As a Country ERP Change Management Lead, you will support Novartis' transformation by developing and implementing change management strategies for the Global SAP Programme in a particular country or NOCC. Your initial focus will be on maximizing employee adoption of a unified ERP application landscape (SAP S/4HANA) and standard business processes through multiple releases. Over time, the role will increasingly also focus on mobilizing new ways of working and associated capabilities and culture.

Major accountabilities:

You will be responsible for various types of changes across the country/ NOCC arising from the LDC program. Your key responsibilities include:

• Customizing global change strategies and plans to ensure fast adoption and high utilization of new tools and ways of working in your location
• Delivering outcomes aligned with project plans
• Collaborating with Functional change leads and the global OD team
• Leading the Organizational Change Management work stream, and plan execution in country including any Communications and Training
• Coaching senior leaders and executives in their roles as change sponsors
• Working with country stakeholders- people managers, and supervisors in managing transitions
• Assisting project managers and teams in integrating change management activities into their project plans
• Thinking through longer term organizational implications of changes and working with key stakeholders to devise strategies to address these
• Providing input to change communications and training plans
• Leading meetings to understand changes and develop a change adoption plan
• Analyzing and implementing strategies to overcome resistance to change
• Evaluating the cost and budgetary impact of change management

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Essential Requirements:

• You should have extensive experience in organizational change management program design and implementation related to large scale, multi-site ERP solutions like SAP.
• You should be able to build trust, engage, and inspire change among senior stakeholders. You should be an inspirational communicator, a great listener, well organized with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Graduate or postgraduate degree
• Coaching or psychology background desirable;
• Further education change management, organizational development;
• experience driving organizational change projects;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as solid presentation skills; l

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