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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Category buyer-ERP Transformation and Business Readiness - **Company:** OpTech LLC - **Location:** Dearborn, MI, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $83,200 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Office, SAP ERP, Microsoft PowerPoint, Power BI, SAP (Applications), SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba - **Published:** October 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e3c0de98cef48127 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Communications, or a related field. * 5+ years of supply chain and purchasing experience. * Hands-on experience as a: * Buyer * Commodity Buyer * Program Buyer * Production Buyer * Indirect Buyer * Strong understanding of purchasing and procurement processes. * Experience supporting ERP implementations, business transformations, system deployments, or change initiatives. * Ability to understand technical or system changes and translate impacts for business users. * Strong written communication skills with experience creating: * Executive communications * Training materials * Leadership presentations * Business readiness documentation * Strong organizational and project coordination skills. * Experience working with global cross-functional teams. * Knowledge of AI, automation, and process improvement methodologies. * Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint. Preferred Qualifications * Experience with: * SAP ERP * SAP S/4HANA * SAP Ariba * Enterprise Procurement Systems * Experience participating in: * User Acceptance Testing (UAT) * Conference Room Pilots (CRPs) * Mock Cutovers * Hyper Care * Go/No-Go Readiness Reviews * Readiness assessments and adoption metrics experience. * Power BI reporting and dashboard development. * Supplier communication and supplier enablement experience. * Certifications such as: * Prosci * CCMP * Agile * SAFe * APICS * CPSM ## Description We are seeking an experienced Category Buyer - ERP Transformation & Business Readiness to support a major enterprise procurement transformation initiative. This role combines traditional purchasing expertise with change management, business readiness, communications, and transition support responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in supply chain and purchasing, hands-on buyer experience, and the ability to help business teams successfully navigate ERP system changes. This individual will serve as a key liaison between Purchasing, IT, Finance, Learning & Development, suppliers, and leadership teams to ensure smooth system implementations, successful cutovers, and effective adoption of new processes and tools. This position plays a critical role in ensuring that buyers and suppliers understand upcoming changes, business readiness activities are completed, communications and training are delivered effectively, and launches occur with minimal disruption., Purchasing & Business Operations * Leverage purchasing and supply chain expertise to support ERP and procurement transformation initiatives. * Provide subject matter expertise on purchasing processes, supplier interactions, and business operations. * Support category, commodity, production, program, and indirect purchasing organizations through system and process transitions. * Collaborate with Supply Chain, Purchasing Operations, Finance, and IT teams to align business requirements with system capabilities. Change Management & Transition Support * Develop and execute business readiness plans to support ERP implementations and major system changes. * Coordinate business cutover activities and ensure alignment between purchasing teams, program teams, and IT. * Support cutover planning, hyper care activities, risk management, and issue resolution. * Monitor readiness metrics and escalate risks that could impact launch success. Communications & Training * Create communications, training materials, job aids, and user adoption content. * Develop presentations and executive-level updates for leadership reviews. * Ensure buyers, business users, and suppliers understand upcoming changes, timelines, and required actions. * Partner with Learning & Development teams to support training deployment and adoption activities. Process Improvement & Automation * Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes and business workflows. * Evaluate and promote the use of AI and automation solutions to improve efficiency, communications, and user experience. * Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase productivity and reduce process complexity. Stakeholder & Supplier Engagement * Collaborate with global cross-functional teams, including IT, Finance, Purchasing Operations, and suppliers. * Support supplier communications and supplier enablement activities related to business process and system changes. * Assist leadership teams with readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions, and launch preparedness., * Do you have 3+ years of experience working with SAP, SAP Ariba, or another ERP procurement platform? * Have you participated in an ERP implementation, system migration, cutover, business readiness, or major process transformation project? * Which activities have you supported during a system implementation or business transformation? (Select all that apply) Business Readiness Cutover Planning Hyper Care Support UAT Testing Training Development Communications Planning Go/No-Go Readiness Reviews None * Have you developed business communications, training materials, or leadership presentations related to process or system changes? * Are you currently residing in the Metro Detroit area (not having to relocate to it) and able to work onsite? * Are you able to work on our W2 (not C2C) without sponsorship? * What is your target hourly rate?