Continuous Improvement Manager – Source to Pay (m/f/d)

As a Continuous Improvement Manager in Global Procurement’s Process, Governance & Transformation organization, you drive the optimization of Source‑to‑Pay (S2P) processes and procurement tools. You define and deploy global standards, lead improvement initiatives, and act as a subject‑matter expert for transformation and change. Your work strengthens operational excellence and ensures sustainable adoption across the organization. Working location: Barcelona

Your responsibilities:

• Lead the identification, prioritization, and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives across the S2P process and procurement tool landscape
• Analyze end‑to‑end workflows, identify inefficiencies, and derive data‑based improvement actions
• Drive cross‑functional collaboration and lead teams in executing improvement projects
• Define, maintain, and deploy global S2P process and system standards, ensuring documentation and training materials are up to date
• Act as process steward for business as usual operations and ensure adherence to global standards across entities (focus: Europe)
• Serve as system expert for procurement tools, ensuring standardized, compliant, and harmonized usage
• Promote continuous‑improvement culture by enabling best practices, structured methodologies, and capability building
• Support transformation and change initiatives as a process Subject Matter Expert , including fit‑gap analysis, testing preparation, and process readiness
• Act as SAP data responsible for Global Procurement, including SAP user creation, role assignment, and risk‑mitigation tasks

Your qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
• Min. 2 years of experience in operational procurement or business process management, ideally in medical device or pharmaceutical industries.
• Strong operational expertise with SAP MM and procurement‑related ERP systems (SAP R/3 or S/4HANA)
• Initial experience with process improvement or transformation projects; cross‑functional project leadership is beneficial
• Solid understanding of the end‑to‑end S2P process and familiarity with SRM tools (SAP Ariba is a plus)
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with experience interpreting process KPIs; process‑mining knowledge preferred
• Basic skills in process modeling, documentation, and change‑management methods
• Strong communication, stakeholder‑management, organizational and project‑management skills
• Fluent English, high IT affinity, structured working style, and willingness to travel within Europe (~10%)

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