Business Process & Transformation Manager (m/w/d) / BU Sugarbeet

Field of Work: Seed Production,
Legal Entity: KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA 
Contract Type: Regular
Is Full Time: Yes
Job ID: 16498
Number of Vacancies: 1

Do you have an eye for the big picture and can you synthesize many individual topics into a coherent whole?

For the Business Unit Sugarbeet at our headquarters of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA in Einbeck (Lower Saxony, Germany), we are seeking a new team member (m/f/d) to join the Production Control team for sugarbeet seed processing as soon as possible.

We are looking for you as a Business Process Manager (m/f/d) to support our team in the upcoming business transformation as part of the SAP S/4HANA implementation, actively shape change, and drive the continuous development of our business unit in a sustainable manner.

The position is permanent and full-time. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!

Your Responsibilities – What You Can Expect:

• Capturing and structuring technical requirements in end-to-end process management for production control and related areas


• Identifying opportunities for standardization, digitization, and automation, and implementing them in collaboration with relevant stakeholders—with courage, curiosity, and a critical eye toward existing processes


• Defining system requirements and supporting implementation (e.g., ticket creation, testing, key user support)


• Creating and maintaining process documentation and training materials, and providing support during the rollout of new processes


• Supporting testing, error analysis, and quality assurance for new process and system solutions, and ensuring their sustainable integration into daily operations

Bring your strengths to the table:

• A completed degree or comparable qualification (e.g., Business Administration, Business Informatics)


• Experience in process or project management is a big plus


• Experience and/or interest in transformation and change management projects


• SAP user knowledge is desirable (ideally MM, PP, or WM), as well as an openness to systems and their continuous development


• Strong IT skills and a good understanding of the interface between business functions and system implementation


• Structured, independent, and solution-oriented approach to work, as well as strong communication and facilitation skills


• Excellent written and spoken German and English

Start your future with us… What we offer to support your growth:

• Interesting and challenging tasks and projects in an international work environment with the opportunity to contribute innovative ideas to the seed industry


• Collaboration in a motivated and supportive team within a family-run company that embodies the values of closeness, reliability, foresight, and independence—evident in an open and appreciative work atmosphere


• True to the motto “Make yourself grow!”, we support your individual professional and personal development


• Flexible working hours and hybrid work models


• Attractive working conditions & benefits:


• Permanent employment contract and competitive salary in accordance with collective bargaining agreements


• Annual employee profit-sharing, as well as Christmas and vacation bonuses


• 30 days of vacation, plus additional financial benefits such as a company pension plan, capital-forming benefits, and a childcare allowance


• Additional perks: subsidized cafeteria, free parking, Jobbike option, and much more!

If you actively shape processes, drive change pragmatically, and want to serve as a connecting bridge between business and IT, we look forward to receiving your online application (cover letter, resume, relevant certificates) via our application tool and to welcoming you to our team!

About KWS

KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: www.kws.com/career. Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/.

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