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J&J Family of Companies Technical Product Owner - Vendor Invoice Management in Beerse, Belgium
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com
Job Function:
Technology Product & Platform Management
Job Sub Function:
Technical Product Management
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium
Job Description:
Johnson & Johnson Corporate Business Technology (CBT) is seeking for a Technical Product Owner – Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) to support the AP Transformation program, which is part of the overall Transact initiative.
The TPO (Technical Product Owner) for VIM is part of the overall Transact Program and will work at the intersection of business & technology to define strategies that combine a deep understanding of business objectives, challenges with technology solutions and extending them into development execution, value realization & ongoing product management. This role is responsible to lead the road map, execution, and implementation of the interim solution as well as the end state Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) solution on S/4 HANA (CFIN) as part of the AP Transformation & Treasury Management project. As TPO for VIM you will manage the VIM Squad and partner with different other Transact program streams such as I2C, TMS, A2R, Tax, MDG, Transcend and Procurement partners
Key responsibilities:
Leads Design and Delivery of SAP Finance solutions with a focus on Invoicing. This role requires a broad in-depth knowledge of Accounts Payable business processes and the SAP FI-AP (Finance Accounts Payable) module, including integrations with other SAP modules (MM, FICO, APM) as well as integration external providers such as Vertex.
Business Problem Definition: understanding and translating business problems faced by the finance function into a value case & comprehensive set of solutions spanning process, technology, data, governance & user experience supported by defined, baseline value realization key performance indicators
External Insights: understanding external trends and insights related to Invoice to Pay processes & technology, including SAP Best Practices, industry acceptability & scalability.
Solution Design: ensuring that product development efforts incorporate an approach that starts with experimentation to validate expected impact, includes human centered design, embraces agile principles, incorporates external insights, required end to end process optimizations, and compliance engagement
Architecture: partnering with the finance architecture team to define the role each system plays within our landscape aligned with business capabilities
Internal Partnerships: acting as the primary trusted advisor to senior finance & technology leaders across all lifecycles of product development starting with inception through to value realization & ongoing continuous improvement, and communication of progress against strategic objectives
Product Management: partnering with product management teams to ensure roadmaps are oriented to deliver finance business & technology strategy, value creation objectives, and measurable key performance indicators
External Partnerships: leading vendor relationships to influence development roadmaps & ensure that our needs will be met by our technology partners
Team Leadership: demonstrate strong leadership qualities and transparent communication within the team
Experience and Skills:
Required:
Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Degree
Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in leading technical and / or product teams, generating alignment and embracing diversity and inclusion
Minimum 5 years of SAP implementation experience within FI-AP
Procure to Pay (P2P) Knowledge: Invoice Management, Payment Management, and integration with FI, MM and TMS
Strong knowledge of Reporting and Interface design with other applications
Problem solving and process improvements skills
Experience working in a matrix environment
Key problem-solving skills in developing communication strategies and actions
Requires high degree of independent judgment and decision making
Fluent in English
Preferred:
Experience with OpenText Invoice Management solution
Experience in SAP S/4 Accounts Payable
Advanced understanding of J&J I/T's technology standards and strategies
Experience in Heath Care and Science Industry
Experience with JIRA and Confluence
Standout colleague with good communication skills and be customer oriented, aiming at effective collaboration with internal and external partners.
Travel: Up to 25% of time