Transformation Enablement Principal Program Manager
Spain
Full Time
2 weeks ago
No Sponsorship
Key skills
ITSMCGoAnalyticsBISAPLeadershipCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
End‑to‑End Ownership of WBS Phase 2
This role is accountable for the overall success of WBS Phase 2 related to procurement.
Own the overall Phase 2 Purchase Order (PO) strategy, scope, schedule, and delivery outcomes
Define and maintain clarity on in‑scope vs. out‑of‑scope procurement scenarios, including direct POs, indirect POs, custom services, and third‑party services, as scope evolves
Ensure WBS usage is consistently and correctly applied across organizations and aligned with other WBS phases
Procurement Process Design & Business Architecture Leadership
Acts as the business architect for how procurement processes integrate with WBS.
Lead future‑state procurement process design for WBS‑enabled POs across systems (SAP S/4HANA, Ariba, CDAX, ITSM) and organizations
Define how WBS elements are created, maintained, and consumed within procurement workflows
Ensure alignment between operational usage data and financial cost flows into WBS structures
Identify, escalate, and resolve design gaps that impact cost visibility, settlement, or financial accuracy
Cross‑Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Alignment
Serves as the single point of accountability across multiple organizations.
Drive alignment across Finance (Controllership, FinCorp, Managed Services Finance), IT (S/4HANA, Ariba, integrations), Procurement, and Managed Services Operations
Lead Procurement Workstream governance, including scope decisions, prioritization, and dependency management
Translate business requirements into clear, actionable direction for IT teams and Systems Integrator (SI) partners
Financial Compliance, Cost Visibility & Controls
Ensures WBS‑enabled procurement meets financial, audit, and compliance expectations.
Ensure procurement flows correctly book costs to WBS for:
Contract‑level cost of services
Customer and service‑level profitability
Downstream reporting and analytics
Validate that direct and indirect PO models support:
Proper settlement to WBS
Rate card application
Auditability and financial traceability
Act as the business owner for PO‑related financial compliance within the WBS program
Program Planning, Dependency Management & Delivery Oversight
Owns delivery health without operating as a task‑level project manager.
Define milestones, dependencies, and critical path for the procurement workstream within WBS Phase 2
Proactively manage risks, assumptions, issues, and tradeoffs (RAID) related to procurement enablement
Ensure alignment between procurement scope, BI enablement, and downstream data consumption
Drive readiness for go/no‑go decisions at key Phase 2 milestones
Executive Communication & Decision Support
Acts as a trusted advisor to WBS and Services leadership.
Synthesize complex procurement, financial, and system topics into executive‑ready narratives
Surface decisions required, options, tradeoffs, and implications clearly and concisely
Represent the procurement workstream in senior forums, including WBS governance, SIA reviews, and transformation leadership discussions
Requirements
Experience and/or Educational Qualifications
A. Enterprise Finance & Procurement Acumen
Strong understanding of how procurement drives cost, accounting, and profitability in a services‑based business
Experience with end‑to‑end procure‑to‑pay (P2P) processes, including:
Purchase Requisitions
Purchase Orders
Goods Receipt
Service Entry Sheets
Invoicing
Demonstrated understanding of:
Direct vs. indirect procurement models
Cost center vs. project (WBS)‑based cost posting
Ability to articulate how procurement transactions impact:
Cost of Services
Contract‑ and service‑level profitability
Downstream financial and BI reporting
B. SAP‑Centric Systems Knowledge (Business‑Level Depth)
Business design expertise with sufficient technical fluency to partner effectively with IT
Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA concepts, including:
WBS elements and settlement
Account assignment in procurement
Cross‑module integration points
Familiarity with procurement tools and integrations:
Ariba ↔ S/4HANA
Procure360 / CDAX
Service order settlement models
Ability to interpret, validate, and challenge To‑Be process flows and design documentation
C. Program & Portfolio Leadership
Proven experience owning multi‑workstream transformation programs, including work with external SI partners
Demonstrated ability to manage scope, dependencies, RAID, and delivery tradeoffs at scale
Experience leading programs that cut across multiple organizations and executive stakeholders
Soft Skills
A. Executive‑Level Communication & Judgment
Ability to operate effectively in a high‑visibility, executive environment
Skilled at:
Distilling complex system and process topics into clear executive narratives
Presenting options, tradeoffs, and implications—not just status
Influencing decisions without formal authority
B. Cross‑Functional Influence & Conflict Resolution
Proven ability to navigate competing priorities, including:
Finance control vs. operational practicality
Global standardization vs. local business realities
Capable of driving alignment across organizations with different incentives
Comfortable making decisions and holding the line once alignment is reached
C. Comfort with Ambiguity & Incomplete Information
Thrives in environments where scope and design evolve
Able to:
Make progress with incomplete requirements
Proactively identify gaps and force clarity
Adjust course when required based on business or environmental changes