preferred but not mandatory.
- Additional certifications or training in pharmaceutical GxP, CSV, quality systems, project delivery, or IT service management will be an advantage.