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A Day In The Life

As the Procurement Lead, you'll be the APAC Procurement guru for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba transformation projects. Your mission: make sure our regional procurement needs are perfectly captured in system design, testing, and deployment. Lead the charge on end-to-end documentation, process validation, testing, and data activities, while working hand-in-hand with global teams and implementation partners. You'll also power up change management, user training, and hypercare to ensure the smooth adoption of our new procurement processes and systems.

The Impact You'll Make

Partner with Digital Transformation and Supply Chain Transformation teams to ensure S/4HANA and Procurement related initiatives align with APAC business requirements and are effectively delivered. Ensure delivery of all assigned APAC Procurement and S/4HANA tasks, providing timely updates to Digital Transformation leadership on risks, dependencies, and opportunities.
Oversee the procurement process, ensuring cost-effective acquisition of goods and services while managing vendor relationships and compliance with regulations.
Drive APAC S/4HANA and Procurement project activity as the key regional point of contact, working with Procurement SMEs, Global Process Owners, Project Management teams, and external implementation partners.
Proactively engage APAC Procurement stakeholders to identify process improvements and alignment across end-to-end procurement processes. Identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements within the procurement function.
Develop a communication plan and collaborate with the APAC Procurement team to plan participation in project deliverables and motivate the team through change. Lead the procurement team, setting performance goals and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
Document current-state (as-is) procurement processes, mapping activities, stakeholders, decision points, handoffs, pain points, and gathering current state requirements. Write and contribute to detailed user stories that articulate business needs and expected outcomes and support measurement of current KPIs.
Stay informed about market trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes that may impact procurement activities.
Manage realistic test scenarios, prepare and cleanse test data, review and execute test scripts, and validate end-to-end procurement business processes during system integration testing.
Facilitate UAT, including Day in the Life testing, gather feedback, validate processes, and collaborate with stakeholders to gather, validate, and format procurement master data.
Support data validation, conversion, and cutover activities; support Change Management through identifying key changes and training needs; deliver training; and provide SME hypercare support and updates to SOPs and process documentation.

Who You Are

Prefer a Bachelor's Degree in the field of Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field of study.
Additional Experience Desired: More than 5 years of experience in procurement or supply chain management.
Additional Experience Desired: Between 3-5 years of experience in vendor management and contract negotiation.
Computer Skills Desired: SAP ECC / S4 HANA / SAP IBP.
Additional Knowledge or Skills to be Successful in this role: Fluent English preferred.

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