Associate Consultant – SAP S4 Hana Functional

Role Title : Associate Consultant SAP S / 4 Hana Functional

Location : Chennai

We are one purpose-led global organisation. The enablers and innovators ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause opening the locks to save lives ultimately making a substantial difference to the outside world.

AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition size and complexity of the organisation coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology has led the Board to approve a large-scale transformation programme Axial.

The Axial Programme will be powered by S / 4HANA a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system which will be implemented right across the organisation and will provide our business with standardised processes improved financial management common data and real time reporting redefining the way we work through our entire supply chain - from bench to patient.

The new system will be used by more than 20000 employees daily is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally for many years to come.

The Axial programme needs the best talent to work in it. Whether its the technical skills business understanding or change leadership we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout. We are aiming to deliver a world class change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the end-to-end nature of our global company. This programme will provide AZ with a competitive edge to the benefit of our employees customers and patients.

The Associate consultant will provide support to the Architects and Business Stakeholders in delivering Changes and Bug fixes. Their responsibility will include the documentation support and project delivery to the capabilities within their area. They will be supporting the solution delivery (high level design linked to the business requirements configuration of the system and any functional design definitions).

What youll do

Project delivery - You will use their knowledge and experience to ensure the best solution is delivered to meet AZ requirements while using S / 4 Fit to Standard functionality.

Solution documentation You will be responsible for the appropriate documentation of solution. This will mean there is a clearly detailed understanding of the solution its dependencies and links to other processes allowing future changes to be accurately assessed and implemented with no / minimal impact to the operational business.

Stakeholder Analysis & Change - Works and collaborates with other areas of Axial. Actively build and manage relationships according to individual stakeholder needs and levels of influence.

Support improvement provide input to improvements of not just the technical solution but also the approach and ways of working in supporting the business capabilities.

Business Needs Identification - Operates at a functional level in assessing and defining business need and areas for improvement. Actively monitors and identifies capability gaps and proposes potential solutions.

Essential for the role

Overall 3 years of experience with at least 1 year of relevant SAP experience.

Good knowledge on integration aspects and configuration dependencies within SAP.

Good knowledge in business domain related to SAP capability.

Good communication and presentation skills a keen eye for detail.

Able to work across the teams and communicate in business and IT terms

Comfortable with ambiguity and possessing an agile and open mindset

Self-motivated proven personal credibility and positive energy

Able to think out of the box thrive in ambiguous and stressful situations

Ability to work independently as well as part of a Team

Desirable Skills

SAP Certified in SAP S / 4HANA.

Engineering Graduate or Postgraduate from reputed University

Worked in a hybrid environment with a mix of internal and external resources in multiple geographical locations

Understanding of the pharmaceutical / healthcare industry and of competitor activity on a particular architecture and Information Management

Demonstrate initiative strong customer orientation and cross-cultural working

Why AstraZeneca

At Astrazeneca were dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Theres no better place to make a difference to medicine patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration and always committed to lifelong learning growth and development. Were on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So whats next

Are you already imaging yourself joining our team Good because we cant wait to hear from you.

Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table Brilliant! We have one seat available and hope its yours

If youre curious to know more then we welcome your application no later than

Where can I find out more

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20-Nov-2025

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds with as wide a range of perspectives as possible and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

P2P,Business Process,Interface & EDI,BAPI / BADI,Communications,SAP Customizing,SAP Tables,Z T-Codes,Profitability Analysis,LSMW / BDC,Query,SAP FI,Uat,Smartforms

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1