Transcend: Deploy Manager - Make POM

Johnson & Johnson•Titusville, PA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

About Transcend Transcend is a global business transformation program that will modernize our foundational transactional processes and harmonize them into one clean ERP as a standardized platform for growth and efficiency gains. The program will simplify the Pharmaceutical ERP landscape from seven systems to one, standardizing processes to create a cost-effective, fit-for-purpose digital backbone that enables agility and scalability across the business. Additionally, Transcend will remediate end-of-life system exposure expected toward the end of this decade, reducing risk while enabling long-term sustainability. Role Purpose The Functional Deployment Lead – POM / MAKE is accountable for the global deployment of Manufacturing Execution–related capabilities within the Transcend SAP S/4HANA program. This role owns the end-to-end implementation of the Manufacturing functional scope, ensuring alignment with the global process template, regulatory requirements, and SAP Clean Core principles. As a people manager, this role leads a team of functional SMEs and analysts, owning functional delivery, workload prioritization, and execution quality, while remaining sufficiently hands-on to challenge designs, support testing, and guide issue resolution.

Requirements

At least six years of professional experience.
University degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, IT, or a related scientific discipline.
Significant experience in Manufacturing Execution, ERP–MES integration, and SAP Manufacturing-related processes in a GxP-compliant environment.
Proven people management experience with accountability for functional delivery through teams of SMEs.
Strong functional knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing capabilities and integration patterns.
Ability to remain hands-on when required while maintaining accountability for overall functional outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Experience with PAS-X or similar MES platforms.
Prior involvement in global ERP transformations within the Life Sciences industry.

Responsibilities

Own the global deployment of POM / MAKE-related capabilities within the SAP S/4HANA template, including SAP–MES (PAS-X) integration, PLM-driven engineering change processes, master data validity controls, Manufacture at Risk, and new product introduction enablement.
Lead solution confirmation activities with Global Template Owners, ensuring deployments remain aligned to the approved global design and regulatory standards.
Ensure deployment follows SAP Clean Core principles, leveraging standard configuration and approved extensibility patterns only where legally or regulatorily required.
Directly manage functional SMEs and analysts supporting the POM / MAKE scope, owning workload planning, prioritization, and quality of deliverables.
Provide functional leadership and coaching, ensuring the team can execute detailed design, testing, and deployment activities effectively.
Act as the primary functional escalation point for POM / MAKE-related topics within Transcend.
Oversee functional design validation, configuration reviews, integration readiness, and data dependencies across SAP and connected manufacturing systems.
Lead the functional execution of testing phases, including Functional Testing and User Acceptance Testing, and support validation activities in alignment with GxP and SDLC expectations.
Own functional support during hypercare, ensuring issues are triaged, resolved, and incorporated into continuous improvement of the global template.
Work closely with other Functional Deployment Leads to ensure integrated end-to-end process execution.
Partner with IT, system integrators, validation teams, and change management to ensure successful adoption of Manufacturing capabilities.