Business Process Expert (f/m/x)

ZEISS; Oberkochen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology is seeking an experienced Project Manager to design and implement standardized, end-to-end, and digital Plan-to-Produce processes with a focus on master data governance and data analytics within the P2X environment.

You will lead transformation projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and optimize processes in the SAP ECC landscape while preparing for SAP S/4HANA. This role interfaces IT with business units to enable lean, digital operations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Informatics, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable field.
• Several years of project management experience, especially in logistics and digitalization projects.
• Strong knowledge of SAP R/3 logistics modules (WM, MM, SD, QM) and high IT affinity.
• Familiarity with Supply Chain Management, planning and control, and related operations.
• Analytical, decisive thinker with ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams; fluent German and English.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement standardized, end-to-end, digital Plan-to-Execute processes.
• Lead projects transforming business processes and driving sustainable improvements.
• Analyze current-state processes to establish foundations for future process landscapes.
• Identify and develop innovative solutions while aligning with stakeholders across the organization.
• Optimize processes in SAP ECC and prepare for SAP S/4HANA within a transformation program, liaising IT and business.

Skills

Supply chain management

Project management

SAP R/3 logistics knowledge

Education

Degree in Business Informatics or Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP R/3 WM, MM, SD, QM

Job description

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Enabler of smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips

Working where tomorrow is created.

What is the one component no smartphone can do without? Exactly - the microchip, the heart of every electronically controlled system. Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With ultra-precise lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips - and, through its innovations, plays a key role in shaping the age of micro- and nanoelectronics.

About us

Our Planning Projects team consists of highly motivated experts united by the mission to create standardized, lean, and digital Plan-to-Produce processes. Business process transformation, the pragmatic application of artificial intelligence, and professional project management play a central role in achieving this goal. By doing so, we enable Operations to accelerate and simplify business processes, increase productivity, and successfully drive industrialization.

Your Role

• You will design and implement standardized, end-to-end, and digital business processes within the Plan-to-Execute (P2X) environment.
• Your focus will be on master data governance as an enabler for data analytics, including defining standards, governance rules, and data assessment frameworks.
• You will lead projects aimed at business process transformation, driving sustainable improvements across the organization.
• In close collaboration with the affected business areas, you will analyze current-state processes and establish a solid foundation for future process landscapes.
• You will identify and develop innovative solution approaches while aligning target processes with key stakeholders across the organization.
• You will implement the designed processes, maintaining an end-to-end view of systems, interfaces, and business functions to create a lean IT landscape with harmonized and digitalized processes.
• A key part of your role will be optimizing processes within the existing SAP ECC environment and its connected systems, while preparing the organization for the transition to SAP S/4HANA as part of a company-wide transformation program. In this context, you will act as the interface between IT and Business and support the implementation of new systems and functionalities in close collaboration with cross-functional partners.
• You will support operational teams in their day-to-day work by providing guidance on SAP business processes and ensuring their effective application.

Your Profile

• You have successfully completed a degree in Business Informatics, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable field of study.
• You bring several years of project management experience, particularly in the implementation of logistics and digitalization projects.
• Your expertise is complemented by strong knowledge of SAP R/3 logistics modules such as WM, MM, SD, or QM, as well as a high level of IT affinity.
• Through your professional experience, you are highly familiar with Supply Chain Management, planning and control, and other operations-related business areas.
• You combine analytical thinking with a confident decision‑making approach and contribute to solving complex business challenges.
• You work collaboratively and goal‑oriented within cross‑functional teams, communicate confidently with internal stakeholders and suppliers, and round off your profile with excellent German and English language skills, both written and spoken.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Werner Baldauf