SAP Solution Architect

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 35,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

• Partners with business partners to understand and collaborate on future state business processes and supporting technologies to accomplish short- and long-term business goals
• Collaborate with other SAP Solution Architects to identify and establish direction through formation of a strategic roadmap.
• Work with key business partners and other IT business process consultants to identify business problems and evolve the global solution, using SAP and non-SAP systems, to meet the business needs most effectively.
• Leverage a deep understanding of how the IT tools are used by the business and how these tools interact, in order to influence the business to think in different ways by providing design direction and alternative options to meet business needs.
• Responsible for maintaining / creating a global technical solution design and understanding integration points with SAP and other business applications
• Work with business process owners, other functional consultants, and Enterprise Architecture groups on cross organizational issues. Act as a liaison between IT and business partners on large-scale projects.
• Integration of global design with systems and processes, designing/developing interfaces to/from SAP working with both internal and external resources.
• Partner with third party supplier to educate and ensure they have appropriate understanding of business processes and supporting design at Lilly.
• Work directly with application vendors to understand and influence the vendor's strategic direction for their product, keeping an outward focus to identify new trends and opportunities.
• Responsible for alignment of business architecture direction with other IT areas.
• Coach and mentor management, team, and others on technical solutions, business processes, technologies and designs as appropriate.
• Readiness and willingness to help guide similar design decisions in other module areas (as per relevant experience).

• Bachelors Degree in computer science, management information systems, information technology or related technical field
• 8+ years of development, configuration, or experience implementing and maintaining SAP in one or more of the following areas of SAP: Warehouse Management, General Accounting, or Clinical Trials

• Strong understanding of procurement, manufacturing operations, clinical trial or quality management business processes
• Experience in or knowledge of S/4 HANA implementations.
• Must have demonstrated the ability to have a global view.
• Ability to influence others to adopt different point of view or concept.
• Understanding of current state and future direction for the area and for the enterprise.
• Demonstrated ability to establish key relationships with those outside of the immediate business area.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and influences integration points with other business areas, processes, functions.
• Excellent initiative and self-management skills as well as ability to lead teams, influence others and manage conflict.
• Experience working in a regulated industry (i.e. GMP) and delivering within that environment
• Desire and ability to operate at multiple levels (detail and strategic)
• Excellent communication skills, using a variety of methods in diverse forums
• Desire and ability to work independently with minimal direction

• This position is located at the Corporate Headquarters in Indianapolis, IN. Relocation assistance may be provided
• Full time day shift position. Occasional off hours and weekend work is expected as this position serves a global organization
• Up to 10% US & OUS travel could be required
• Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.