Israel Commercial IT Cluster Lead
Shoham, Israel, 12345
Who we are
The opportunity
The Commercial IT Cluster Lead acts as the primary IT business partner for Teva's commercial cluster stakeholders, ensuring alignment with corporate functions and delivering cross-functional IT solutions to support Teva’s commercial strategy. This role requires a deep understanding of commercial IT solutions, business processes, and enterprise-level support operations, along with expertise in integrating technology to enhance business performance and drive innovation. The role demands autonomy in managing IT priorities, engaging with senior stakeholders, and ensuring seamless IT service delivery across the cluster.
This role will oversee responsibilities across 3 sites, manage a team of 10, including team leaders and be responsible also for local logistic, BI, and ERP applications of the SLE distribution center. Additionally, the candidate will manage the OPEX and CAPEX IT budgets for the five sites and maintain strong relationships with global Teva IT functions.
How you’ll spend your day
- Provide leadership for IT services, projects, and digital transformation initiatives within the commercial country cluster.
- Served as a trusted advisor to commercial management teams, aligning IT strategies with business objectives.
- Drive IT innovation to support commercial growth and operational efficiency.
- Ensure the standardization of applications and promote shared processes.
- Lead global and regional initiatives, aligning IT investments with local business needs.
- Advocate for scalable, compliant, and future-ready enterprise-wide IT capabilities.
- Manage strategic relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring their IT needs are met.
- Act as a liaison between local business units and corporate IT.
- Influence decision-making at leadership levels and foster cross-functional collaboration.
- Drive commercial IT solution development and implement technology solutions.
- Oversee IT service delivery, ensuring high performance and reliability.
- Establish a robust IT support model and manage third-party vendors.
- Recruit, develop, and inspire IT professionals across the commercial IT cluster.
- Own and manage IT budgets, ensuring optimal allocation of resources.
- Align IT investments with business priorities and provide financial planning and reporting.
- Design, implement, and maintain SAP SD and FI modules for the markets.
- Oversee v: AS400 ERP, WMS, WCS, Salesforce CRM.
Your experience and qualifications
- Minimum of 10 years of IT management experience within commercial IT solutions, preferably in the Life Sciences or Pharmaceutical industry.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT Administration, Computer Science, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
- Proven success in large international corporations and experience in leading within a matrix organization.
- Deep knowledge of commercial IT solutions, business processes, and enterprise support operations.
- Strong understanding of IT services, governance frameworks, compliance, and emerging technologies.
- Extensive experience with SAP SD and FI modules.
- Knowledge of AS 400 information systems environments will be an advantage.
- Key Skills and Competencies:
- Strategic thinker with the ability to align IT capabilities with commercial goals.
- Proven ability to engage, influence, and collaborate with senior business leaders.
- Highly independent, capable of driving IT priorities with minimal oversight.
- Inspirational leader with a track record of developing IT talent.
- Experience in leading large-scale IT projects and change initiatives.
- Skilled in IT financial planning, cost management, and budget optimization.
- Service-oriented approach with a commitment to driving business impact.
- Ability to translate technical concepts into business language.
Occasional international travel may be required.
Languages:
- Fluent Hebrew / English (reading, writing, speaking) required.
- Additional languages spoken within the cluster are an advantage.
Enjoy a more rewarding choice
Alongside the fulfilling work, the inclusive culture and great rewards, our employees are enjoying a holistic benefits package, which is aimed to answer their, and their families`, physical, emotional and social wellbeing.
In Teva, we understand that alongside your career and professional life, every employee has additional life circles, which include various private and family needs.
This is important to us and has encouraged us to create one of the most unique and comprehensive benefits package that are offered in the Israeli market. Our benefits package is meant to support you and your family throughout the course of your life and career
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