SAP Manager

RED Global; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Part time

Job summary

RED Global seeks a SAP Manager (Freelancer) for a 6-month engagement in Paris extramuros, on-site 3 days/week. You will lead governance, operations, and evolution of the global SAP landscape, ensuring service excellence, security, and scalability across SAP S/4HANA and ECC6 environments.

Strong stakeholder involvement and vendor management are required. Role focuses on SAP run operations, transformation initiatives, and alignment with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Extensive SAP leadership experience in global environments.
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, ECC6, SAP Basis and HANA.
• Experience with SAP Finance and IT service management processes.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the SAP Hub strategy, governance model, and operating framework.
• Lead and develop the SAP Hub team, managing resources, priorities, and capacity.
• Govern the global SAP S/4HANA Core Model and country rollouts.
• Ensure operational excellence across support, incident, change, release, and service management processes.
• Manage SAP vendors, AMS providers, and service performance against SLAs/KPIs.
• Oversee ECC6 technical services, infrastructure, Basis, HANA, security, and transformation programs.
• Drive risk management, compliance, audit readiness, and business continuity.
• Manage budgets, stakeholder relationships, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

SAP Leadership

S/4HANA

ECC6

SAP Basis

HANA

BTP

ITSM

Stakeholder Management

PMP Certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Business/Engineering

Job description

Kajenthi@ RED Global – Look for a SAP Manager – Freelancer – 6 months (Renewable) - Paris extramuros – 3 d/week on site

I’m looking exactly for a SAP MANAGER who leads the governance, operations, and evolution of the global SAP landscape, ensuring service excellence, business alignment, security, and scalability across SAP S/4HANA and ECC6 environments. The role is responsible for SAP run operations, service providers, ERP governance, technical transformation initiatives, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the SAP Hub strategy, governance model, and operating framework.
• Lead and develop the SAP Hub team, managing resources, priorities, and capacity.
• Govern the global SAP S/4HANA Core Model and country rollouts.
• Ensure operational excellence across support, incident, change, release, and service management processes.
• Manage SAP vendors, AMS providers, and service performance against SLAs/KPIs.
• Oversee ECC6 technical services, infrastructure, Basis, HANA, security, and transformation programs.
• Drive risk management, compliance, audit readiness, and business continuity.
• Manage budgets, stakeholder relationships, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Profile

• Extensive SAP leadership experience in global environments.
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, ECC6, SAP Basis, HANA, BTP, and ITSM processes.
• Strong knowledge in SAP Finance
• Proven experience managing teams, suppliers, and complex SAP programs.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field; SAP/ITIL/PMP certifications are a plus.
• Fluent English required; French is an advantage.