Summary
Lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of Procurement processes aligned with business needs, compliance, data governance, and SAP S/4HANA capabilities. Act as the key Procurement representative, driving process standardization, governance, deployment, and change management across functions and geographies, while supporting team collaboration and serving as a trusted advisor throughout transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Summary
Lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of Procurement processes aligned with business needs, compliance, data governance, and SAP S/4HANA capabilities. Act as the key Procurement representative, driving process standardization, governance, deployment, and change management across functions and geographies, while supporting team collaboration and serving as a trusted advisor throughout transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
About The Role
Major accountabilities
- Lead the Procurement workstream within LDC transformation and deployment programs, ensuring delivery against scope,



timelines, and business objectives.
- Drive procurement process harmonization and standardization across markets, countries, and manufacturing sites in alignment with global standards.
- Partner with IT, business, and functional teams to design, validate, and deploy SAP S/4HANA procurement solutions.
- Own procurement business requirements, fit-gap assessments, solution validation, and deployment readiness activities.
- Lead UAT, business testing, go-live preparation, hypercare, and post-deployment stabilization to ensure successful adoption.
- Ensure governance, quality, migration, and compliance of procurement master data, while mitigating operational and regulatory risks.
- Drive change management, training, user readiness, and adoption of new procurement processes, tools, and ways of working.
- Manage stakeholder relationships and lead the Procurement team by providing direction, coaching, p

📌 Procurement Team Leader (Saluggia)
🏢 Novartis Italia
📍 Saluggia