Business Excellence Manager (all gender)

Field of Work:Strategy & Planning
Location: locationobj
Legal Entity: KWS Berlin GmbH (0017)
Contract Type:
Is Full Time: Yes
Job ID: 15504

Are you ready to lead end-to-end business transformation

We are looking for a forward-thinking Business Excellence Manager to join our Group Strategy team at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA. Reporting to the Lead of Organizational Excellence you will drive E2E transformation initiatives that enhance the way we operate from strategy to execution. By advising senior leadership and implementing high-impact business enablers youll help stabilize grow and future-proof our company.

This is a permanent full-time position based either at our headquarters in Einbeck Lower Saxony or our Berlin office.

Your tasks transformation meets impact:

• Drive end-to-end transformation programs that span across functions and geographies ensuring delivery within time scope and budget.
• Partner with senior leaders and C-level executives as a trusted transformation advisor aligning on vision priorities and execution paths.
• Translate strategy into action using methodologies such as Business Process Management/Intelligence Lean/Continuous Improvement and Project & Change Management.
• Lead the diagnosis and redesign of business-critical processes aligning people process and technology for maximum effectiveness.
• Establish strong governance frameworks and accountability structures to drive decision-making and ensure successful execution.
• Track and analyze transformation success metrics and adoption rates to ensure initiatives create lasting impact.
• Build and evolve the systems capabilities and governance needed to enable sustainable transformation.

Your profile experience meets transformation mindset:

• Proven track record in leading global E2E transformation programs at a strategic level.
• Deep experience in process-centric transformation including advanced use of tools like SAP Signavio and Celonis.
• Strong foundation in Lean and Continuous Improvement to simplify and optimize operations.
• Ability to translate complex challenges into actionable solutions with measurable outcomes.
• Strategic relationship-building skills with senior leaders and executive teams.
• Strong governance planning and program management capabilities.
• Ability to measure and sustain change adoption across the organization.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to align and engage diverse stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in English is required. Knowledge of German or another foreign language is considered an asset.

You can look forward to this:

• As a family-run company we live by the values of proximity reliability foresight and independence - a culture that is also lived in practice e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere.
• As aBusiness Excellence Manager you will have the opportunity to realize your potential in a diverse range of tasks and contribute to KWS core business.
• We create the right framework conditions for you: attractive remuneration 30 days annual leave in accordance with the collective agreement company pension scheme excellent work equipment subsidized canteen capital-forming benefits Christmas and vacation bonuses and flexible hybrid working time models.

Shape the future of seed business with us! We look forward to receiving your application via our SuccessFactors application system! Please use the Apply function in the online advertisement.

About KWS

KWS is one of the worlds leading plant breeding companies. Over 5000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around 1.8 billion in the fiscal year 2022/2023. A company with a tradition of family ownership KWS has operated independently for 165 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn sugar beet cereals vegetables oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants resistance to diseases pests and abiotic stress. To that end the company invested more than 300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: Follow us on LinkedIn at data privacy policy for candidates is available on Please select the country where the job you applied for is posted in and if applicable the specific business unit.