Senior Director Source To Pay/Procurement ITS Business Partner

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Summary of Job Scope:

The Senior Director, Global Procurement ITS Business Partner serves as the strategic technology advisor, innovation catalyst, digital transformation leader, and IT delivery lead (Global S4 HANA Rollout) for the Global Procurement organization at Fresenius Medical Care (FME). This role is responsible for designing, enabling, and delivering the full digital agenda across the Source-to-Pay (S2P) value chain, including Source-to-Contract, Supplier Management, Direct & Indirect Procurement, Master Data, Invoice-to-Pay, and Travel & Expense.

The candidate will co-own the Procurement Digital/Technology Roadmap, partnering with Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) leadership, regional procurement teams, GBS/shared services, Finance, Supply Chain, and external partners to conceptualize future-state capabilities and deliver digital/technology products that transform how FME:

• Sources and manages suppliers
• Manages categories and contracts globally
• Runs direct and indirect procurement
• Ensures ESG, compliance, risk management, and supplier governance
• Automates transaction processing, AP operations, and payments
• Delivers data-driven procurement insights and decision support
• Optimizes spend, working capital, and value realization

The Senior Director will lead a global portfolio of digital procurement products and transformation programs, ensuring measurable outcomes in operational excellence, risk reduction, AI-driven automation, user experience, and cost efficiency by transforming of business goals in IT initiatives/programs/projects and ensure the timely delivery. This leader will champion the adoption of advanced analytics, GenAI, intelligent automation, and modern procurement platforms to enable a next-generation Procurement operating model.

This role is a key member of the ITS Enterprise Business Partner Leadership Team, ensuring tight alignment between Procurement and ITS and working across multiple global functions to deliver end-to-end digital outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities:

Digital Procurement Strategy & Thought Leadership

• Shape and co-own the 3–5 year Global Procurement digital/technology strategy and roadmap, spanning S2C, P2P, AP, supplier management, and T&E.
• Advise the CPO leadership, Category Leads, and GBS on emerging technologies, digital procurement operating models, ESG-aligned procurement innovation, and AI-enabled transformation.
• Serve as the trusted technology advisor on modernizing procurement practices, supply chain collaboration, and supplier ecosystems.

Product Ownership & Portfolio Management

• Act as IT Business partner and IT overall Product Owner for the Global Procurement Digital Product Portfolio for multi‑technology environment, covering:
  • S2C platforms, Supplier Lifecycle & Risk Management (CPAi, Jaggaer)
  • Direct & Indirect Procurement (SAP S4 & ARIBA)
  • Procurement Master Data (SAP MDG & Oro)
  • AP Automation / Invoice-to-Pay (SAP OpenText VIM)
  • T&E platforms (SAP Concur)
  • Procurement Analytics & Insights (SAP Analytics, Sievo)
• Define product vision, roadmap, and outcomes tied to category strategies, risk, savings, and ESG goals.
• Lead the IT delivery for Global S4 HANA Rollout, continuous improvement, and user experience optimization.
• Govern demand, prioritize investments, and ensure alignment using value frameworks, OKRs, and business cases.

Business Value, Savings, Compliance & Performance Management

• Lead the value realization framework for Procurement ITS investments, covering:
  • Savings enablement
  • Compliance improvement
  • Cycle-time reduction across S2C/P2P
  • Working capital impact
  • Supplier risk reduction
  • User experience and adoption
• Establish Procurement IT economics, including TCO transparency, benchmark KPIs, and spend management dashboards.
• Ensure digital investments drive measurable improvements in spend under management, policy compliance, and procurement efficiency.

AI, Automation & Advanced Analytics Leadership

• Drive scaled adoption of AI/GenAI across Procurement use cases, including:
  • Automated supplier discovery and qualification
  • GenAI-assisted contract summarization and risk extraction
  • Automated negotiations & chat-based buying
  • Predictive risk scoring and anom