Director, Purchase to Pay SAP S/4 Hana Stream Lead

Director, Purchase to Pay SAP S/4 Hana Stream Lead

Location – Slough – Remote

Additional Locations – Manchester/Colmar/Cologne/Porrino/Gelen

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

As part of our ongoing pursuit of excellence, we will be kicking off a significant Transformation Project to introduce S/4HANA, and as such we have created several positions to support this enterprise project.

Role Purpose:

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a stream of ahigh-impact ERP transformation project, with exposure to advanced SAP S/4HANA technologies. As the Stream Lead for Procure-to-Pay (P2P), you will play a critical role in implementing innovative solutions that drive business value and enhance operational efficiency across procurement and payables functions.

The purpose of this role is to lead and manage the transformation of the P2P workstream within the organization’s SAP S/4HANA ERP implementation. This position is essential to maximizing S/4HANA’s capabilities and embedding industry best practices to optimize, standardize, and harmonize Procure-to-Pay processes across the organization.

Key Accountabilities:

• Providing end-to-end oversight of the P2P process in the SAP S/4HANA project, ensuring that all deliverables are met within scope, timeline, and budget while aligning with the organization’s strategic objectives.
• Embedding compliance and reporting practices across the P2P lifecycle to meet regulatory and audit requirements.
• Lead the Procure-to-Pay workstream in the S/4HANA ERP transformation, overseeing all phases from requirements to go-live.
• Act as the primary contact for Procure-to-Pay matters, engaging stakeholders and partners.
• Analyze and optimize Procure-to-Pay processes for procurement, leveraging SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba.
• Oversee system build activities for Procure-to-Pay, ensuring alignment with project timelines.
• Drive post-go-live improvement initiatives for Procure-to-Pay processes.

Key requirements:

• Proven experience in at least one full-cycle SAP implementation, with a focus on Procure-to-Pay processes.
• Strong understanding of procurement as well as associated supply chain and invoicing processes.
• Knowledge of SAP, particularly procurement module and its integration with other modules (e.g., FI, Ariba).
• Experience with process mapping, data migration, and system configuration within SAP environments.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

We want to attract the best talent and recognize that they are not always available full-time. At Lonza, we will consider requests for flexible working hours. Please talk to us during the interview process about the flexibility you may need. (50% min).

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.