Industry: Pharmaceutical industry / Analytical measurement technology
Role: Project management & SAP Solution Architect / Senior Consultant
VICI AG is part of the internationally active Valco Instruments Company Inc. headquartered in Schenkon (Switzerland). The company is a leading manufacturer of precision valves, dosing systems and analytical components for the pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical industries. The products are used in particular in chromatographic and analytical measurement technology and meet the highest quality requirements in accordance with GxP and FDA regulations.
The aim of the project was to introduce a new SAP S/4HANA system landscape (greenfield) to replace outdated on-premise structures. The transformation was intended to create a future-proof, validated and digitally networked platform to ensure long-term compliance with the regulatory requirements of pharmaceutical production and the scalability of the company.
Scope of services & tasks
- Presales & Strategy Consulting: Advising management on implementation strategy, licensing and budget planning
- Solution Architecture & Project Management: Responsible for designing the S/4HANA system architecture and ensuring compliance with SAP Activate methodology
- Process consulting and implementation: Development and implementation of business processes in the areas of FI/CO, MM, PP-PI, WM, SD and QM
- Specification & customisation: Creation of technical specifications and customisation for process-critical areas
- GxP & software validation: planning and support for CSV validation (computer system validation) in accordance with pharmaceutical standards
- Stakeholder management: Management of external implementation partners and coordination with IT, quality assurance and production
- Strict regulatory requirements (GxP, FDA, EU-GMP Annex 11) in the pharmaceutical environment
- Migration of non-validated systems to a fully compliant SAP Private Cloud architecture
- Development of an integrated end-to-end process model from procurement to quality approval
- Coordination between IT compliance, production and quality management
- Limited resources in ongoing operations coupled with pressure to transform
- Implementation of a Greenfield S/4HANA landscape using the SAP Activate method (Explore–Realise–Deploy–Run)
- Establishment of a GxP-validated S/4HANA environment with clearly documented validation processes
- Definition and implementation of a modular system architecture with a focus on FI/CO, MM, PP-PI, WM, SD, QM
- Integration of quality-related processes (QM) directly into the production process (PP-PI)
- Close integration of warehouse management (WM) and production control via real-time interfaces
- Support with certification and audit preparation (CSV documentation, IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Established digital core based on SAP S/4HANA for future growth steps
- Regulatory-validated ERP system, compliant with GxP/FDA requirements
- Improved transparency and traceability throughout the entire production and logistics process
- Significantly reduced compliance risks through standardised workflows and electronic approvals
- Optimised process integration between purchasing, production, quality and warehouse management
- Foundation laid for future cloud and IoT integrations