SAP S/4HANA Project Manager (m/w/d)
Oranienburg, BrandenburgOn the Global Manufacturing and Supply (GMS) team at Takeda, you’ll be part of a rapidly transforming industry that’s applying technology and data in new ways. Within our agile, innovative, people-centric organization, your work will matter every day as you use your skills to help us manufacture therapies for patients on our four platforms:
- Small Molecules
- Biologics
- Plasma
As part of the GMS team, you'll have the opportunity to pursue unique experiences and build new skills, and you'll know that the work you do every day makes an impact — on our patients, our people, our planet, and on yourself.
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Job Description
Make History. Change Futures.
Are you looking for a patient-oriented, innovation-driven company that inspires you and promotes your career? Then take your future in your hands and become part of Takeda as
SAP S/4HANA Project Manager (m/w/d)
The role is fixed term until 31st of March 2028.
As part of the Business Excellence team, lead the end‑to‑end deployment of Takeda’s S/4HANA process model at the Oranienburg site—ensuring readiness, compliance, stable operations, and uninterrupted supply throughout the transformation.
How you will contribute:
- Act as the single point of accountability for site Takami deployment.
- Align site teams with global standards while safeguarding operational performance.
- Orchestrate site sprints, testing, cutover, and hypercare.
- Drive readiness across processes, data, systems, compliance, and people.
- Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and business continuity.
- Lead change, communication, and training efforts.
- Partner closely with Site Leadership, OpU, GSQ, DD&T, and Global Process Experts.
- Govern site deployment and represent site needs in global forums.
- Lead gap analysis and integration topics (MES, LIMS, maintenance systems).
- Secure and coordinate SMEs for design, testing, data, and cutover.
- Ensure master data quality and readiness for validation and migration.
- Plan and safeguard cutover with strong contingency measures.
- Maintain manufacturing and quality stability during transition.
What you bring to Takeda:
Expertise Required
- Strong program/project leadership in large‑scale transformations (ideally SAP).
- Deep operational understanding across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance.
- Experience driving change, readiness, testing, cutover, and hypercare.
- Robust risk and stakeholder management in regulated environments.
Leadership Capabilities
- Influence senior stakeholders and secure resources.
- Make fast, outcome‑driven decisions in complex settings.
- Lead cross‑functional teams through pressure and change.
Preferred
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
- SAP/S4 deployment or global template rollout experience.
In this position you will report to the Head of Business Excellence.
What we offer you:
- Attractive and competitive salary
- 30 vacation days
- Further education and training
- Commuting allowance
- Subsidized sports programs
- Subsidized canteen
- Employee discounts
- Performance-related bonus
- Disability insurance
- Group accident insurance
- Deferred compensation as desired
- Global Wellbeing Program
- Employee Recognition Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Interactive online courses for employees' children
- Parent Child Office
- Open-minded and modern working environment
About Us:
Takeda is focused on creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. We aim to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments in our core therapeutic and business areas, including gastrointestinal and inflammation, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, oncology, neuroscience and vaccines.
The Oranienburg manufacturing site in the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region is the Takeda site with the most employees for the production of solid dosage forms (capsules and tablets). The site also houses a pilot production facility for clinical development projects. Pharmaceutical manufacturing in Oranienburg can look back on a tradition of more than 135 years. Today, we supply over 65 countries with high-quality medicines from Oranienburg. Takeda Oranienburg is a regionally significant employer and has recently been awarded the independent Great Place to Work certificate. The site is characterized by its long company history and excellent opportunities for further development.
How we will support you:
Takeda is proud of its commitment to create a diverse workforce and to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are living with disabilities, chronic illness, or neurodiversity, please feel free to let us know so that we can provide you with appropriate support during the application process.
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