About Filtrona
Filtrona is the only global, independent market leader in the design, testing and manufacturing of specialist filter solutions and related scientific services. With a head office in Singapore, Filtrona has 8 manufacturing facilities across Europe, America, and Asia, together with 2 innovation centres, an accredited laboratory and a Centre of Excellence focused on sustainability. The company has 2,000 employees serving customers across 120 countries.
Our purpose is to support partners to transform and benefit from business growth; we succeed when they succeed. Our mission is to be a responsible, customer-focused innovation leader creating excellence in sustainable solutions for today and tomorrow.
For more information, please visit www.filtrona.com
Role and Responsibilities
We seek a highly skilled and motivated SAP Process Excellence Lead to join our ERP Project Team on a 1-Year Contract basis. The person will have led business transformation programme and possesses a good understanding of technology in general as well as specific experience from global SAP implementations (S/4 HANA public cloud). This person will report to the Programme Manager.
- Leader (and project line manager) of the Business Process Leads for Operations & Supply Chain, Finance and Commercial.
- Supports Business Process Leads to drive the implementation of standard SAP processes.
- Reviews key deliverables during the project preparation before rollout, e.g. blueprint/system design.
- Identifies systemic improvement levers for the business to ensure the maximum impact of the project on Filtrona Financials.
- Provides an external independent view of the programme to ensure it is moving in the right direction.
- Provides independent view on suitability of the programme to move through key phase gates (stage start and stage end reviews).
- Brings a view of the big picture from a business planning stand-point: business driven over technology driven.
- Standing member to the ERP Design Group which consists of Filtrona and Systems Integrator resources for SAP customization/localization requests deviating from the out-of-the box processes.
- Meets with key members of the programme frequently to discuss key topics and progress.
Key Skills & Qualifications Requirements
- Degree in IT/equivalent or MBA
- Must have at least 8 to 10 years of experience working with SAP, including SAP S/4 HANA implementation, configuration, and process optimization
- Proven track record of leading teams and driving cross-functional initiatives, ideally in a process improvement or operational excellence role
- Experience in the manufacturing industry and project implementation experience for global implementation of S/4 HANA.
- Capability to work across teams (including IT/technical teams), influence without authority, and build consensus. Working experience in Southeast Asia across teams of different cultures and background
- Ability to align SAP processes with broader business goals and to think long-term.
- Experience with change management and the ability to drive cultural and organizational change.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for interacting with stakeholders at all level.
- Ability to identify issues, analyze root causes, and implement effective solutions.
- Will be based in the Filtrona HQ in Singapore. Some travel to Bangkok and potentially other Filtrona sites as required.
