REGIONAL SAP APPLICATIONS MANAGER

De’ Longhi Appliances S.r.l.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five-day work week

Remote working option

Training and development courses

Double pay and performance bonus

Medical and dental benefits

Job summary

De’ Longhi Appliances S.r.l. is seeking a Regional Applications Manager to lead SAP operations across APAC. The role manages a distributed team in Hong Kong, China, and Australia, combining strategic leadership with hands-on SAP expertise.

You will drive end-to-end S/4HANA projects, coordinate with the HQ SAP Competence Center, and ensure global IT standards are met regionally. English fluency is required, with Mandarin/Cantonese or Italian an advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Business Admin or related field.
• 7-10 years SAP experience with 2-3 years in leadership or management.
• Hands-on configuration across core SAP modules (SD, MM, FI/CO).
• Experience with EDI, ABAP, EWM, aATP or IBP is advantageous.
• Proven track record delivering SAP S/4HANA implementations or upgrades.
• Experience managing remote/distributed teams in APAC; travel as required.
• Fluent in English; Mandarin/Cantonese/Italian advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation, rollout, and upgrade across APAC.
• Direct enterprise application projects from requirements to post-go-live support.
• Collaborate with HQ SAP Competence Center to align regional initiatives with global standards.
• Provide hands-on configuration and troubleshoot across SAP modules when needed.
• Govern SLAs, drive continuous system improvements, and optimize user experience.

Skills

SAP leadership

SAP S/4HANA

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Business Admin

Tools

EDI

ABAP

EWM

aATP

IBP

S/4HANA configs

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic and highly capable Regional Applications Manager to lead our SAP operations and project delivery across the Asia Pacific region. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a distributed team of SAP professionals in Hong Kong, China, and Australia.
This is a true \"player-coach\" role. We are looking for an inspiring leader with a strong \"can-do\" attitude who can align local needs with global standards, and still roll up their sleeves to provide hands‑on technical expertise across core SAP modules. You will lead our journey through continuous system enhancements, complex integrations, and S/4HANA implementations.
Strong communication and collaboration with the HQ SAP Competence Center is essential.

Main Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• - Lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse regional SAP team distributed across Hong Kong, China, and Australia.
• - Foster a collaborative culture within the team, promoting continuous learning and cross-functional support.
• - Manage resource allocation and skills development of all direct reports.

Strategic Project Delivery

• - Direct end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation, rollout, and upgrade projects across the APAC region.
• - Enterprise application projects leadership in Asia Pacific regions, including requirement gathering, solution design, testing, cutover, and post-go live stabilization.
• - Partner with the Global SAP Competence Center (HQ) to ensure regional business initiatives align seamlessly with global corporate IT standards and architecture.

Technical Leadership

• - Act as the ultimate regional escalation point by applying deep, hands‑on configuration and troubleshooting expertise across full SAP modules (SD, MM, FI, CO, and related logistics/ finance areas).
• - Design, test, and implement complex business processes alongside the team.
• - Oversee and troubleshoot complex system integrations, EDI architectures, and third-party interfaces.

Stakeholder Management & Business Partnering

• - Collaborate closely with regional business leaders across Sales, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, and Manufacturing to identify improvement opportunities and translate them into scalable SAP or enterprise application solutions.
• - Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders clearly and effectively.

Operations & Service Delivery

• - Govern internal Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring incidents, requests, and enhancements are resolved efficiently.
• - Champion continuous improvement initiatives to optimize system performance, automate workflows, and enhance the overall user experience.

Job Profile

What we are looking for

• - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• - 7 - 10 years of comprehensive SAP experience, with 2-3 years in a leadership or managerial capacity preferred.
• - Deep hands‑on configuration experience across any of two core SAP modules (e.g., SD, MM, FI, CO, PP, QM).
• - Experience with EDI, ABAP, EWM, aATP or IBP is advantageous.
• - Proven track record of successfully delivering SAP S/4HANA implementation or upgrade projects.
• - Demonstrated experience managing remote or distributed teams, specifically within the APAC region is a plus.
• - Willingness to travel across the region as required.
• - Fluent in English is required.
• - Mandarin, Cantonese or Italian would be an advantage.

What we offer

• - Friendly and helpful colleagues, and we celebrate social events here!
• - Five-day work week, with an option of remote working and flexible working hours
• - Training and development courses
• - Double pay and performance bonus
• - Medical and dental benefits and insurance

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we reject and condemn any form of discrimination including discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, health, race, nationality, cultural background, political opinions and religious beliefs, and membership of associations and trade unions.