Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- BI
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop SAP S/4HANA processes for procurement, implement systems, and optimize processes in an international setting while managing collaboration across various departments.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Join us as an experienced and motivated Key User (m/f/d) SAP S/4HANA - Procurement and help shape the transformation of our global procurement landscape.
- As the primary business representative for the Source-to-Pay workstream, you will connect procurement processes, systems, and business requirements across functions—and see the direct impact of your work across the organization.
- This role gives you broad exposure to the entire Source-to-Pay department and the opportunity to contribute to business-critical end-to-end areas, including Field-to-Plant, Plant-to-Stock, and Order-to-Cash.
- You will implement new SAP S/4HANA-enabled processes, drive process excellence and digital transformation, and foster strong collaboration across Procurement, Finance, IT, Master Data Management, and Business Units worldwide.
- Serve as the primary contact for the global Source-to-Pay (S2P) workstream within the SAP S/4HANA transformation program.
- Lead and support the rollout of new S/4HANA-enabled procurement and purchasing processes across the organization.
- Ensure alignment of Source-to-Pay business requirements, process designs, and documentation with other functional areas including Finance (FI), Controlling (CO), Master Data Management (MDM), and related business functions.
- Coordinate with cross-functional workstream leads to ensure end-to-end process integration and consistency.
- Collaborate closely with Procurement, Finance, IT, Supply Chain, Digital Solutions teams, and external partners.
- Act as the central point of contact for all S2P-related topics and process ownership matters.
- Leads projects, process improvement initiatives, system enhancements, and change requests.
- Coordinate with Program Management Offices (PMO) and participate in steering committees and cross-functional governance forums.
- Monitor project milestones, track deliverables, and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
- Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and support release planning activities.
- Support incident management, issue resolution, security and role administration, and periodic access reviews.
- Maintain process templates, documentation, and governance standards.
- Ensure business readiness of new tools to drive continuous improvement and best practice adoption within procurement operations globally.
- Leitung von Change-Management-Aktivitäten im Zusammenhang mit Systemimplementierungen und -upgrades.
- Support users by translating business needs into practical and sustainable system solutions.
- Develop and deliver training programs and communication materials for end users.
- Facilitate understanding and adoption of new procurement processes and digital solutions throughout the organization.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills paired with high degree of accountability and ownership.
Qualifications
- Sound understanding of Source-to-Contract (S2C), Source-to-Pay (S2P), and Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) processes.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
- Ability to translate business requirements into efficient and effective system solutions.
- Strong project management and coordination skills.
- Able to work in cross-functional and international environments.
- Starke Präsentations- und Moderationsfähigkeiten.
- Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Knowledge of ticketing tools (e.g., ServiceNow) and collaboration platforms such as Jira.
- German and/or additional European language skills desirable.
Experience
- Several years of experience in Procurement, Source-to-Pay (S2P), Purchase-to-Pay (P2P), or Supply Chain Operations - ideally in global procurement organizations.
- Strong experience working with SAP S/4HANA, particularly within SAP MM (Materials Management).
- User knowledge of SAP PP (Production Planning); experience with S2P platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, or Ivalua is a great asset.
- Proven experience supporting or implementing end-to-end procurement processes, systems, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience in project coordination, process optimization, system upgrades, or business transformation projects.
- Experience working in global procurement organizations.
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What we offer
- Interessanter und abwechslungsreicher Job in einem vielfältigen internationalen Umfeld mit der Möglichkeit, innovative Ideen einzubringen.
- As a family business, we are guided by the values of closeness, reliability, vision, and independence; this culture is actively practiced and ensures an open and friendly working atmosphere from day one.
- Excellent work equipment and free car and bicycle parking spaces in our modern office in the heart of Berlin-Schöneberg.
- We create the appropriate framework conditions for you: capital-forming benefits, Christmas and holiday pay, childcare allowance, 30 days of holiday, flexible working hours, holiday and Christmas bonuses, company pension scheme, JobRad and/or Jobticket.
- True to our motto 'Make yourself grow', we support the professional and personal development of our employees.
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Benefits
Higher Take-Home Pay
Work-Life-Integration
Health, Fitness & Fun
Food & Drink
Topics You Will Work On
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About Your Employer
KWS Group
KWS has been run independently as a family-owned company for more than 165 years. The company focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of corn, sugarbeet, cereal, vegetable, rapeseed and sunflower seed.
Description
- Founding Year
- 1856
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Agriculture, Silviculture