Our client, a leading global healthcare organization, is seeking an experienced Source-to-Pay (S2P) Deployment Lead to join their global SAP S/4HANA transformation program. This role is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, and execution of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) deployment activities, ensuring the successful rollout of procurement and accounts payable processes, standardized business practices, and new ways of working across multiple business units and regions.
The primary objective of this role is to ensure timely, high-quality, and low-risk deployments while maintaining business continuity within legacy systems during the transition to SAP S/4HANA. Acting as the key liaison between Procurement, Finance, Technology, Operations, and business stakeholders, the Source-to-Pay Deployment Lead will ensure that global process designs are successfully implemented, deployment milestones are achieved, defects are effectively managed, and local business readiness is established to support a successful go-live.
This is a contractual role which will run through September 2027, with likelihood of extension. The candidate must be flexible to work in the client’s preferred working hours, which will be the CEST time zone.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop
comprehensive deployment plans, including project scope, milestones,
resource requirements, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Translate
global business process designs into practical site-level deployment plans
and user adoption strategies.
- Coordinate
cross-functional business and technical teams to ensure successful and
timely implementation across all deployment phases.
- Track
project status, identify risks, escalate blockers, and communicate
progress to stakeholders.
- Own
the defect management process throughout testing by triaging issues and
working closely with ITS and System Integrator teams to ensure timely
resolution.
- Monitor
legacy system initiatives throughout the deployment period while ensuring
delivery quality and minimizing operational disruption.
- Serve
as the primary point of contact for Direct Procurement and Procure-to-Pay
process-related activities.
- Act as
the business representative for Direct Materials deployment activities
with local implementation teams, including Plant Managers and Supply Chain
leaders.
- Lead
and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities for Direct
Materials processes.
- Validate
complex SAP scenarios including:
- Subcontracting
- Consignment
- Quality
Inspection integration
- Ensure
SAP system readiness by actively participating in testing rather than
solely coordinating activities.
- Support
Train-the-Trainer initiatives across deployment sites.
- Ensure
Key Users understand new SAP S/4HANA transactions and successfully
transition from legacy business processes to standardized SAP processes.
- Monitor
deployment performance, KPIs, compliance levels, and identify continuous
improvement opportunities.
- Drive
issue resolution during deployment, hypercare, and stabilization phases.
- Ensure
a smooth transition from project implementation to Business-as-Usual (BAU)
support teams.
- Defect
closure rate during System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance
Testing (UAT), with a target of zero critical defects before Go-Live.
- Stakeholder
satisfaction and confidence regarding communication, deployment support,
and overall project execution.
- Strong
collaboration across Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, and IT
functions to ensure alignment on standardized business processes.
Requirements
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in Direct Procurement, Material
Management, or Procure-to-Pay (P2P) environments.
- Proven
experience supporting or leading SAP implementation projects,
preferably SAP S/4HANA deployments.
- Demonstrated
experience delivering successful rollout and deployment projects with a
clear understanding of common implementation challenges and mitigation
strategies.
- Strong
understanding of Direct Procurement Procure-to-Pay business processes.
- Hands-on
experience working within SAP MM/PP, including the ability to
navigate SAP transactions such as:
- MRP
analysis (MD04)
- Purchase
Order message outputs
- Experience
using Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools such as:
- Jira
- VERA
- ServiceNow
- Experience
managing testing activities, defects, and issue resolution.
- Knowledge
of process mapping techniques, data analysis, and root cause analysis
methodologies.
- Ability
to review, interpret, and refine Signavio process maps to ensure
alignment between business processes and SAP system functionality.
- Ability
to translate large volumes of technical information, defects, and project
updates into concise executive-level status reports.
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate
effectively across technical and business audiences.
- Ability
to drive business readiness, user adoption, and successful SAP S/4HANA
deployments.
Skills Required
- Minimum 8+ years experience in Direct Procurement, Material Management, or Procure-to-Pay (P2P) environments.
- Proven experience supporting or leading SAP implementation projects.
- Experience specifically with SAP S/4HANA deployments.
- Strong understanding of Direct Procurement Procure-to-Pay business processes.
- Hands-on experience working within SAP MM/PP, including MRP analysis (MD04) and Purchase Order message outputs.
- Experience using ALM tools such as Jira, VERA, and ServiceNow.
- Experience managing testing activities, defects, and issue resolution (SIT/UAT).
- Knowledge of process mapping techniques, data analysis, and root cause analysis methodologies.
- Ability to review and refine Signavio process maps to align business processes with SAP functionality.
- Ability to translate technical information, defects, and project updates into concise executive-level status reports.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and business audiences.
- Ability to drive business readiness, user adoption, and successful SAP S/4HANA deployments.
- Flexible to work CEST time zone (client preferred working hours).
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