Application SME – SAP

We have a current opportunity for a SAP ECC/S4 Hana Applications Support Project Manager on an ongoing PAYE contract basis.

Key ResponsibilitiesDiscovery & Business Analysis

Run discovery with process owners; agree scope, outcomes and success measures; map AS‑IS / TO‑BE and identify simplification opportunities.
Drive fit–gap against SAP standard; write user stories/use cases with acceptance criteria and maintain traceability into test and release.
Shape a value‑based backlog (configuration vs. enhancement vs. process change) and prepare clear option papers with impact, risk and cost.Project & Delivery Leadership

Build and manage plans, RAID and release calendars, aligning cutovers with financial close and maintenance windows.
Govern scope and change control; coordinate UAT, readiness, training and communications; run cutover/hypercare and track benefits realisation.
Provide concise status/risk reporting to functional leadership and the PMO.Solution Design & Integration Leadership

Own functional designs across FI/CO, MM, PM, SD; steward configuration decisions and Non‑Functional Requirements.
Lead integration outcomes across SAP Process Integration/Process Orchestration, SAP Cloud Platform Integration, IDocs/APIs, batch/file jobs and scheduling; agree monitoring and error‑handling standards with AMS.
Champion master‑data quality, reconciliations and reporting enablement (close support packs, regression packs).S/4HANA Readiness & Optimisation

Run simplification‑item assessments, interface dependency mapping and data considerations; support brownfield/greenfield optioning.
Drive SAP Fiori‑led process improvements and adoption; quantify benefits (cycle time, rework, reliability).Vendor & AMS Governance

Act as day‑to‑day interface to AMS and ISVs (e.g., Accenture): prioritise backlog, agree estimates/timelines; manage SOWs, SLAs, KPIs and Service Improvement Plans.
Ensure designs meet security, data and architecture standards and are supportable; coordinate with Architecture and Information Risk Management.
Oversee licence hygiene and cost/value tracking; support business cases.Service Operations (SME / L3 coordination)

Serve as the functional SME and L3 escalation: triage complex issues and direct AMS/vendors to resolution.
Maintain knowledge articles, runbooks and support models; keep audit evidence current for SoD, JML and GDPR.
Track service KPIs and drive SIPs; ensure every change is supportable and documented for BAU.Controls, Risk & Compliance

Embed SoD, JML and GDPR controls/evidence in designs and releases; support internal/external audits.
Partner with IRM on risk acceptance, remediation and reporting.Role Dimensions
Portfolio spans financial close, procure‑to‑pay, materials/maintenance and order‑to‑cash with measurable business outcomes.
Complex stakeholder landscape across Finance, SCM, Maintenance, IRM and Architecture; multi‑vendor delivery (AMS/ISVs).Role Requirements
7+ years in SAP PM/BA roles delivering end‑to‑end change (requirements, UAT, release and benefits) in ECC or S/4HANA.
Depth in core modules FI/CO, MM, PM, SD.
Proven delivery of enhancements/upgrades/integrations with AMS/ISVs; strong cutover and hypercare leadership.
Integration literacy: PI/PO, CPI, IDocs/APIs, batch/file orchestration; familiarity with error handling, monitoring and performance.
Experience with S/4HANA readiness, Fiori and process simplification; SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) awareness helpful.
Tooling: SAP Solution Manager/Change Request Management (ChaRM), IT Service Management platforms such as ServiceNow, Jira/Azure DevOps; structured test management.
Governance & ways of working: ITIL v4 (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), PMO governance, Agile/Scrum and/or PRINCE2; crisp, senior‑level stakeholder communication.
Desirable: ability to read/debug Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP); data migration familiarity; SAP licensing hygiene.

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As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment