SAP Support Manager
SERB is a fast-growing global specialty pharma company designed to address rare and urgent conditions by delivering life-saving medicines when time and complexity leave no room for failure. We operate end-to-end across 100+ countries, ensuring 70+ essential medicines for rare diseases, emergency care, and medical countermeasures reach patients and clinicians with urgency – wherever and whenever they are needed.
Shaped over the past 25 years by an entrepreneurial, disruptive spirit, SERB combines the focus and agility of a biotech with the scale, reach, and reliability of a global pharmaceutical company — always grounded in medical purpose, not corporate convention. Our 600+ employees are driven by three core values: Patients first, always; Impact focused; and Team powered.
About the role
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic SAP Support Professional to provide 1st and 2nd level SAP support for a global pharmaceutical group. Working in a small team, you will have a high level of autonomy and be required to plan and manage work priorities both independently and with other user groups. This role is based at our Conshohocken, PA office on a hybrid schedule: 3 days a week in-office, with 2 work-from-home days.
Responsibilities
- Provide second-level support on SAP S4 HANA systems: troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, test and correct with clear communication to reporting users on the cause and resolution.
- Act as a liaison between the company’s business users, the IT department, and external partners.
- Escalate advanced technical issues to third parties or the Business Systems Manager.
- Write instructions, specifications, and flowcharts.
- Facilitate meetings with team members and the business.
- Daily monitoring of the ticketing system and timely follow-up on escalations.
- Oversee and manage the maintenance of SAP Master Data including Business Partner and Material Master.
- Carry out other reasonable tasks as required by the Business Systems Manager.
Duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time to reflect changing business requirements.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience with SAP S4 HANA in a support function.
- Previous experience working in a global pharmaceutical company.
- Very good working knowledge of at least 3 of the following SAP modules: FI/CO, SD, LE, WM, MM, PP.
- Knowledge of or experience with FIORI Apps and Reporting, SAP Analytics Cloud, and SAP Security (User and Role) is an advantage.
- Knowledge of or experience with Validation activities in a pharma-compliant company is an advantage.
Skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on rapport building, listening, and diagnostics.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to express technical matters in business terms.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Aptitude and ability to learn new technologies quickly (full training provided where required).
- Aptitude and ability to work in an organized manner, under pressure, and methodically.
- Competent and organized with the ability to manage and prioritize workload, multitask, and handle a diverse mix of issues and responsibilities.
- Self-starter able to work with remote UK-based management.
Benefits
- Hybrid working schedule (3 days in-office, 2 days remote).
- Vacation, personal, and sick time.
- 15 paid company holidays.
- Medical, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits.
- Paid parental leave.
- Tuition assistance.
- Discretionary bonus plan.
- Competitive 401(k) plan with $1 for $1 match up to 6% of pay (safe harbor match vested immediately).
- Discretionary match of up to 4% of pay, vesting 20% per year over 5 years.