SAP HR Functional Consultant

Mentmore Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a permanent SAP HR Functional Consultant to join their hybrid team in Reading. In this role, you will enhance SAP SuccessFactors solutions, lead end-to-end delivery of HR projects, and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders. Essential skills include hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors and strong analytical abilities. The position offers a competitive salary up to £70,000 and extensive benefits, including annual leave and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary up to £70,000

Annual Leave – 26 days, increasing with service

Performance-related pay plan

Generous Pension Scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience implementing SAP SuccessFactors solutions in a long-term environment.
• Experience delivering end-to-end SAP HR projects and owning solutions beyond implementation.
• Strong analytical skills to translate complex HR requirements into system solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with HR and business stakeholders to understand their needs.
• Design and enhance SAP SuccessFactors modules as per organizational requirements.
• Lead end-to-end delivery across the solution lifecycle from design to support.

Skills

Implementing SAP SuccessFactors solutions

End-to-end SAP HR project delivery

Analytical and documentation skills

Stakeholder engagement

Agile delivery frameworks

HR process improvement identification

Job description

SAP HR Functional Consultant

We are seeking a permanent SAP HR Functional Consultant to join our team and play a key role in delivering and continuously improving our HR technology landscape. In this role, you will contribute to long-term digital transformation initiatives, working closely with both Project and Product teams to deliver sustainable, high-quality SAP SuccessFactors solutions.

You will partner with business stakeholders to design solutions that balance best‑practice processes with business differentiation, ensuring customisation is applied thoughtfully and only where it adds value.

What you'll be doing as SAP HR Functional Consultant

• Build strong, ongoing relationships with HR and business stakeholders to understand current and future process needs.


• Design, configure, and continuously enhance SAP SuccessFactors modules in line with organisational requirements and SAP best practices.


• Lead and support end‑to‑end delivery across the full solution lifecycle, including design, build, testing, deployment, and post‑go‑live support.


• Translate complex HR requirements into clear, scalable functional designs and system configurations.


• Plan and execute functional and user acceptance testing, ensuring data integrity and solution quality.


• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve functional issues, working closely with technical teams as needed.


• Provide long‑term support and optimisation of implemented solutions, incorporating user feedback and evolving business needs.


• Maintain comprehensive documentation, including configurations, process flows, and user guides.


• Participate in Agile delivery practices, contributing to sprint planning, stand‑ups, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Base location - Hybrid - Reading

Working pattern - 36 hours Monday to Friday

What you should bring to the role

Essential

• Hands‑on experience implementing and supporting SAP SuccessFactors solutions in a permanent or long‑term environment.


• Demonstrated experience delivering end‑to‑end SAP HR projects and owning solutions beyond initial implementation.


• Strong analytical and documentation skills, with the ability to translate complex HR requirements into effective system solutions.


• Experience working within Agile delivery frameworks.


• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with a collaborative, relationship‑focused approach.


• Ability to identify HR process improvement opportunities and deliver sustainable, SAP‑driven solutions.

Desirable

• Foundational understanding of ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming).


• Experience creating test scripts, executing system and UAT testing, and validating solutions against business requirements.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary of up to £70,000 per annum, depending on experience.


• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)


• Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.


• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.


• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family's health and wellbeing, and your finances - from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.