Syngenta Group
agriculture
ProcurementBusinessProcessConsultant
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“Procurement Business Process Consultant at Syngenta Group. Skills: Procurement, process management, AI, SAP S/4HANA. Redesign end-to-end procurement processes. Deploy intelligent automation across P2P”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver improvements towards best-in-class process & technology implementation; ensuring procurement workflows are continuously optimised; governing data quality as an enabler of AI performance; driving adoption of new ways of working
Industry & Context.
identify where AI replaces or augments manual effort; challenge AI recommendations with sound business judgement
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven capability to re-engineer end-to-end procurement processes using AI-first design principles, Deep understanding of SAP S/4HANA procurement processes (P2P, sourcing, supplier management, MDM), Experience in SAP projects including process governance, defect management, and go-live/hypercare support, Ability to work with procurement data sets, interpret analytical outputs, and translate complex insights into clear strategic narratives, Demonstrated ability to evaluate, implement, and govern AI-driven solutions in a procurement context, Comfortable with intelligent automation tools, GenAI applications, and agentic AI concepts, Able to interpret model outputs and challenge AI recommendations with sound business judgement, Experience designing and delivering change programmes for technology transformation, Expertise in business process management and value stream mapping, Fluent English language knowledge
Nice to Have
Know-how about PMI/Waterfall, Hybrid project delivery, Agile & Operational Excellence is a plus, specific capability in building trust in AI tools and embedding new behaviours
What You'll Do.
Redesign end-to-end procurement processes
Deploy intelligent automation across P2P
Manage strategic sourcing
Manage supplier management
Act as bridge between business strategy
Optimize procurement workflows
Identify where AI replaces manual effort
Build business case for automation
Govern data quality for AI performance
Drive adoption of new ways of working
Deliver improvements towards best-in-class process
Collect and document business requirements
Facilitate process workflow modelling
Review information and trends
Conduct maturity assessments
Act as interface between IT
Gather requirements from countries
Drive solution design
Map and create relevant documentations
Support Procurement Operations leadership
Track major incident management process
Ensure adherence of process
Act as Procurement focal point
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Act as the bridge between business strategy, process architecture, and digital technology; Facilitate process workflow modelling to collaborate on process improvements; Act as the interface between IT, business users and business support teams
Communication Scope
translate complex insights into clear strategic narratives; Fluent English language knowledge
Process & Methodology
Global Procurement stream lead of major projects and initiatives, Experience in SAP projects, Know-how about PMI/Waterfall, Hybrid project delivery, Agile & Operational Excellence is a plus
Full Job Description
About Syngenta At Syngenta Crop Protection, we're pioneering solutions that safeguard global food security while championing sustainable agriculture. As a world market leader headquartered in Switzerland, we empower farmers with innovative crop protection technologies that defend against nature's toughest challenges. We unite advanced science with digital solutions to develop intelligent crop protection that maximizes yields while minimizing environmental impact. Join our mission of revolutionizing plant protection from seed to harvest. At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s Hiring Team is seeking a Hybrid Procurement Business Process Consultant. * The Procurement Business Process Consultant will play a key role in the redesign of end-to-end procurement processes to be AI-ready and AI-first, deploying intelligent automation across P2P, strategic sourcing, and supplier management within Syngenta's CP Core S/4HANA environment. The new colleague will act as the bridge between business strategy, process architecture, and digital technology - ensuring procurement workflows are continuously optimised through data, automation, and human - AI collaboration. * The role moves beyond ERP configuration support to own the intelligent transformation of procurement processes: identifying where AI replaces or augments manual effort, building the business case for automation, governing data quality as an enabler of AI performance, and driving adoption of new ways of working across a global procurement community. Accountabilities * Procurement Subject Matter Expert or Global Procurement stream lead of major projects and initiatives to deliver improvements towards best-in-class process & technology implementation * Collect and document business requirements for project and process improvement/ aut
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