Senior SAP Program Manager

Next Ventures; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Ventures seeks an experienced Senior SAP Programme Manager to lead large-scale SAP transformation programmes across international operations. You will partner with senior business and IT stakeholders to ensure delivery on time, within budget and aligned with strategic objectives.

The role requires extensive experience in SAP S/4HANA, migrations, and multi-country rollouts, with a strong focus on governance, stakeholder management, and global vendor coordination.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large SAP programmes in complex enterprise environments.
• Proven track record delivering SAP S/4HANA implementations, migrations or global rollouts.
• Strong knowledge of SAP Activate methodology and delivery lifecycle.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional SAP programmes across international stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of SAP programmes from initiation to go-live and hypercare.
• Manage global SAP S/4HANA implementation, migration, rollout and transformation programmes.
• Develop and maintain programme governance, frameworks and standards.
• Create integrated programme plans, timelines, budgets, risks and resources.
• Coordinate multiple SAP workstreams across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Sales, HR and Logistics.
• Interface between executive stakeholders, IT teams, system integrators and vendors.
• Drive governance through steering committees and executive reporting.
• Manage risks, issues, escalations and change control processes.
• Oversee programme financials, forecasting, vendor management and commercial governance.

Skills

SAP Programme Management

Stakeholder management

Governance & delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Tools

SAP Activate

S/4HANA

Job description

We are 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.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished SAP delivery professional who has successfully managed complex SAP implementations, S/4HANA transformations, and multi-country rollouts. The successful candidate will work with senior business and IT stakeholders to ensure programmes are delivered on time, within budget, and in line with strategic business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex SAP programmes and projects from initiation through to successful 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.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience managing large-scale SAP programmes within complex enterprise environments.
• Proven track record delivering SAP S/4HANA implementation, migration, or global rollout programmes.
• Strong understanding of SAP Activate methodology and SAP delivery lifecycle.
• Experience leading cross-functional SAP programmes involving multiple business units and international stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success managing programme budgets, timelines, governance, risks, and executive reporting.
• Experience managing global System Integrators and external delivery partners.