SAP & SuccessFactors Application Manager

Pets at Home Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 120.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work environment

Influence large-scale tech change

Collaborative culture

Development opportunities

Benefits package including colleague &

Zusammenfassung

Pets at Home Limited is seeking an experienced SAP & SuccessFactors Application Manager to lead the strategic direction of our SAP estate and Centre of Excellence. You will shape the SAP landscape across the UK, driving migration strategies and partnering with senior stakeholders to turn business priorities into scalable technology solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership of technical teams, governance, and ongoing improvements, with a hybrid working model from Handforth and opportunities

Qualifikationen

• Significant SAP architecture experience across ECC and S/4HANA platforms.
• Strong knowledge of SAP CAR, BW/4HANA and BPC solutions.
• Proven leadership in large-scale ERP transformation and migration programs.
• Deep understanding of SuccessFactors architecture, modules and integrations.

Aufgaben

• Own the SAP architecture roadmap for SAP S/4HANA, ECC, CAR, BW/4HANA and SuccessFactors.
• Lead the SAP Centre of Excellence, set standards and drive best practice.
• Shape migrations from legacy to cloud-ready SAP solutions.
• Partner with Finance, People, Retail, Supply Chain and Vet Ops to translate priorities into scalable tech.
• Drive performance, security and continuous improvement across the SAP estate.
• Lead governance, service management and release processes.

Kenntnisse

SAP architecture

S/4HANA & ECC

SAP CAR

BW/4HANA

BPC

SuccessFactors

ERP transformation

Jobbeschreibung

At Pets at Home, we're on an ambitious technology transformation journey. As we continue to modernise our systems and invest in scalable, future-ready platforms, we're looking for an experienced SAP & SuccessFactors Application Manager to lead the strategic direction of our SAP estate and Centre of Excellence. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll shape the future of our SAP landscape across Pets at Home and Vets for Pets, ensuring our technology supports millions of pet owners, thousands of colleagues, and hundreds of practices and stores across the UK. If you're passionate about SAP architecture, transformation, cloud technologies, and building high-performing teams, we'd love to hear from you.

• Own the architecture and roadmap for SAP S/4HANA, ECC, CAR, BW/4HANA, BPC and SuccessFactors.
• Lead our SAP Centre of Excellence, setting standards, driving innovation and ensuring best practice.
• Shape and deliver our migration strategy from legacy platforms to modern cloud-ready solutions.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Finance, People, Retail, Supply Chain and Veterinary Operations to turn business priorities into scalable technology solutions.
• Drive platform performance, stability, security and continuous improvement across our SAP estate.
• Ensure strong governance, service management and release processes are in place.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of technical specialists and architects.
• Build strong relationships with external partners and suppliers, ensuring quality, value and alignment to our technology strategy.
• Stay ahead of emerging SAP technologies and identify opportunities to enhance colleague, customer and pet care experiences.
• Significant SAP architecture experience across SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Strong knowledge of SAP CAR, BW/4HANA and BPC solutions.
• Experience leading large-scale ERP transformation and migration programmes.
• Deep understanding of SuccessFactors architecture, modules and integrations.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing technical teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and strategic technology partners.
• A solid understanding of ITIL service management principles.

Nice to have

• SAP Certified Technology Architect, TOGAF or equivalent architecture certifications.
• Experience within retail, omnichannel, consumer or healthcare/veterinary environments.
• Exposure to Agile delivery methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Experience with SAP data, analytics, governance and AI capabilities.
• Knowledge of sustainability and ESG considerations within technology decision-making.

We're more than just the UK's leading pet care business. We're a community of people who genuinely care about pets, pet owners and each other.

You'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful transformation programmes, influence enterprise-wide technology decisions, and help shape the future of a growing business that's investing heavily in digital innovation.

In return, you'll enjoy:

• A hybrid working environment based from our Support Office in Handforth.
• The opportunity to influence large-scale technology transformation.
• A collaborative and supportive culture.
• Excellent development opportunities.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including colleague discount and a range of wellbeing and reward benefits.

Pets just see people. They aren't biased and they don't discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don't perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!