SAP Application Manager (m/f)

Your challenge

• Own and manage the operational SAP application landscape in a regulated, international environment, ensuring stable and reliable daily operations/nCoordinate SAP operations with internal experts, business stakeholders, and external service providers, act as the primary point of contact for operational issues and incidents/nPlan and oversee releases, system updates, maintenance windows, and downtimes to maintain operational continuity/nEnsure compliance with SAP documentation standards on the SAP Enterprise Portal and SharePoint/nSupport SAP operations alongside the S/4HANA transformation, focusing on stability and long-term readiness/nGovern SAP system changes and transport activities via SAP Solution Manager, assist in transitioning to new change and transport management tools/nPlan, schedule, and control transports to productive systems, ensuring changes are compliant and traceable/nHandle standard and emergency changes, including occasional evening imports to minimize business disruption/nConduct initial analysis of change and transport issues and escalate as needed/nMaintain and align test documentation, coordinating test planning and execution with project managers and business stakeholders/nContribute to the continuous improvement of change, release, and transport processes/nSupport audit-relevant SAP topics and documentation with internal stakeholders, external auditors, and service partners/nManage security-related topics, including emergency access approvals and critical authorizations according to internal policies

Your qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in SAP application operations, SAP support, or SAP governance, preferably in a regulated or international organization with a strong focus on run operations
• Solid working knowledge of SAP Solution Manager and SAP change and transport processes, including governed changes and daily transport coordination
• Proven track record of collaborating with external SAP service providers in distributed, international environments, serving as a coordination and escalation point
• Practical experience supporting audit and compliance topics in SAP environments, including documentation preparation and audit readiness
• Good understanding of SAP security topics such as emergency access, critical authorizations, and Security Notes handling
• Comfortable working in IT operations or IT service management environments, balancing operational stability with controlled change
• Experience in SAP Enterprise Portal administration is an advantage
• Good coordination and communication skills, with the ability to work reliably across teams, locations, and organizational boundaries
• Fluent English, German is an advantage

Your benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including pension plans and employee perks
• Modern, international work environment with career development and learning opportunities
• Focus on health, safety, and work-life balance