Business Process Owner Sales & Distribution (f/m/d)

Schneider Electric; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible work options

Retirement plans

Job summary

Schneider Electric in Barcelona is seeking an experienced Transformation Leader to drive standardized processes and ERP deployments across Europe. You will guide cross-functional teams, align global designs with local realities, and ensure value creation through simplification and scalable solutions.

Fluent English, a strong SAP background, and willingness to travel accompany a role that blends program management with hands-on architectural thinking in international settings.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading business transformation and process optimization in international environments.
• Solid ERP background with hands-on SAP implementations.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional and multicultural projects.
• Deep expertise in transactional sales processes, such as pricing, quotations, order management, and EDI.
• Good functional understanding of Order-to-Cash, Finance, Data, and Supply Chain processes.
• Excellent communication, structuring, and problem-solving skills with emphasis on simplification and standardization.
• An agile, analytical, and collaborative mindset with ability to influence stakeholders in matrix organizations.
• Fluent English and comfortable working in remote/international teams.
• Willingness to travel occasionally (up to one week per month).

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment of standardized business processes and modern ERP solutions, ensuring they are simple, scalable, and aligned with global standards.
• Support business teams in adopting common processes, data, and reporting tools for more efficient operations.
• Transform ways of working by guiding transitions to future-state models with governance alignment.
• Collaborate with local teams to translate global solutions into tangible business impact.
• Collect improvement requests and work with global process owners to evolve solutions.
• Engage regularly with global process owners, business leaders, and sponsors to align priorities and remove roadblocks.

Skills

Business transformation

Process optimization

SAP

Cross-functional

Multicultural projects

Order-to-Cash

Finance

Supply Chain

Communication

Tools

SAP

Job description

Location: Barcelona/Spain, Budapest/Hungary or Poland

About UNIFY

UNIFY is Schneider Electric’s flagship business transformation program, designed to unify and simplify global processes, tools, and data into one coherent ecosystem. This bold initiative positions the company to capture future growth by adopting industry best practices, leveraging SAP S4 HANA public cloud, and integrating advanced solutions like SAP Analytics Cloud and Project Resource Management. The program impacts all organizations delivering customer projects across Europe and International regions, driving a shift toward standardized, efficient, and digitally enabled operations. Guided by strong governance and Business Process Owners, UNIFY ensures seamless configuration, deployment, and change management while minimizing deviations from market standards. Joining this team means playing a key role in one of Schneider Electric’s most ambitious transformations, shaping the way we work and deliver value globally.

Role Overview

• Lead business process deployment: drive the implementation of standardized business processes and modern ERP solutions, ensuring they are simple, scalable, and aligned with global standards.
• Ensure adoption and value creation: support business teams in adopting common processes, data, and reporting tools that enable more efficient and digitally enabled ways of working.
• Transform ways of working: lead the transition from current processes to future‑state models, ensuring alignment with business, data, and governance principles.
• Support local transformation initiatives: work closely with local teams to translate global solutions into tangible business impact and operational improvements.
• Connect business needs to global design: collect improvement requests and enhancement needs from the business and collaborate with global process owners to evolve solutions.
• Stakeholder management and alignment: engage regularly with global process owners, business leaders, and sponsors. Facilitate structured discussions to align on priorities, identify gaps, and remove roadblocks.

Job Related Experience

• Strong experience leading business transformation and process optimization initiatives in complex, international environments.
• Solid ERP background, with hands‑on experience in SAP implementations and day‑to‑day operational usage.
• Proven ability to manage cross‑functional and multicultural projects, working across business, IT, and data teams.
• Deep expertise in transactional sales processes, such as pricing, quotations, order management, and electronic data exchange.
• Good functional understanding of Order‑to‑Cash, Finance, Data, and Supply Chain processes.
• Excellent communication, structuring, and problem‑solving skills, with a strong focus on simplification and standardization.
• An agile, analytical, and collaborative mindset, with the ability to influence stakeholders and build alignment in matrix organizations.
• Fluent English is required, with confidence working in remote and international teams.
• Willingness to travel occasionally (up to one week per month).

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

• Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, support for chronic conditions, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.
• Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.
• Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.
• Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.
• Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.

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