Business Process Manager

Background:
The Diagnostics Direct Procurement department's vision is to be procurement entrepreneurs, with an ability to design and orchestrate innovative, agile and sustainable supplier networks. The Direct Procurement Team consists of more than 200 people at 10 different locations in the US, Europe and Asia.

The perfect candidate has a degree in business informatics and experience in managing business processes in the area of procurement. Additionally, the person has a good understanding of related business applications and is highly proficient in English.

General Information:
* Start date: 01.01.2025
* latest Start Date: 01.04.2025
* Planned duration: 30.06.2026
* Extension: not likely
* Workplace: Rotkreuz or Basel
* barrier free Workplace: yes
* Workload: 80-100%
* Remote/Home Office: Yes, max. 50% a week

Tasks & Responsibilities:
Business Process Management
* Responsible for the implementation of business processes and applications in alignment of the E2E Business Process Owner and other BPMs
* Responsible for holistic solution delivery including processes, technology, and analytics for own area, in line with the BPM strategy & guardrails and continuous improvement
* Responsible for global state-of-the-art process design/redesign within his/her business process area as part of the End-to-End process
* Mainly responsible for achieving lean processes and solutions, with maximum global standardization and harmonization for her/his responsible area

Business Process Governance
* Mainly responsible for the prioritization, justification, and realization of user stories/change requests according to stakeholder requirements
* Ensuring that process execution is robust and established as a way of working (e.g. by monitoring process compliance)
* Ensuring the documentation of the process requirements and the implementation through Standards and Guidelines

Project Management
* Leading and managing projects with manageable resource allocation, including planning, control, monitoring of activities, and providing technical guidance to small teams. This involves coordinating tasks and responsibilities among team members, ensuring the flow of information, and maintaining alignment with all relevant stakeholders.
* Responsible for achieving project goals and resolving issues within established guidelines and procedures, with oversight and direction from senior management. This includes regular updates on project status and preparation of necessary information.

Process Experts Support
* Ensuring continuous support of Process Experts and end Users (if required) with process problems and questions during and after the transfer
* Carry out problem analyses for sustainable elimination of the root cause

Must Haves:
* Degree (Bachelor) in business informatics, computer science or a related discipline (Business IT) (*****)
* Minimum 3-5 years of professional experience in managing business processes in the area of Procurement, preferably within global Pharma or Medical Device manufacturing companies (*****)
* Proven experience with Procurement (Source-to-Pay) processes and related applications. Good understanding of general business processes in associated areas (e.g. Finance, Supply Chain) (*****)
* Personal initiative and a structured, independent, and solution-oriented way of working as well as the ability to keep a cool head in stressful situations and a high level of professional consulting skills
* High proficiency in English. Other languages such as German or Spanish will be desirable
* Experience from working cross-culturally in a global position
* Good understanding of related business applications (e.g. GEP SMART, SAP MM) (*****)
* Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently, and meet deadlines
* High willingness to take personal responsibility, can-do mentality
* Logical thinker, able to own, investigate, resolve problems, and incidents, resourceful and creative with the ability to work calmly and effectively
* Good project management expertise and knowledge of common project methods
* Excellent verbal and written communication, planning, analysis, and organization skills
* Very good team player as well as training and explanation skills

f you are interested and believe you are a good fit, do not hesitate to contact me directly:

Alba Jansa

alba.jansa(at)experis.ch

Whatsapp Business: +41 76 811 63 99