Business Process Excellence Manager-Procure to Pay

ZEISS in India

ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics.

ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS’ success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace. 

Further information at ZEISS India.

Position Summary

The Business Process Excellence Manager – Procure to Pay is responsible for leading the transformation and optimization of procurement and payment processes at ZEISS. This key role involves driving the SAP S/4HANA implementation to standardize and harmonize the procure-to-pay cycle, enhancing efficiency and compliance across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Workstream Ownership: Lead the P2P workstream across design, deployment, and sustain phases for global Procurement processes.
• Process Analysis & Design: Identify inefficiencies, gather business requirements, and conduct “Fit to Standard” workshops. Develop AS-IS & TO-BE process maps leveraging SAP S/4HANA capabilities.
• Solution Design & Requirement Analysis: Identify process gaps, document requirements, and translate them into functional designs. Manage dependencies with L2C, S2C, RTR and other streams.

• System Integration and Optimization: Collaborate with IT and external consultants to ensure the successful integration of the SAP S/4HANA system. Focus on building a robust procure-to-pay system that supports organizational needs and compliance requirements.

• Communication and Change Management: Communicate effectively with all levels of the organization to promote the transformation agenda. Manage change proactively by engaging stakeholders and facilitating adaptation to new processes and systems.

MUST HAVES

• 8+ years’ experience Exceptional leadership and strategic thinking skills:
  • as a key user or a Business user in Procure to Pay domain
• • managing projects focused on business process excellence, particularly within SAP ERP transformations in Procure to Pay.
• Proficiency in Procure to Pay processes like-
  • Supplier Management & Master Data Governance
  • Purchase Requisition (PR) & Purchase Order (PO) Management
  • Goods Receipt & Invoice Processing (Three-Way Matching)
  • Accounts Payable (AP) & Payment Processing
  • Spend Analytics & Reporting
  • Procurement Compliance & Approvals
• Expertise in the necessary tools like- Signavio, JIRA, SAP
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of working with diverse teams and influencing leadership.
• Bachelor’s/master’s degree in business administration, in SCM, Operations, Procurement or a related field.

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