Director of SAP Applications - 12 Months - North of London

Project overview

Director of SAP Applications - 12 Months - North of London

We are seeking an experienced Director of SAP Applications Management for an initial 12-month contract, with a strong likelihood of extension, supporting a leading UK manufacturing organisation. Target start date is mid-November.

Operating as part of the IT Leadership Team, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across the enterprise applications landscape, with focus on SAP ERP strategy, platform ownership, business alignment and technology-enabled transformation.

The successful candidate will combine senior-level SAP and enterprise applications leadership with strong manufacturing and supply chain experience, ensuring business-critical systems remain stable, secure and aligned with strategic business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop the enterprise ERP strategy, providing senior leadership, governance and strategic direction across the SAP applications landscape, including technology roadmaps, platform modernisation and investment priorities.
• Lead enterprise applications management, ensuring business-critical systems deliver operational stability, resilience, performance and continuous improvement across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Procurement.
• Partner with the CIO and senior business stakeholders, translating commercial and operational priorities into technology strategies, application investment decisions and delivery plans.
• Provide executive oversight of SAP and enterprise applications transformation initiatives, managing programme governance, delivery risks, strategic suppliers, budgets and third-party service providers.
• Lead internal applications teams and external partners, ensuring effective application governance, cybersecurity alignment, business continuity and service performance.

Requirements

Please send your CV for immediate consideration if you would like to be considered. Please be aware that if successful you will be contacted directly within 24 hours.

SAP ERP Strategy | Enterprise Applications Management | SAP S/4HANA | Manufacturing & Supply Chain | IT Leadership

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Director of SAP Applications - 12 Months - North of London

• Extensive experience in senior enterprise applications leadership positions, such as Applications Director, Head of Enterprise Applications, SAP/ERP Director or equivalent, ideally reporting into C-level leadership.
• Strong experience owning SAP ERP strategy, application roadmaps and enterprise platform governance within large, complex organisations, ideally including SAP S/4HANA transformation or modernisation.
• Proven experience managing business-critical applications supporting Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Finance, ideally within process manufacturing, consumer goods or multi-site manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrable experience leading enterprise applications teams, strategic technology partners, application managed services (AMS), major transformation programmes and significant technology budgets.
• Excellent executive stakeholder management, commercial awareness and leadership capabilities, with the ability to balance strategic technology direction, operational stability and business transformation.

Project details

North of London - Hybrid (onsite requirements TBC)

Contract: 12 months, likely extension

Mid-November 2026

• Start: Mid November 2026
• Duration: 12 Months
• Location: North of London, UK, GB