SAP   France Permanent

SAP Senior Manager / Associate Director - SAP Transformation

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced SAP Senior Manager / Associate Director to join our SAP Consulting practice in France. This is a leadership role focused on driving large-scale SAP transformation programmes for leading French and international clients across Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Aerospace & Defence, Energy & Utilities, Life Sciences and Retail.

You will be responsible for shaping transformation strategies, leading programme delivery, growing key client relationships, developing high-performing consulting teams and contributing to business development activities. This role offers a clear pathway towards Director and Partner leadership positions.

Key Responsibilities

Client Leadership & SAP Advisory

• Act as a trusted advisor to C-level executives, Business Transformation Directors, CIOs and SAP Programme Sponsors.
• Lead SAP-enabled business transformation initiatives aligned to operational and strategic objectives.
• Define SAP roadmaps covering SAP S/4HANA, Business Process Transformation, Data & Analytics, Cloud and Intelligent Enterprise solutions.
• Facilitate executive workshops and steer strategic decision-making throughout transformation programmes.
• Build long-term relationships with key client stakeholders and identify opportunities for further engagement.

Programme Delivery

• Lead large-scale SAP implementation, migration and business transformation programmes.
• Oversee programme governance, risk management, quality assurance and financial performance.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams across functional consulting, technical delivery, architecture, testing, change management and data migration.
• Drive successful delivery of SAP S/4HANA Greenfield, Brownfield and Selective Data Transition programmes.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to expected quality standards.

Practice Development

• Support the growth of the SAP practice through recruitment, mentoring and capability development.
• Coach and develop Managers, Senior Consultants and Consultants.
• Contribute to internal methodologies, accelerators and best-practice frameworks.
• Build specialisation within key areas such as Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Procurement, Data or Enterprise Architecture.

Sales & Business Development

• Lead proposal development, client presentations and RFP responses.
• Support account growth within existing strategic clients.
• Develop market propositions around SAP S/4HANA, Digital Supply Chain, SAP BTP, SAP Data & Analytics and Industry Cloud solutions.
• Contribute to revenue growth and achievement of practice sales targets.

Required Experience

• 10-15+ years of SAP consulting and transformation experience.
• Proven experience delivering multiple end-to-end SAP implementation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and the SAP transformation lifecycle.
• Experience leading consulting engagements valued at €5m-€50m+.
• Demonstrated success managing large international delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder management experience at Executive and Board level.
• Experience working within a major Systems Integrator, Big 4 consulting firm or SAP consultancy.