SAP S4/HANA Release Manager

Via; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 160.000 - 185.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Via is seeking a SAP S/4HANA Release Manager to own end-to-end release governance in a manufacturing context. You will manage transport across the S/4 landscape, coordinate with Basis and QA teams, and ensure deployments are tested and signed off before production.

The role requires experience with ChaRM or Cloud ALM, ITIL awareness, and a collaborative approach under delivery pressure. Hybrid working in London/Watford offered.

Qualifikationen

• Experience managing SAP S/4HANA releases in manufacturing or similar environments.
• Knowledge of transport management and change controls in SAP landscapes.
• ITIL awareness or certification is advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Own the release calendar and governance cycle for the programme.
• Coordinate with functional leads, developers, Basis, testing and SI to complete each release.
• Plan, deploy and cutover activities with rollback and hypercare.
• Report release status, risks and defects to programme leadership.

Kenntnisse

Release management

SAP S/4HANA

Transport management

ITIL

Tools

ChaRM

Cloud ALM

Basis

Jobbeschreibung

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SAP S/4HANA Release Manager

£750 per day, inside IR35 | 12 months initial | Hybrid, London/ Watford

A FTSE 250 manufacturing business is partway through its move to SAP S/4HANA. Several workstreams are now building and testing in parallel, and the business needs a Release Manager to take ownership of how change moves from development into production without disrupting plants, warehouses or finance. You will be the single point of control for every release on the programme. You will decide what is ready to go, sequence it sensibly and make sure that nothing reaches a live manufacturing environment until it has been properly tested and signed off.

You will own the release calendar and run the release governance cycle, including readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions and post-release reviews. You will manage transport management across the S/4HANA landscape, keeping development, quality and production systems aligned and dealing quickly with transport conflicts and sequencing issues. You will coordinate with functional leads, developers, Basis, testing and the system integrator so that each release is complete, tested and documented before it moves. You will plan and run deployment and cutover activities for each release, including rollback plans and hypercare. You will operate and improve change control with the business and IT, making sure that every release has clear approval and an audit trail. You will also report release status, risks and defects to programme leadership.

You will have managed releases on at least one SAP S/4HANA implementation or conversion, and you will know the transport management system, ChaRM or Cloud ALM well. You will have worked closely with Basis teams and understand landscape and system copy planning. Experience in a manufacturing or supply chain environment, where downtime affects production lines, will carry real weight. ITIL certification is welcome but not essential. Above all, you will be comfortable saying no to a release that is not ready, even under delivery pressure.

The rate is £750 per day, inside IR35, via umbrella or PAYE. The initial term is 12 months with a strong likelihood of extension. The role is hybrid.