Interim SAP P2P Transition Specialist

Interim SAP P2P Transition Specialist | London | Interim ~ We're supporting a leading global Life Sciences organisation as it integrates a recently acquired biotechnology business into its SAP environment…

We are looking for an individual with extensive experience supporting Procure-to-Pay operations within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other research-driven organizations.

The ideal candidate understands the complexities of purchasing scientific research, development, manufacturing, laboratory, and professional services and can confidently guide stakeholders through SAP processes while ensuring continuity of operations during a high-volume transition period.

This project is specifically to support the integration of an acquired business in Germany and will require regular travel. Therefore, we need candidates with German language skills to engage and build strong relationships with BPs in Germany.

Your focus will be on ensuring Procurement continuity, resolving operational challenges, and accelerating SAP adoption during a period of significant organisational change.

Key responsibilities:

• SAP Go-Live & Hypercare: Provide hands-on operational support throughout cutover, implementation, and post-go-live stabilisation.
• End-to-End P2P: Manage complex Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, supplier transactions, and purchasing workflows within SAP S/4HANA.
• Issue Resolution: Troubleshoot invoice discrepancies, blocked payments, approval bottlenecks, and transactional backlogs.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the trusted onsite SAP expert, coaching business users, reinforcing training and driving successful adoption.
• Life Sciences Procurement: Support purchasing activities across R&D, clinical research, laboratory services, manufacturing, and outsourced scientific services.
• Process Improvement: Identify recurring issues, remove operational bottlenecks, and help establish sustainable, efficient P2P processes.

Skills required:

• 5+ years' SAP Procure-to-Pay experience, including hands-on SAP S/4HANA expertise.
• Strong knowledge of PRs, POs, invoice reconciliation, approval workflows, and supplier transaction management.
• Understanding of complex services procurement, including CROs, R&D, laboratory services, SOWs, milestone-based contracts, and service entry sheets.
• Ideally, previous experience supporting SAP implementations, ERP transitions, or hyper care environments.
• The confidence to work independently, manage competing priorities and engage with stakeholders across international teams.
• German language skills are considered beneficial for this role.

Our client is based in West London, with flexible working options due to the travel required for this role.

Initial 4-month contract - £425/day Inside IR35.

Please use the site buttons to Apply. 

If you would like to know more about this opportunity, please call Craig Gallagher on +44 (0)1403 248448. 

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Beaumont Select is a leading Supply Chain & Purchasing Recruitment Agency for permanent and interim staffing solutions. We support a primarily blue-chip client base, in the provision of experienced Supply Chain & Purchasing Professionals; successfully resolving their Purchasing Recruitment demands. We have a proven track record in purchasing recruitment and are a leading purchasing recruitment agency. Complying with the BERR Beaumont Select are an Employment Agency and an Employment Business
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