Process Efficiency and Automation Leader

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation (NSHD) is one of the leading companies in the industrial and medical gases business. We have a diversified involvement in broad industries such as healthcare, food, manufacturing, metallurgy, chemical products, electronics and energy.

The Process Efficiency & Automation Leader will be based in Madrid, European Headquarters, and will be part of the Competitive Edge Europe Department, directly reporting to the Competitive Edge Director.

The role will identify, prioritize, and deploy scalable digital solutions leveraging Power Platform, Power BI, workflow automation, RPA, AI, Agentic AI, and emerging technologies to improve productivity, reduce administrative workload, and generate sustainable business value. Furthermore, they will lead the Admin Next Gen program and drive the digital transformation of administrative processes across Europe.
This position will act as the primary interface between Business Functions, Digitalization, IT, and external development partners.

Key Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Own the European Admin Next Gen portfolio.
• Identify digitalization opportunities across Finance, Procurement, HR, Operations, Compliance, and Shared Services.
• Lead discovery workshops and process assessments.
• Build business cases and value calculations for automation projects.
• Drive deployment of:

1. Power BI solutions
2. Microsoft Power Platform solutions (Power Apps, Power Automate, etc.)
3. RPA technologies
4. Agentic AI solutions
5. Generative AI initiatives

• Coordinate with IT and Digitalization teams to ensure alignment with architecture, security, and governance requirements.
• Manage external developers and implementation partners.
• Define and maintain the European digital transformation roadmap.
• Promote replication of successful digital solutions across regions.
• Establish governance, KPI monitoring, and benefits tracking