Head of Global Business Process Management (f/m/d)
Sefar is the world's leading manufacturer of precision fabrics from monofilaments for screen printing and filtration markets. Our products are used across industries including electronics, architecture, medical, automotive, food, pharma, mining, aerospace and smart fabrics.
Your Role
Process Leadership & Vision
- Drive the Business Process Management (BPM) strategy and ensure its alignment with business priorities
- Lead and coach the global network of process experts and process owners
- Promote a culture of innovation and continuous learning
- Provide tools, coaching, and methodologies to equip process experts and owners
- Inspire and support them to identify, design, and implement impactful improvements
- Ensure strong cross-functional international collaboration and knowledge sharing
- Ensure end-to-end process improvements, aligned with the capabilities of Infor LN and the Infor CloudSuite Industrial (CSI) - LN Edition
- Oversee cross-departmental, international projects that enhance quality, and efficiency
- Prioritize initiatives based on business impact and strategic alignment
- Apply agile and human-centered design approaches to ensure flexible, efficient, and sustainable processes
- Foster iterative improvement cycles and feedback loops
- Define KPIs to measure process efficiency and business value of optimizations
- Use data-driven insights to refine practices and scale best-in-class approaches
- Work closely with IT and Operations to align process design with system capabilities
- Act as a strategic bridge between business and technology teams
- Build and oversee trainings that raise process excellence across the organization
- Champion internal development and growth of the global BPM community
Your Profile
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or a related field; Master's degree or MBA preferred
- 10+ years of experience in process management or operations leadership in an industrial setting
- Experience in the weaving/textile or discrete manufacturing industry is an advantage
- Proven success in large-scale process optimization and digital transformation
- Familiarity with Infor LN and the Infor CloudSuite Industrial (CSI) - LN Edition or similar ERP platforms is preferred
- Deep expertise in process mapping, analysis, and redesign
- Strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience with agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban)
- Excellent communication skills in English (German is a plus)
- A strategic mindset with hands-on implementation capability
- Strong project management skills and analytical thinking
- A proactive mindset with the courage to challenge the status quo
- The ability to balance structure and flexibility in a dynamic global organization
- The joy to build and shape a global process organization, starting hands-on (with the Infor LN cloud migration project), ending as well esteemed partner of our businesses with a strong and credible team contributing to the future success of Sefar
- A collaborative spirit, building strong partnerships across functions and cultures
- Passion for people development, innovation, and operational excellence
What We Offer
- An exciting, strategic role with global responsibility
- Room to lead, act, and make decisions aligned with our group strategy
- A supportive, collaborative team culture
- Continuous learning and professional growth opportunities
- Modern working conditions, above-average benefits, and respect for work-life balance
