Regional Process Owner (APAC) - Source to Pay (STP)

Purpose of this position:Successful SAP S4 Hana Alliance (with Ariba experience) and BYD template Rollout projects with high level of business satisfaction and acceptability by achieving business benefits.To implement and Support Ariba (SAP) implementations within APAC region in addition to S4 Hana and BYD.Standardized processes across all business domains within Region APAC in alignment with the company’s processes and legal requirements.Parallel project activities are in alignment with the overall strategy & objectives with regard to processes standardization, data harmonization, business processes documentation.Increasing the regional organization’s overall efficiency and effectiveness whilst continuously improving business processes.Liaison with all relevant stakeholders like Regional SAP Team, Regional Organizations (Regional Procurement), Corporate Process Governance and the local Business team (Local Process Owners).Job Duties:Collaborate with local project teams, regional Process- and SAP team in SAP template projects (Rollouts, Integrations) in Region APAC (Alliance, Ariba and ByD).Approve TO BE business processes and implement global template solutions with specific localizations for legal requirements and local processes.Lead and support regional business process changes and improvement projects.Collaborate and support the Region (APAC) in global SAP initiatives, such as upgrades or other technology changes.Execute business fit-gap analysis, identify gaps, scope changes and review alternatives (in collaboration with corp./regional SAP Consulting Organization).Identifying, documenting, and testing new regional template scenarios.Educating local Business team members on best practices.Support local teams for training initiatives (Train the Trainer) and Change Management.Identify gaps in existing procedures, review process performance, effectiveness and efficiency of specific core processes and intervene and remediate accordingly.Single-point ownership and first contact for local Process Owners.Support Operations of SAP (Ticketing).Support Data Migration and Global Master Data Governance.Key Responsibilities:Design business processes considering the best interests of the Organization and the viability of execution (i.e. SoW of a new SAP implementation / Process design in case of required changes).Ensure application/implementation of Alliance Template incl. the defined standard processes.Take decision in the area of the processes (in alignment with global template processes), such asPO handlingManagement of Direct- and Indirect Goods purchasingRelease strategies.Intercompany BusinessAribaEDI ProcessesCross functional topics with other supporting functions (including but not limited) such as MRP results, goods receiving, finance and controlling, and reportingOwn the business processes defined as Regional Blueprint.Management of external consulting partners.Working RelationshipsInternal:Regional Organization like Regional Procurement, Area Managers, Regional Finance etcRegional SAP Consulting TeamCorporate SAP Business TeamsRegional IT teamLocal Project- and IT teams

 External:Consulting partners