ZEISS in India

ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics.

ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS’ success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace. 

Further information at ZEISS India.

Position Summary

The Business Process Excellence Manager – Procure to Pay is responsible for leading the transformation and optimization of procurement and payment processes at ZEISS. This key role involves driving the SAP S/4HANA implementation to standardize and harmonize the procure-to-pay cycle, enhancing efficiency and compliance across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Workstream Ownership: Lead the P2P workstream across design, deployment, and sustain phases for global Procurement processes.
• Process Analysis & Design: Identify inefficiencies, gather business requirements, and conduct “Fit to Standard” workshops. Develop AS-IS & TO-BE process maps leveraging SAP S/4HANA capabilities.
• Solution Design & Requirement Analysis: Identify process gaps, document requirements, and translate them into functional designs. Manage dependencies with L2C, S2C, RTR and other streams.

• System Integration and Optimization: Collaborate with IT and external consultants to ensure the successful integration of the SAP S/4HANA system. Focus on building a robust procure-to-pay system that supports organizational needs and compliance requirements.

• Communication and Change Management: Communicate effectively with all levels of the organization to promote the transformation agenda. Manage change proactively by engaging stakeholders and facilitating adaptation to new processes and systems.

MUST HAVES

• 8+ years’ experience Exceptional leadership and strategic thinking skills:

  • as a key user or a Business user in Procure to Pay domain

• • managing projects focused on business process excellence, particularly within SAP ERP transformations in Procure to Pay.

• Proficiency in Procure to Pay processes like-

  • Supplier Management & Master Data Governance

  • Purchase Requisition (PR) & Purchase Order (PO) Management

  • Goods Receipt & Invoice Processing (Three-Way Matching)

  • Accounts Payable (AP) & Payment Processing

  • Spend Analytics & Reporting

  • Procurement Compliance & Approvals

• Expertise in the necessary tools like- Signavio, JIRA, SAP

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of working with diverse teams and influencing leadership.

• Bachelor’s/master’s degree in business administration, in SCM, Operations, Procurement or a related field.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Saptarshi Chowdhury