SAP S/4 hana procurement lead

SAP S/4HANA Source-to-Contract (S2C) Procurement Business Lead – Hybrid – Amsterdam

Are you a seasoned Procurement Business Lead with deep expertise in Source-to-Contract (S2C) processes and large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformations? Are you ready to act as the key business interface and drive end-to-end procurement stream delivery across a global organization?
For a major international enterprise, we are looking for an experienced SAP S/4HANA S2C Procurement Business Lead. In this accountable leadership role, you will represent the S2C stream’s interests in global program governance and cross-functional forums. You will bridge the gap between the transformation program, implementation partners, Procurement stakeholders, IT, and process owners. You will be responsible for defining roadmaps, driving decision-making, overseeing data migration and testing (UAT), and leading business readiness and user onboarding for the S/4HANA deployment.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Act as the accountable Procurement Business Lead for the Source-to-Contract (S2C) stream, representing business interests in program governance and cross-stream forums

• Maintain the stream roadmap, key milestones, resource planning, interdependencies, decisions, risks, issues, and mitigation actions (RAID management)

• Drive timely business decision-making and escalate unresolved matters through established governance structures

• Coordinate active business participation across design validation, data validation, testing, training, deployment, and hypercare phases

• Act as the primary business interface between program leadership, implementation teams, Procurement stakeholders, IT, process owners, and Change Management representatives

• Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) input, including test scenarios, scripts, test data, defect prioritization, validation, and sign-off

• Provide oversight and progress reporting on S2C Data Migration activities and data quality checks

• Conduct comprehensive business-readiness assessments covering processes, roles, system access, data, training, communications, support, and cutover

• Facilitate training sessions, change initiatives, and user onboarding to SAP S/4HANA

Profile and Requirements

You are a strategic, highly structured, and communicative lead with strong executive reporting and workshop facilitation skills. You excel in matrix environments, driving consensus among cross-functional stakeholders and ensuring alignment between business goals and IT solutions.

Mandatory Requirements

• Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, IT, or a related discipline

• Recognized project or program management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP)

• At least 5 years of experience leading business streams or workstreams in large international transformation programs

• Strong Source-to-Contract (S2C) domain knowledge and at least 8 years of practical SAP S/4HANA implementation experience in a lead role (covering testing, migration, and deployment)

• Demonstrated experience in executive stakeholder management, governance, risk management, and workshop facilitation

• Full fluency in English (written and spoken)

Preferred Requirements

• Experience in Procurement Excellence, procurement transformation, and operating within international matrix organizations

• Background in functional consulting, driving procurement tool implementations from inception to delivery

Terms of employement

• Contract: Temporary, on a payroll basis

• Location: Netherlands / Hybride

• Language: English (primary corporate language)

• Travel: Periodic international travel as required by program milestones