SAP Lead Consultant – Procurement driving solution design and execution in SAP S/4HANA solutions. Collaborating with teams and ensuring alignment with industry best practices and methodologies in Amstelveen.
Responsibilities
Lead the design of SAP S/4HANA procurement solutions using SAP Best Practices and industry standards.
Apply the SAP Activate methodology across project phases: Discover, Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, and Run.
Integrate Grow, Rise, and CALM practices into overall delivery, governance, and lifecycle management.
Own the endtoend SourcetoPay (S2P) process, ensuring strong process integration across finance, logistics, and sourcing.
Lead FittoStandard workshops following the Activate framework.
Configure and optimize SAP MM and related procurement modules (Ariba, Central Procurement, Inventory Management, etc.).
Utilize SAP Cloud ALM for: Requirement, task, and project management Process documentation and traceability Test preparation and orchestration Deployment and transport governance Operations monitoring and continual improvement.
Drive testing cycles, migration activities, cutover plans, and golive.
Support enablement, training, and change management activities.
Act as functional lead for the procurement workstream in S/4HANA programs.
Mentor junior consultants and manage functional delivery teams.
Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, developers, and external SAP partners.
Use insights from CALM analytics and monitoring to improve service quality and process performance.
Promote SAP innovations such as digital procurement tools, automation, Fiori apps, and embedded analytics.
Requirements
Minimum 7 years of professional and project experience in the area of SAP MM and S/4HANA Logistics (in particular in procurement to pay, as well as supply chain planning processes).
Proven track record as Lead Consultant in SAP S/4HANA implementations.
Strong handson experience with: SAP Activate methodology SAP Cloud ALM (CALM) Grow with SAP and/or Rise with SAP (must have).
Deep functional knowledge of procurement, purchasing, vendor management, invoicing, sourcing, and inventory.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to lead functional teams across multiple countries or business units.
For this position, you must already have a valid work permit to work in the Netherlands.
And we are particularly interested in candidates who are proficient in Dutch as well as English.
Benefits
Good salary based on skill level and experience.
Permanent employment contract.
40-hour workweek (hybrid-working with homework allowance).
Room for personal development and excellent career opportunities.
An excellent pension plan and 8% holiday allowance.
An 8.33% year-end allowance.
Contribution to health insurance.
29 vacation days.
A sustainable transport policy, including 100% free travel to work by public transport (within the Netherlands) or € 0.23 per km.
Access to SAP certifications, training, and Atos learning programs.
International, collaborative working culture.
Cafeteria system, see below Cafeteria system allows employees to tailor specific labor conditions to individual preferences, such as extra holiday hours/cash/pension accrual. The system also allows for the Year End Payment and the Holiday Allowance to be paid monthly (1/12th).
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