Job Introduction

Thanks for checking out our vacancy, we’re delighted you want to learn more about Dechra.

Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business

The Opportunity 

The Dechra Manufacturing & Supply division are implementing a new Oracle Cloud ERP solution across their global manufacturing sites. As a Site Implementation Lead, the primary focus of this role is to ensure the readiness of the site for an ERP implementation. This includes the establishment, review, audit and rollout of processes and procedures required across the DPM&S entity in an effective manner.

To be effective in this role, the candidate must be open to learn and understand the design of the new ERP solution and associated processes in all workstreams including Operations, Warehousing, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Finance.

Occasional Global travel is required.

Role Responsibility

So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

• Lead the organisation change within the manufacturing site, ensuring the effectiveness of the project’s communications and creating a feedback culture between the project team, Site Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the site employees
• Assist with the process gap analysis of the as-is and to-be state and support the execution of activities to close the identified gaps/changes
• Create the cut-over plan in conjunction with the Site SLT and Project team for ERP go live at the site including Business Continuity planning, site down time, understanding of open transactions at time of go live
• Own the Change Control for the site
• Coordinate the execution of the cut-over plan at the site
• Ensure the relevant local site Standard Operating Procedures and other necessary documentation are updated to reflect the new site processes
• Provide oversight of role profiling for site employees
• Support the training scheduling and assist with coordinating the employees on site to ensure training is delivered in the most effective and efficient way
• Lead the site User Acceptance Testing, participating in testing cycles as required and coordinating with Quality and CSV where needed
• Become the super user and ambassador of the new ERP solution on site
• KPIs for the ramp up and assisting with incident priorities at go live
• Lead the data cleansing and migration activities on site
• Work with the Project Manager to create a site specific risk log and be responsible for the mitigation planning

The Ideal Candidate

Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We’re particularly keen to hear from those who have/are:

• In depth understanding and strong experience of pharmaceutical manufacturing

• Experience of an ERP or similar system implementation

• Good change management skills

• Excellent attention to detail

• Confident engaging and managing stakeholders at all levels

• Ability to interact cross-functionally and communicate collaboratively in a complex environment

• It's desirable to have a track record of continuous professional and management development to personal skillset

• Knowledge of best practice in programme, project and change management would be preferable

• Prince2 or equivalent would be beneficial but not essential 

About the Company

All applications received are reviewed by our internal talent acquisition team and we will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. Should you not hear back from us within 28 days please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies which may be suitable and we encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site. For any questions or queries, please contact us.

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC