Quick overview
Job description
As part of Hapag-Lloyd’s global SAP team, you are responsible for the SAP system landscape and connected enterprise platforms, ensuring stable, secure, and high-performing operations while advancing a modern, cloud-based architecture.
You play a key role in the fast4ward S/4HANA greenfield implementation, leveraging SAP BTP, SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), and innovative integration and automation approaches to modernize, harmonize, and future-proof the environment. Working closely with Infrastructure teams, process owners, and external partners worldwide, you drive cloud readiness, platform harmonization, security and performance improvements, and the adoption of technologies such as event-driven architecture, API-first integration, and low-code development.
- Provide functional and disciplinary leadership for SAP Basis and SAP BW
- Ensure stable, efficient operations across the SAP landscape (ECC, S/4HANA, BW, Cloud ALM, SAC, BTP, Datasphere, BDC, etc.)
- Own and evolve SAP BW architecture, including strategic development and operational governance
- Manage external service providers for hosting, managed services, and project delivery
- Plan and oversee upgrades, patches, release changes, system copies, performance, security, monitoring, and compliance
- Drive collaboration with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, and Application teams; advise executive management on technology strategy and platform decisions
- Oversee budget planning and capacity management for the SAP platform domain
- Continuously modernize and optimize the platform through cloud adoption, automation, and technical innovation
- Several years of SAP Basis experience, ideally in complex, international system landscapes
- Good knowledge of SAP Cloud products, SAP BTP, SAP BDC, SAC, Datasphere, and Integration Suite
- Experience as a team lead or in a senior role with leadership responsibility
- Solid expertise in system architectures (ERP, BW, PI/PO, S/4HANA, BTP), SAP BW, SAP Security and Authorizations, transport management, monitoring, performance analysis, and HANA database technologies
- Strong experience working with and managing external service providers
- Experience with SAP RISE contracts and operations is an advantage
- Passion for operating high-performance systems, with strong communication skills and a hands-on mentality
- Excellent English and good German language skills