Global SAP S/4HANA Transformation Programme Lead

Next Ventures; Southampton; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Ventures is partnering with a leading global organisation to recruit an experienced Senior SAP Programme Manager to lead large-scale SAP transformation programmes across international business operations. The role focuses on end-to-end delivery, governance, and multi-country rollouts across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and more.

The successful candidate will manage complex SAP initiatives, align with executive leadership, and drive delivery milestones, budgets, risks, and change

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing large-scale SAP programmes.
• Proven track record on SAP S/4HANA implementations and global rollouts.
• Strong understanding of SAP Activate lifecycle.
• Experience leading cross-functional programmes with international stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success managing programme budgets, governance, and executive reporting.
• Experience managing global System Integrators and external delivery partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex SAP programmes from initiation through go-live and hypercare.
• Manage global SAP S/4HANA implementation, migration, rollout, and transformation programmes.
• Develop and maintain programme governance, delivery frameworks, and project management standards.
• Build and manage integrated programme plans, milestones, budgets, risks, dependencies, and resource allocation.
• Coordinate multiple SAP functional and technical workstreams, ensuring alignment across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Sales, Logistics, HR, and other business functions.
• Act as the primary interface between executive stakeholders, business leadership, IT teams, system integrators, and third-party vendors.
• Drive programme governance through steering committees, executive reporting, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure effective management of programme risks, issues, escalations, and change control processes.
• Oversee programme financials, forecasting, vendor management, and commercial governance.

Skills

SAP Programme Delivery

SAP S/4HANA

Stakeholder Management

Global Programme Governance

Budget & Forecasting

Job description

Next Ventures is partnering with a leading global organisation to recruit an experienced Senior SAP Programme Manager to lead large-scale SAP transformation programmes across international business operations. The role focuses on end-to-end delivery, governance, and multi-country rollouts across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and more.

The successful candidate will manage complex SAP initiatives, align with executive leadership, and drive delivery milestones, budgets, risks, and change