Senior SAP Consultant
2 days ago
Uxbridge
PE Global is currently recruiting for a Senior SAP Procure-to-Pay professional who is fluent in German for a 4 month contract role with a leading multinational Biotech client based in Uxbridge. It’s a hybrid role and travel to Munich twice per week is required The daily rate is £371.62 PAYE or £540.39 if you go via an Umbrella company The ideal candidate is fluent in German and has direct experience supporting biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences organizations. Understands how research, development, laboratory, clinical, and manufacturing services are purchased and managed within SAP environments and can independently create, manage, and troubleshoot complex procurement transactions. They serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, proactively drive issue resolution, and confidently support business users who are new to SAP during periods of significant organizational and system change. • Create and manage SAP Purchase Requisitions (PRs) and Purchase Orders (POs)., • Process high volumes of procurement transactions during SAP go-live and post-go-live stabilization activities., • Support PO creation for existing supplier commitments, contractual obligations, and transition-related purchasing requirements., • Maintain data accuracy and completeness within SAP transactions., • Support PO amendments, revisions, change orders, and supplier-related purchasing requests., • Review purchasing requests for completeness and adherence to established processes., • Coordinate with Procurement, Finance, and Accounts Payable to ensure timely transaction processing., • Support invoice processing activities and PO-related invoice resolution., • Investigate and resolve invoice exceptions, blocked invoices, missing PO situations, and payment-related issues., • Coordinate with Accounts Payable, Procurement, and business stakeholders to accelerate invoice resolution., • Assist with backlog management activities associated with SAP cutover and transition periods., • Support reconciliation of invoices to contractual commitments and purchasing records., • Help reduce invoice aging and transaction backlogs through proactive issue management., • Serve as the primary onsite Procurement support resource during SAP go-live and hypercare., • Provide real-time transaction support to business users and super users., • Troubleshoot purchasing, invoice, supplier, and approval-related issues., • Track and elevate system, workflow, or approval issues as needed., • Participate in daily issue review meetings and support resolution activities., • Help maintain purchasing continuity during periods of elevated transaction volume., • Proactively identify process bottlenecks, training gaps, and recurring user issues and recommend solutions., • Support cutover readiness and early-life support activities., • Act as a "white glove" support resource for employees who are new to SAP., • Coach stakeholders on SAP navigation, procurement processes, and transaction requirements., • Reinforce training provided to business owners and designated super users., • Answer day-to-day SAP procurement questions., • Support users with PR creation, PO management, invoice inquiries, and approval processes., • Promote adoption of Gilead procurement policies, controls, and best practices., • Serve as a trusted onsite resource for procurement-related guidance., • Monitor approval workflows and identify bottlenecks., • Urgently follow up with stakeholders to ensure timely approvals., • Assist users in understanding approval requirements and delegation processes., • Escalate aging approvals and high-priority purchasing requests., • Support compliance with procurement policies and approval authority requirements., • Help drive transaction completion during critical business periods., • Partner closely with Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, IT, and business stakeholders., • Support supplier onboarding and procurement readiness activities., • Assist business users with supplier-related purchasing requirements and processes., • Document recurring issues and recommend process improvements., • Assist in transitioning stakeholders to steady-state SAP procurement processes., • Support broader SAP stabilization and adoption efforts., • Fluent in both German and English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills., • Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Operations Management, Life Sciences, or a related field., • 5+ years of SAP Procure-to-Pay (P2P) experience., • 3+ years supporting procurement operations within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or similarly regulated industries., • SAP S/4HANA experience., • Extensive hands-on experience with:, • Purchase Requisitions (PRs), • Purchase Orders (POs), • Invoice processing and reconciliation, • Supplier-related transaction support, • Demonstrated experience supporting research, development, laboratory, manufacturing, technical operations, or clinical organizations., • Strong understanding of end-to-end Procure-to-Pay processes., • Strong problem-solving, communication, and customer service skills., • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environment., • Proven ability to work independently while partnering effectively with cross-functional teams., • Ability to provide end-user support, training reinforcement, issue resolution, and stakeholder communications in both German and English., • Willingness and flexibility to accommodate recurring meetings with U.S. West Coast stakeholders outside standard German business hours. Interested candidates should submit an up to date CV. *Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in UK* #J-18808-Ljbffr