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Juan Ramon Zalba GalianaJR

Juan Ramon Zalba Galiana

SAP RISE & GROW

$870/day
Madrid, ES
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Juan Ramon

Senior SAP consultant with 13 years of experience, the last 7 focused on delivering S/4HANA Cloud programmes across Public and Private editions, RISE and GROW with SAP. Deep expertise in Source-to-Pay, SAP MM and end-to-end logistics, including warehouse management, transport, materials planning and MRP, combined with a strong Ariba background across Buying, Invoicing, Sourcing, SLP and Ariba Network.

Experienced in high-complexity environments: 100,000+ material migrations, multi-site international rollouts and full lifecycle delivery from requirements to hypercare. Reference clients include Iberdrola, Lopesan, LaLiga, Air Nostrum and HORSE Powertrain. Available for remote and international engagements.
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • French

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Madrid (up to 50km)

Experience

  • S/4HANA Private Cloud
    SAP GROW S2P Specialist | Automotive / Gearbox Manufacturing
    May 2025 - Today (1 year and 1 month)
    • • Supporting the Workstream Lead and IT Lead S2P in a large-scale S/4HANA Private Cloud transformation; single point of contact for the BPO on all procurement and purchasing process decisions.
    • • End-to-end ownership of Source-to-Pay processes: Schedule Agreements, Purchase Contracts, and full non-contract purchasing flows (PR → PO → GR → IV) — covering both contract-driven and spot buying scenarios.
    • • Governing the migration of 100,000+ materials across multiple plants: data cleansing, harmonisation, MRP view definition, plant extensions, Business Partner setup, purchasing info records and source lists.
    • • Defined MRP strategies and planning parameters aligned to automotive supply chain requirements — production-driven replenishment, safety stock, and lead-time management across multi-plant environments.
    • • Led integration design with third-party systems (non-Ariba): Flexible Workflows (approval governance), Output Management (supplier communication and document output), Transport Management, and supplier connectivity via IDocs and EDI.
    • • Business Requirements Definition (BRD) and solution design: translated operational needs into functional SAP specifications through structured Fit-to-Standard workshops with BPO and key users.
    • • Defined and executed the QA and test strategy: test scripts, SIT/UAT management, defect tracking and sign-off against business requirements.
    • • Developed training materials and delivered end-user training across procurement teams to support process adoption and knowledge transfer.
    • • Produced full functional documentation: process flows, configuration workbooks, solution design specs, and operational procedures.
    • • Represented the workstream in executive steering committees; ensured stakeholder alignment across IT Lead, BPO and business on scope, decisions and milestones.
  • Stratesys
    Rise Cloud Programme Manager
    May 2023 - January 2025 (1 year and 8 months)
    Madrid, Spain
    Led S/4HANA Cloud programmes across procurement, logistics and service-based business models, combining project leadership, solution definition and business-facing delivery. Consolidated programme-level ownership in Public Cloud environments across migrations, assessments and multi-country rollouts.

    Air Nostrum — Aviation / MRO
    • • Managed procurement and logistics processes in a complex MRO environment: repair and maintenance materials, subcontracting scenarios and service-based procurement flows.

    Indusmetal Torres — Manufacturing
    • • Led migration and process definition across production and logistics: 10,000+ materials, covering PP, MM, SD, EWM, FI, CO and PM — greenfield to S/4HANA Cloud.

    Stratesys — Internal S/4HANA Implementation
    • • Project Lead for internal transformation: full lifecycle coordination, migration of 2,000+ project structures including financials and process alignment.
    Servinform — Services / BPO (Public Cloud)
    • • Led ECC to S/4HANA Public Cloud assessment and solution design for a service-based multi-division organisation: SD service sales, commission models, billing/project integration and logistics alignment.
    Additional: expanded the S2P practice from 3 to 15 consultants; secured €500K in new business through strategic commercial initiatives.
  • S/4HANA Cloud & Ariba
    GROW, RISE, ARIBA Programme Manager
    January 2019 - May 2023 (4 years and 4 months)
    Madrid, Spain
    Delivered large-scale SAP Ariba and S/4HANA Cloud procurement programmes across enterprise clients, combining solution design, integration architecture and hands-on execution. Built deep expertise in the full Ariba ecosystem in high-volume material environments.

    Iberdrola — Energy (SAP MM / Ariba Lead)
    • • Project Manager and Solution Architect for one of Spain's largest energy companies — managing SAP Ariba integration with SAP ECC across an environment of 100,000+ materials and thousands of suppliers.
    • • Designed and governed the complete Ariba integration landscape: Ariba Buying, P2P (Purchase-to Pay), Invoicing, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP), and Ariba Network — fully integrated with SAP ECC via CIG middleware.
    • • Managed indirect procurement processes end-to-end: catalog management (PunchOut/OCI), purchase orders, goods receipts and invoice automation across the full Source-to-Pay lifecycle.
    • • Led supplier enablement: onboarding, SLP qualification and Ariba Network transaction activation across hundreds of strategic vendors.
    • • Direct liaison with SAP Ariba Product Owner for SR management, issue resolution and roadmap alignment.

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Education

  • PMP Certified
    PMP Certified
  • Industrial Engineer
    Universidad Europea de Madrid
    2012
    Industrial Engineer

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