Senior SAP Manufacturing Specialist

Sapture International; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapture International in Melbourne is seeking an SAP Manufacturing Analyst to improve production planning, master data quality, and IT-enabled processes across Australia and New Zealand. You will work with local stakeholders and the global IT team to translate business needs into practical SAP enhancements, support deployments, training, and adoption on the factory floor.

This hands-on role focuses on delivering tangible outcomes, with exposure to regional IT services and governance, and a clear

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of SAP manufacturing and supply-chain processes.
• Experience supporting or optimizing SAP in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of master data and its impact on operational performance.
• Ability to investigate problems, identify root causes and recommend practical solutions.
• Excellent communication with business users and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement improvements across SAP manufacturing, production planning and supply-chain processes.
• Provide functional SAP support and guidance to local business users.
• Improve master-data quality, processes and business-user ownership.
• Work with manufacturing teams to understand operational challenges and develop practical solutions.
• Translate business requirements into clear, actionable requests for global IT.
• Support SAP enhancements, system changes, testing and implementation activities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, finance and other business functions.
• Work with regional and global IT teams to support business applications and technology initiatives.
• Help improve system adoption through user training, documentation and ongoing support.
• Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes and contribute to sustainable process improvements.

Skills

SAP manufacturing

Production planning

Supply chain

Requirements gathering

User training

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Melbourne | Australia & New Zealand remit | Global manufacturing business

SAP manufacturing expertise? Ready to make a real impact?

• Drive improvements across business-critical SAP manufacturing processes.
• Solve operational challenges across production planning, supply chain and business systems.
• Work closely with local business stakeholders and a global technology team.

Some IT roles are about keeping the lights on. This isn't one of them.

We're partnering with a global manufacturing business looking for someone who understands SAP, knows how manufacturing really works and can turn complex operational problems into practical solutions.

The business has invested in SAP. The opportunity now is to make it work harder for the people who rely on it.

That means improving production planning, strengthening master data, supporting local SAP capability and connecting the needs of manufacturing operations with the global technology organisation.

It's a hands-on role with genuine visibility, variety and the opportunity to make a measurable difference.

And you don't need to have followed a traditional IT career path to be considered.

If you've built your career around SAP manufacturing, enjoy solving problems and want to broaden your experience across business applications and technology, we'd be interested in speaking with you.

The opportunity

You'll play a key role in supporting and improving SAP manufacturing processes and business systems across Australia and New Zealand.

Working closely with local business stakeholders and the global IT organisation in France, you'll help identify opportunities to improve how systems, processes and people work together.

Your initial focus will be on understanding the current environment, building relationships with business users and identifying where SAP and operational processes can be improved.

From there, you'll be actively involved in delivering practical improvements across production planning, supply chain, master data, user capability and the wider applications environment.

You'll also have exposure to broader regional IT services, collaborating with specialist teams across infrastructure, cybersecurity, governance and technology delivery.

This isn't about producing endless strategy presentations.

It's about getting into the detail, understanding the problems and helping make things work better.

What you’ll be doing

• Identify and implement improvements across SAP manufacturing, production planning and supply-chain processes.
• Provide functional SAP support and guidance to local business users.
• Improve master-data quality, processes and business-user ownership.
• Work with manufacturing teams to understand operational challenges and develop practical solutions.
• Translate business requirements into clear, actionable requests for global IT.
• Support SAP enhancements, system changes, testing and implementation activities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, finance and other business functions.
• Work with regional and global IT teams to support business applications and technology initiatives.
• Help improve system adoption through user training, documentation and ongoing support.
• Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes and contribute to sustainable process improvements.

What we’re really looking for

First and foremost, you understand SAP in a manufacturing environment. You know how production planning, materials, inventory and master data connect. You understand why poor system adoption or inaccurate data can cause major operational problems. You might have started your career as an SAP PP, MM or manufacturing functional consultant.

Perhaps you're currently working as an SAP Business Analyst, Functional Specialist, Applications Analyst or ERP Support Specialist.

Or you may be working directly within a manufacturing business, supporting SAP and helping operational teams get more from their systems.

We're open to different career paths, provided you bring genuine SAP manufacturing expertise, strong problem-solving skills and a practical approach to business improvement.

You'll also bring:

• Strong understanding of SAP manufacturing and supply-chain processes, particularly production planning.
• Experience supporting, improving or optimising SAP in a manufacturing environment.
• Good knowledge of master data and its impact on operational performance.
• The ability to investigate problems, identify root causes and recommend practical solutions.
• Confidence communicating with business users and technical specialists.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience gathering requirements, supporting system enhancements and working with IT teams.
• A collaborative approach to change management and business-user adoption.
• A proactive attitude and willingness to take ownership of tasks and see them through.

What you don’t necessarily need

You don’t need to have managed an IT department.

You don’t need to be an expert in every SAP module or personally configure every solution.

And you don’t need to have followed a traditional IT career path.

What matters is your understanding of SAP manufacturing, your ability to work with people across the business and your track record of helping solve operational challenges.

Why this role

Because you’ll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact.

This is not simply a BAU support role. It’s an in-house opportunity to get involved in meaningful improvements and see the results of your work in a real manufacturing environment.

You’ll be joining at a point where the business recognises the need for change and is investing in making its systems and processes more effective.

You’ll work closely with experienced business stakeholders, collaborate with a global technology organisation and gain exposure to a broad range of SAP manufacturing and IT initiatives.

You’ll also receive training in the organisation’s global SAP environment, including engagement with colleagues in Europe.

It’s an opportunity to build on your existing SAP expertise, broaden your experience and contribute to improvements that make a real difference.

If you enjoy fixing what isn’t working, helping people get more from SAP and seeing the results of your efforts on the factory floor, this could be exactly the challenge you’re looking for.

You don’t have to tick every box. But you do need to know SAP manufacturing

Additional information

• Melbourne based
• Global manufacturing business
• Australia & New Zealand remit