SAP Direct Procurement Business Process Analyst - Clinical

Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Posted on 04/28/2026

Our client, supporting a global healthcare company, seeks a SAP Procurement Digital Transformation Lead, which involves acting as the SAP Techno-Functional Consultant for the Care Delivery (Clinics) sector. The role focuses on optimizing and configuring the Procure to Pay (P2P) process in SAP S/4HANA, ensuring seamless integration with clinical operations. The ideal candidate will bridge business needs with SAP technical expertise, drive system improvements, and support the transition to a standardized, user-friendly ERP environment. They will partner closely with Procurement, Technology, and Operations to identify pain points, design solutions, and support successful implementation of SAP-driven process transformations.

This is a contractual role which will run through 2026, with likelihood of extension well into 2027. The candidate must be flexible to work in the client’s preferred time-zone, which is EST or CEST.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the documentation of current clinical procurement processes across regions using Signavio .
• Assess the current P2P process landscape, identify inefficiencies, and recommend optimization opportunities across policy, process, controls, and technology.
• Conduct root-cause analysis on recurring issues, operational bottlenecks, or experience gaps, and propose targeted improvements.
• Translate the lessons learned from current operations into a robust global template for SAP S/4HANA .
• Enhance standardized process flows for Requisitioning and Inventory Management in SAP, balancing strict compliance with clinical usability.
• Ensure the future system design addresses the root causes of today’s pain points.
• Support "Fit-to-Standard" workshops and validate clinical use cases during User Acceptance Testing (UAT) .
• Act as the bridge between Global/Regional Procurement and decentralized Clinical Operations for Procurement Processes.
• Facilitate workshops with Head Nurses and Clinic Administrators.
• Champion the standardization mindset: Explain to stakeholders why aligning their process now will make their transition to the new system easier later.
• Evaluate existing process controls and identify opportunities to strengthen compliance and risk mitigation.
• Support standardization and simplification efforts to ensure consistent policy adherence across regions, categories, and user groups.
• Independently manage P2P improvement initiatives from concept to execution

Requirements

• 3-5 years in SAP Procurement, Supply Chain, or Process Excellence, specifically within Healthcare, Pharma, or Clinics .
• Strong understanding of P2P processes and controls.
• Expert proficiency in Signavio for process visualization and documentation.
• Ability to uncover how processes actually work, not just how they are documented.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma or Kaizen methodologies is a strong plus.
• Understanding of healthcare/clinic environments and ability to design inventory processes that fit that reality.
• Understanding of SAP MM/IM logic and ability to apply it pragmatically to a non-technical user base.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA and SAP integration tools.
• Ability to work across functions and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to independently drive and deliver process improvement initiatives