Source-to-Pay Deployment Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Develop
  comprehensive deployment plans, including project scope, milestones,
  resource requirements, and risk mitigation strategies.
  
• Translate
  global business process designs into practical site-level deployment plans
  and user adoption strategies.
  
• Coordinate
  cross-functional business and technical teams to ensure successful and
  timely implementation across all deployment phases.
  
• Track
  project status, identify risks, escalate blockers, and communicate
  progress to stakeholders.
  
• Own
  the defect management process throughout testing by triaging issues and
  working closely with ITS and System Integrator teams to ensure timely
  resolution.
  
• Monitor
  legacy system initiatives throughout the deployment period while ensuring
  delivery quality and minimizing operational disruption.
  
• Serve
  as the primary point of contact for Direct Procurement and Procure-to-Pay
  process-related activities.
  
• Act as
  the business representative for Direct Materials deployment activities
  with local implementation teams, including Plant Managers and Supply Chain
  leaders.
  
• Lead
  and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities for Direct
  Materials processes.
  
• Validate
  complex SAP scenarios including:
  
• Subcontracting
  
• Consignment
  
• Quality
  Inspection integration
  
• Ensure
  SAP system readiness by actively participating in testing rather than
  solely coordinating activities.
  
• Support
  Train-the-Trainer initiatives across deployment sites.
  
• Ensure
  Key Users understand new SAP S/4HANA transactions and successfully
  transition from legacy business processes to standardized SAP processes.
  
• Monitor
  deployment performance, KPIs, compliance levels, and identify continuous
  improvement opportunities.
  
• Drive
  issue resolution during deployment, hypercare, and stabilization phases.
  
• Ensure
  a smooth transition from project implementation to Business-as-Usual (BAU)
  support teams.
  
• Defect
  closure rate during System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance
  Testing (UAT), with a target of zero critical defects before Go-Live.
  
• Stakeholder
  satisfaction and confidence regarding communication, deployment support,
  and overall project execution.
  
• Strong
  collaboration across Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, and IT
  functions to ensure alignment on standardized business processes.
  

Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Direct Procurement, Material
  Management, or Procure-to-Pay (P2P) environments.
  
• Proven
  experience supporting or leading SAP implementation projects,
  preferably SAP S/4HANA deployments.
  
• Demonstrated
  experience delivering successful rollout and deployment projects with a
  clear understanding of common implementation challenges and mitigation
  strategies.
  
• Strong
  understanding of Direct Procurement Procure-to-Pay business processes.
  
• Hands-on
  experience working within SAP MM/PP, including the ability to
  navigate SAP transactions such as:
  
• MRP
  analysis (MD04)
  
• Purchase
  Order message outputs
  
• Experience
  using Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools such as:
  
• Jira
  
• VERA
  
• ServiceNow
  
• Experience
  managing testing activities, defects, and issue resolution.
  
• Knowledge
  of process mapping techniques, data analysis, and root cause analysis
  methodologies.
  
• Ability
  to review, interpret, and refine Signavio process maps to ensure
  alignment between business processes and SAP system functionality.
  
• Ability
  to translate large volumes of technical information, defects, and project
  updates into concise executive-level status reports.
  
• Excellent
  written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate
  effectively across technical and business audiences.
  
• Ability
  to drive business readiness, user adoption, and successful SAP S/4HANA
  deployments.