Commercial Projects-Program Manager (Africa)

The Commercial Projects/Program Manager will be responsible for developing a consistent business process landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa (and potentially also the AAA region) as well as its implementation in suitable ERP systems (based on the global Draeger template). He/she will assess business needs, develop solutions, and implement them successfully together with a global team. Managing success against typical project constraints is a requirement of the job. Ultimately, the goal of this role is to develop together with the regional operations team and the country management a sustainable commercial and back-office environment supported by suitable processes and systems
Drive and project manage the implementation of commercial operations, end-to-end business processes and ERP system environments in Sub-Saharan Africa (and the AAA region).
Determine business needs via consultation, business analysis, and targeted observations.
Support in the creation of customized business processes and ensure their implementation in a suitable ERP solution (Navision or SAP) in close collaboration with the regional and global IT teams.
Cooperate closely with global and regional commercial and IT teams to design and implement solutions meeting business requirements in-country while complying with the global ERP template.
Facilitate regular capability checks, trainings and knowledge transfers that the local organization to ensure sustainability and scalability of the business.
Continuously analyze business processes and drive optimization and excellence. Ensure implementation of change requests and support of users.
Ensuring compliance with relevant legal, tax and industry regulations
Requirements/Education
Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Business Administration, IT/Computer Sciences, Engineering or similar.
7-10 years’ work experience in a commercial operations function in an international discrete manufacturing company or an ERP consulting capacity. Medical and/or safety technology experience would be beneficial.