About KWS
KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development.

Your tasks

As KWS Berlin GmbH we are looking for a Lead (m/f/d) of S2P Service Enabling in our Source-to-Pay department, ensuring operational excellence, innovation, and compliance. You drive strategic initiatives, digitalization, and sustainability within procurement processes by leading a cross-functional team.

This is a permanent position available full-time in Berlin.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & People Management: Build, inspire and empower a diverse team (Data Analysts, Project Managers, Automation Leads, Sustainability & Risk Experts). Manage staffing, onboarding, and team development. Aim for excellence and capability building.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure service delivery, prioritize workload, and drive standardization, digitalization, and continuous improvement.
• Strategic Enablement: Define enablement roadmap for adoption, training, and communication. Govern KPI transparency and measurable value realization.
• Governance & Compliance: Maintain SOPs, lead audits, ensure regulatory compliance, and establish ESG and third-party risk frameworks.
• Technology & Innovation: Govern S2P platforms, integrations, and automation portfolio (RPA, AI, low-code). Drive our Digital Transformation forward by identifying and implementing automation solutions. Ensure capability building.
• Financial & Program Management: Manage annual and midterm budgeting (~1.5 MEUR).
• Stakeholder Engagement: Closely collaboration with internal stakeholders to align initiatives with business objectives, foster innovation, and deliver sustainable value. Build global networks, manage escalations, and represent topics at C-Level.

Your profile

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Business, Supply Chain, IT, or related field.
• Proven experience in procurement, S2P, Shared Services, or supply chain.
• Leadership experience in COE/Excellence functions and global transformations.
• Certifications preferred: Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt), PMP/Prince2, Prosci.

Skills & Competencies:

• Business fluent in English; other languages a plus.
• Strong communication and presentation skills across all organizational levels.
• Expertise in procurement principles, compliance, and industry trends.
• Knowledge of S2P suites (SAP Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua) and ERP (SAP).
• Experience with BI tools (Power BI/Tableau), process mining (Celonis), and automation (UiPath/Power Platform).
• Familiarity with ESG standards and third-party risk frameworks.

What we offer

Our Offer:

• Interesting and varied job in a diverse international environment with the opportunity to contribute innovative ideas
• As a family business, we are guided by the values of closeness, reliability, vision and independence; this culture is lived in practice and ensures an open and friendly working atmosphere from day one
• Excellent work equipment and free car and bicycle parking spaces in our modern office in the heart of Berlin-Schöneberg
• We create the appropriate framework conditions for you: capital-forming benefits, Christmas and holiday pay, childcare allowance, 30d holidays, flexible working hours, holiday and Christmas bonuses, company pension scheme, JobRad and/or Jobticket
• True to our motto "Make yourself grow", we support the professional and personal development of our employees

Contact

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