Procurement Lead - SAP

Position: SAP S/4HANA PTP / Procurement Lead
Experience: 10+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA PTP / Procurement Lead to own end-to-end Source-to-Pay / Procure-to-Pay functional delivery, including procurement processes, supplier and contract management, Finance integration, testing, data migration, cutover and hypercare.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end PTP / Sourcing & Procurement delivery covering purchase requisitions, purchasing, contracts, source determination, goods receipt and invoice verification.
• Lead Fit-to-Standard workshops and configure procurement processes based on organisational policies, approval hierarchies and government procurement requirements.
• Design and manage catalogue, supplier and contract management processes.
• Work with SAP Ariba, Central Procurement and Guided Buying where applicable.
• Own procurement master data including materials/services, vendors, purchasing info records and source lists.
• Lead master-data migration, mapping, validation and reconciliation.
• Define procurement authorisation and Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls in coordination with Security.
• Manage integration with SAP Finance/AP and Asset Management.
• Lead SIT/UAT, including three-way matching and procurement approval workflow testing.
• Manage procurement cutover, including open PO and contract migration, go-live and hypercare.
• Provide functional leadership and work closely with Finance, Technical, Security, Data Migration and Testing teams.

Required Experience

• Minimum 10+ years of SAP MM / Sourcing & Procurement experience.
• At least 5+ years as an SAP Procurement / PTP Lead.
• Minimum 2 full-lifecycle SAP S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement implementations.
• Strong hands-on experience with: SAP S/4HANA Procurement SAP MM Purchasing & Procurement Invoice Verification Source & Contract Management Procurement Workflows
• Strong understanding of Finance/AP integration.
• Experience with supplier and material master-data governance and migration.
• Experience implementing procurement approval hierarchies and SoD controls.
• Government/public-sector procurement experience is highly preferred.
• Defence or security-cleared environment experience will be an added advantage.

Education & Certifications

Mandatory

• Degree in a relevant discipline.
• SAP certification in S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement / MM.
• SAP Activate awareness.

Preferred

• SAP Ariba certification.
• CIPS or equivalent procurement qualification.
• ISO 27001 Lead Auditor or equivalent security-awareness certification.