Global Business Process Architect

Req ID 82454 | Ostrov, Czech Republic, ZF Aftermarket Ostrov s.r.o.

Job Description

Are you passionate about shaping global business processes that drive real impact? Join our team and take ownership of designing and implementing end-to-end processes across Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing.

Your Responsibilities as Global Business Process Architect (m/f/d):

• Take ownership to model cross-functional end-to-end processes within the scope of accountability
• Collaborate with Operations Domain stakeholders (Purchasing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing) to prioritize, design, and roll out globally applicable, business processes that create business impact.
• Lead and facilitate cross-functional process design workshops, ensuring alignment with global standards and Operations Domain needs.
• Advise, empower and mentor Process Owners how to take full ownership of their end-to-end process chains, driving accountability and performance.
• Supervise process modeling activities conducted by the back-office BPM team, ensuring quality, consistency, and adherence to design principles.
• Spot opportunities to embed automation / AI and analytics capabilities into process designs to enable efficient execution and performance monitoring.
• Ensure processes are modelled and published according to valid standards
• Oversee the full process lifecycle from ideation to global rollout, escalating risks and delays to senior leadership as needed.
• Monitor process performance, identify improvement opportunities, and implement corrective actions to enhance business outcomes.
• Promote best practices in process design, enabling global users to understand and follow processes effectively.

Your profile as Global Business Process Architect (m/f/d):
 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in specifying and executing processes in Purchasing, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing.
• Experienced in working with Stakeholders on various levels of the organization in a collaborative manner (process design workshops)
• Experience in Business Process Management (BPM) and process modelling notations (BPMN 2.0)
• Strong passion for building end-to-end, cross-functional business processes.
• Business-centric mindset with a drive for productivity and impact.
• Skilled in stakeholder collaboration across various organizational levels, especially in process design workshops.
• Proficient in BPM tools (e.g., Signavio, ARIS, Camunda) and familiar with analytics and automation platforms (e.g., Celonis, UIPath).
• Experienced in working within cross-functional setups and matrix organizations.

Why you should choose ZF in Ostrov?

• Be part of a global company launching a major logistics operation in the Czech Republic, bringing long-term stability, challenges, and growth opportunities.
• Join a driven and enthusiastic local team with the energy of a startup backed by the scale of a global leader.
• Competitive remuneration and benefits package, including employer contributions to supplementary pension insurance and others.
• Opportunities for further development, internal mobility, and training.
• Performance and annual bonuses, anniversary bonus.
• Company car.
• 5 weeks vacation.
• Language courses and external training.

Be part of our ZF team as Global Business Process Architect (m/f/d) and apply now

Contact

Věra Hanusová

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