SAP S/4HANA Transformation Manager (m/f/d)

Merz Therapeutics; Frankfurt; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Company restaurant

Flat hierarchies

WellPass

Germany ticket

Corporate Benefits

JobBike

Job summary

Merz Therapeutics is seeking an SAP S/4HANA Transformation Manager for a 2-year fixed-term position. You will drive transformation activities across implementation, testing, deployment, and stabilization, coordinating with internal and external teams to ensure successful delivery.

English fluency is required; German is a plus. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders across IT and business units, managing risks, and supporting steering and deployment efforts in a global pharma

Qualifications

• Experience in SAP transformation environments; SAP S/4HANA experience highly desirable.
• Transformation management or program management within large-scale international initiatives.
• Hands-on testing, deployment, and stabilization activities in SAP programs.
• Strong understanding of SAP-enabled business processes and impact on operations.
• Ability to engage with business stakeholders, IT and external partners.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent English; German a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive SAP transformation activities across implementation, testing, deployment, and stabilization phases.
• Act as counterpart to external implementation partner on SAP topics.
• Collaborate with internal Project Manager to align stakeholders, IT and groups.
• Coordinate testing activities, including UAT, issue resolution, and deployment prep.
• Monitor progress, dependencies and milestones throughout the lifecycle.
• Assess impact of changes and implementation challenges on delivery.
• Contribute to risk, issue and dependency management across the program.
• Support steering, deployment and stabilization activities with SAP transformation expertise.

Skills

SAP transformation

SAP S/4HANA

Transformation management

Program management

Deployment management

Testing & deployment

Stakeholder management

Communication

English fluency

Tools

SAP

Job description

Please note: This is a 2-year fixed-term position

As our SAP S/4HANA Transformation Manager, you will be part of a CFO-sponsored transformation program and contribute to one of the most significant business transformation initiatives at Merz Therapeutics.

Working alongside the internal Project Manager, you will act as a key counterpart on SAP and implementation-related topics and help ensure the successful delivery of the program.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION

• Drive SAP transformation-related activities throughout the implementation, testing, deployment, and stabilization phases of the program.
• Act as a key counterpart to the external implementation partner on SAP transformation, delivery, and implementation-related topics.
• Work closely with the internal Project Manager to ensure alignment across business stakeholders, IT, Group functions, and external project teams.
• Drive alignment between project activities, business requirements, and implementation priorities.
• Coordinate and support testing activities across the program, including business readiness, user acceptance testing (UAT), issue resolution, and deployment preparation.
• Monitor project progress, dependencies, and critical milestones throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Assess the impact of changes, decisions, and implementation challenges on overall project delivery.
• Contribute to effective risk, issue, and dependency management across the program.
• Support project steering, deployment, and stabilization activities through practical SAP transformation experience.

YOUR PROFILE

• Proven experience in SAP transformation environments; experience with SAP S/4HANA is highly desirable.
• Experience in transformation management, program management, deployment management, or comparable roles within large-scale international transformation initiatives.
• Hands-on experience supporting testing, deployment, and stabilization activities within SAP implementation programs.
• Strong understanding of SAP-enabled business processes and their impact on organizational change and business operations.
• Ability to engage effectively with business stakeholders, technical experts, and external implementation partners.
• Ability to combine attention to detail with a broader view of program objectives, dependencies, risks, and business impact.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent English language skills are required; German language skills are considered an advantage.
• International transformation experience is desirable; experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other regulated industries is a plus.

YOUR BENEFITS

• Individual career development in a purposeful job: you improve the quality of life of our patients!

• Hybrid work model that allows a good work-life balance

• Attractive location with good transport links, modern workplaces and a company restaurant

• Global family business with flat hierarchies and an open, respectful corporate culture

• Attractive remuneration with extensive social benefits

• Variety of employer-subsidized benefits such as WellPass, Germany ticket, Corporate Benefits and JobBike

Find out more about our benefits here.

ABOUT US

Welcome to Merz Therapeutics, a leading pharmaceutical company that helps people with movement disorders, neurological diseases, liver diseases and other health conditions regain their quality of life.

We are proud to be a family-owned and value-driven company that has been dedicated to serving the needs of our patients for 110 years and is now a global innovation leader with products in more than 90 countries.

Our goal is to use our products to improve treatment outcomes for patients around the world, thereby reducing the burden of suffering for affected people and their surroundings.

Our dedication and commitment to relentless research and development is to ensure that unmet patient needs are identified and appropriate treatments are provided.

Therefore, become part of our international and motivated Merz Therapeutics family now and help us achieve our goal:
"BETTER OUTCOMES FOR MORE PATIENTS"

For more information, visit https://www.merztherapeutics.com/.