Associate Director, IT SCM

Role Overview: You are applying for the position of Information Technology (IT) Associate Director at Illumina, where you will be accountable for Global Supply Chain and Operations. This is a High Impact, High Value role within Illumina Global Information Services (GIS) and requires strong transformational leadership, exceptional management skills, and a diverse deep technology background. Your main responsibility will be to lead the India GIS SCM team in developing IT Business technology strategies, capability roadmaps, continuous improvement, AMS monitoring, and associated portfolios to improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Key Responsibilities: - Actively communicate with business, IT, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure awareness of vision, strategy, roadmap, portfolios, progress, risks, and results associated with critical business capabilities and technologies. - Collaborate with business stakeholders to proactively identify and evaluate risks associated with business decisions that may impact a capability technology. - Establish Engineering Forward Centers of Excellence for development and configuration of technology platforms. - Develop and maintain a three-year roadmap strategy in partnership with key business leaders and stakeholders. - Develop deep and broad business, functional, and domain expertise to enhance GIS business knowledge base. - Evaluate current and future technology trends to determine the impact of technology on business capabilities and operations. - Partner with functional groups and development team to deliver on product and service goals and business requirements. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree with 15 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with 12 years of experience. - 15-20 years of experience as a Technologist engaging with and delivering for SAP Global Planning, and working knowledge of SAP WM/EWM, SAP Ariba, and SAP MM, with 5 years of management experience preferred. - Deep knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain Planning and Manufacturing in Life-Sciences, Medical Devices, or High-Tech industries. - Experience architecting and delivering business-enabling technologies supporting ERP, preferably with SAP ECC and/or S/4. - Strong financial, analytical, and problem-solving skills. - Ability to travel onsite as needed and work in different time zones. - Exceptional interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience establishing and fostering relationships with business partners and teams. - Results-focused with a track record of delivery across simultaneous projects and teams. (Note: This job description also includes an additional section about Core Job Summary, which can be omitted if not required),