Reporting to: Chief Information Officer / Chief Technology Officer
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Vice President of SAP to lead the strategy, transformation and performance of a complex enterprise SAP landscape.
This executive will own the organisation’s SAP roadmap, including SAP S/4HANA transformation, application delivery, operational support, governance and supplier management. They will work closely with executive leadership to ensure SAP supports business growth, manufacturing performance, supply-chain resilience and regulatory compliance.
The successful candidate will combine strategic leadership with the ability to drive execution across complex, multi-site operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and deliver the enterprise SAP strategy and transformation roadmap.
- Lead SAP S/4HANA implementation, migration and modernisation programmes.
- Maintain executive ownership of programme scope, budgets, timelines, risks and outcomes.
- Build and lead an internal SAP Centre of Excellence.
- Manage SAP employees, contractors, systems integrators and offshore delivery partners.
- Develop the organisation’s SAP talent, workforce and succession strategy.
- Lead data migration, testing, cutover, deployment and post-go-live stabilisation.
- Manage relationships with SAP and other strategic technology suppliers.
Leadership Scope
The Vice President of SAP will lead a multidisciplinary organisation that may include:
- SAP Directors and Programme Directors
- Enterprise and Solution Architects
- SAP Functional and Technical Managers
- Finance, Supply Chain and Manufacturing Workstream Leads
- Data, Integration and Security Teams
- Change, Training and Business Readiness Teams
- Project Managers, Contractors and Systems Integrators
Required Experience
- Proven responsibility for a large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation.
- Experience leading SAP within aerospace, defence, manufacturing or another highly regulated industry.
- Strong understanding of SAP Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Procurement processes.
- Experience managing large internal teams, contractors and global systems integrators.
- Executive-level responsibility for programme budgets, governance and delivery.
- Strong knowledge of SAP architecture, data, integrations, security and controls.
Preferred Experience
- Experience establishing or developing an SAP Centre of Excellence.
- Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, RISE with SAP, SAP BTP and cloud integration.
- Experience integrating SAP with MES, PLM and manufacturing systems.
- Familiarity with aerospace and defence compliance requirements.
- Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs or ERP consolidations.
- Previous ownership of SAP supplier selection and contract negotiations.
- Eligibility to obtain a US security clearance where required.
Success Measures
- Successful delivery of the SAP transformation roadmap.
- Increased adoption of standard processes across the organisation.
- Improved programme predictability, governance and financial control.
- Greater manufacturing and supply-chain visibility.
- Reduced reliance on legacy applications and manual processes.
- Strong internal SAP capability and reduced dependency on external suppliers.
- Measurable improvements in operational performance and return on SAP investment.