Principal Operations Program Manager, SAP S/4 HANA (APAC)

The Strategy & Operational Excellence team is on a mission to improve both our customer and employee experience by transforming how we plan, buy, make, and distribute products in Waters Global Operations. Our four pillars of focus include: Strategy, Processes and Systems, Continuous Improvement, and Insights.

As a Principal Operations Program Manager, SAP S/4 Hana (Asia Region), you will be a critical member of the team responsible for overseeing and executing a major SAP S/4 HANA upgrade program reporting to the Sr Principal Program Manager, Supply Chain Transformation. You will be working closely with colleagues and partners across the APAC region to ensure a successful transition to SAP S/4 HANA for our regional distribution centers and warehouses. This will require you to draw on your program/project management experience and a deep understanding of operations, particularly as it relates to procurement, fulfilment, and distribution.

• Drive process harmonization across the Asia Region in conjunction with the global team, ensuring designs are globally standard and regionally relevant
• Ensure local requirements are understood and incorporated into the overall set of requirements
• Oversee regional execution of the program and realization of benefits
• Collaborate with Capability Team leaders to understand their objectives and roadmaps for driving changes in processes, metrics, and supporting tools
• Collaborate with Site Leadership Teams to understand their objectives for driving improvements within the site / plant in relation to prioritized capabilities
• Support both Capability Teams and Site Transformation Teams by developing / maintaining aligned roadmaps, objectives, metrics/targets, and execution plans
• Implement program management practices and tools to continuously improve project execution, tracking, and reporting across the portfolio
• Present outcomes, roadmaps, progress, etc. regularly to stakeholders at all levels
• Ensure compliance and alignment with the Program Management Office (PMO) standards and processes
• Identify, address, and report risks and escalations to relevant leaders and steering committees

• 7+ years progressive experience in managing large-scale, global supply chain / manufacturing operations programs and projects
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex SAP S/4 implementation projects
• Experience driving Supply Chain process transformations
• Experience working with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Strong influencing skills, proven ability to work across organizational boundaries driving change and harmonization across a global organization
• Results oriented mindset, operates with high sense of urgency. Proven track record of solving problems, breaking down barriers and delivering results ahead of schedule
• Strong written and verbal communication at all levels of the organization
• Experience managing complex programs in Jira
• Knowledge of business process management approaches a plus
• ASCM / APICS certifications a plus
• Master’s Degree in an Engineering, Science or Supply Chain discipline

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.   

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.