Purchase to Pay Expert - Direct

As a Purchase to Pay Expert for Direct Procurement, you will shape, improve, and maintain our global Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) processes within the direct materials space. You will act as the connector between procurement strategy, operational teams, and technical experts — ensuring that our processes, data, and systems are efficient, scalable, and aligned with business needs. You will translate business requirements into clear functional designs, lead process improvements, and support our transition to best-in-class procurement operations enabled by SAP S/4HANA.

The impact you’ll make:

• Design, implement, and continuously improve Direct Procurement P2P processes, ensuring operational excellence across manufacturing and commercial sites.
• Define the future roadmap for procurement processes, KPIs, operational models, and data standards.
• Lead process improvement initiatives to reduce complexity, strengthen data quality, and drive end-to-end process efficiency.
• Provide training and guidance to procurement and cross-functional users, ensuring correct process and master data usage.

Stakeholder management & cross-functional collaboration

• Partner with business stakeholders, supply chain, finance teams, and suppliers to align requirements and embed best practices.
• Support global and regional teams in adopting new standards, tools, and process designs.
• Facilitate communication across procurement, IT, shared services, and external partners to ensure alignment and smooth execution.
• Participate in global networks to share insights, harmonize ways of working, and promote continuous improvement.
• Support escalations raised by the Direct Procurement team.

Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA procurement module

• Translate business needs into clear SAP functional specifications for configuration and development teams.
• Ensure that Direct Procurement processes within SAP S/4HANA and related tools are correctly designed, tested, and implemented.
• Lead system-related projects and enhancements covering master data, reporting, and new procurement capabilities.

The skills and knowledge you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, IT, or a related field is preferred.
• Solid experience in Procurement (preferably for Direct Procurement and/or P2P), ideally with ownership of process design or process improvement (minimum 4-5 years).
• Hands-on experience working with SAP S/4HANA (or a similar ERP system) in procurement.
• Proficiency in Agile Methodology and familiarity with tools such as Azure DevOps.
• Strong command of English, with the ability to explain complex topics clearly.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and the ability to work across business and technical teams.
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to simplify complexity and design scalable processes.
• Ability to see the bigger picture and connect process design with broader business strategy.

What we’ll give you in return:

• Internationally competitive base salary, benchmarked against global industry and market leaders
• Performance-based Annual Incentive Program, rewarding those who dare and achieve more
• Top of the market pension scheme with higher-than-average company contributions
• Work from home, commuting, and phone allowances to support your daily commute, home office setup, and business connectivity
• Hybrid working model, effectively combining working from the office and home, depending on team dynamics and personal needs
• Working from abroad for up to 30 days per year, supporting our many international colleagues as well as travel enthusiasts
• Extensive holiday package, additional care and development days, extensive maternity/paternity leave, and the possibility to purchase days
• Bicycle Plan, with the possibility to select a company bicycle for daily commute along with accessories and insurance
• Health Insurance Discount when signing up with our partner insurance
• Gym Membership Discount to support your focus on health and wellbeing
• Product Discounts on all Versuni products which are sold under the Philips brand and our other brands
• An office that feels like home: easily accessible and modern office location in Amsterdam with lots of tasty lunch choices around
• High growth environment, offering exciting learning and career development perspectives beyond your first role
• Inclusive working culture and family spirit: we embrace our international community and diversity as a competitive advantage

Ready to make an impact?

From developing game-changing air fryers to perfecting the art of coffee making, Versuni’s purpose is turning houses into homes — and we’re calling on your talent to bring it to life. Join our global team of 6,000+ passionate individuals, work with world-class brands, and shape the future of home living. We’re ready for you — are you ready for us?