City Of Westminster, London
Royal Canin S.A.S
Job Description:
Mars Petcare and Royal Canin have recently embarked on ambitious business transformation aiming to digitalize the core operating model of the enterprise for the global business units. EOS Transformation Program, in Royal Canin, will deploy industry best practices end to end business processes and tools. The Digital Core model comprises adoption of the SAP S/4 ERP standard model and common/segment edges systems, enabling interoperability across Pet Nutrition and Royal Canin petcare divisions. The transformation aims to deliver efficiency, effectiveness, and technical modernization to support business growth ambitions, drive operational excellence and remove business continuity risks. Royal Canin is also running in parallel and in line with the OGSMs 2030 a massive Digitalization at scale agenda across all Enterprise functions with another critical strategic enabler: Data and Analytics (D&A) which also reports to the global CDIO.
Through those transformations, Royal Canin Architecture will aim to have a S/4 HANA ERP Core, enabled by radical standardization and adoption of SAP EML/CPG Industry Now enabled best processes. This S/4 ERP Core, Edge Systems (with many new ones like Salesforce or OMP) and Analytics Platforms will be supported by multiple Initiatives that are based on SAP & non-SAP Technologies like BTP-Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, Mars Data Lake and possibly other common edge systems to enable interoperability and further adherence to Mars Inc Operating Model. Moreover, this new tech ecosystem will have to interact with the specific differentiated Royal Canin and Petcare Digital Services (D2C, Royal start, Vet Services or Global Digital platforms like DAM, CRM, CDP, PIM, )
The role
The newly established role of Global Chief Architect for Royal Canin is pivotal in leading the architectural endeavors of the Global Royal Canin transformation initiatives.
This role is instrumental in ensuring the success of the transformations by mapping current technological capabilities, identifying inherent gaps, and guiding Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Platform, Data and Security Architects. Collaboration with Process Owners, the Analytics Community, COE teams, and Deployment teams is essential to align the overall architectural strategy with business objectives and the Royal Canin & Petcare Digital strategy, adhering to the vision of the transformation programs and technological best practices.
Accountable for the comprehensive architecture and its governance across Petcare divisions for Digital Core transformation and all interdependent programs, this role represents Royal Canin in Corporate/Enterprise architecture groups, advocating for collaborative design decisions and incorporating Royal Canin’s business considerations.
Throughout the program’s various phases, from strategic architectural decisions, business architecture reviews, and governance choices to ensuring a successful system build and expediting the global rollouts, this role is crucial. It ensures that key design decisions for EOS, Run & Grow DT and D&A are forward-thinking, adhere to clean core and radical standardization principles, and safeguard operational imperatives whilst optimizing TCO and Digital Operating Model. Working in tandem with the CDIO and his global Digital Leadership group, the jobholder ensures that the Digital strategy is in sync with architectural requirements and vision.
What are we looking for?
What will be your key responsibilities?
Royal Canin Transformation Architect Leadership (leading the EOS architecture team):
Technology Leadership:
People Leadership:
Change management:
Operational excellence:
What can you expect from Mars?
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