SAP Programme Manager

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a SAP Solution Owner to work for our client within the healthcare sector. This is initially a 3 month contract with very good prospects to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London.

The Digital and Tech Solution Owner: Innovate to Market plays a critical role in ensuring our client's Technology Platforms enable their enterprise processes to be designed, governed, and operated in a consistent, scalable, and future fit way.

Our client is seeking a Digital and Tech Solution Owner to lead the design, delivery, operation and continuous improvement of a global technology platform that supports end-to-end business processes across functions and markets. Sitting at the heart of a major transformation programme, this role will drive the move from fragmented legacy ways of working to integrated, standardised and digitally enabled processes that support growth, unlock organisational capacity and maintain compliance and operational excellence.

Acting as the technology owner and key decision-maker for the enterprise, you will partner with Business Process Owners to break down functional silos, ensure technology decisions deliver value across the whole organisation, and champion the adoption of standard market-leading capabilities. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping scalable, future-ready solutions, eliminating unnecessary customisation and enabling faster delivery of business value through globally aligned technology platforms.

Responsibilities:

Innovate to Market

SAP S/4 HANA and SAP IPD/HANA based functional expertise in:

• Recipe Management
• Formulations Management
• Packaging Management
• Project and Portfolio Management

End-to-End Solution Ownership

• Own the global functional solution, technical standards, delivery and operations governance, and technical documentation for the E2E ERP process.
• Define and maintain global solution blueprints, technical decision rights, IT controls, and IT policies.
• Ensure standardisation and harmonisation of ERP solutions across markets and functions.

Solution Design & Transformation Leadership

• Provide hands-on SAP PLM and SAP IPD implementation experience and guidance, enabling business process design and continuous improvement activities across all phases of Enterprise Transformation (Design, Build, Test, Deployment, Sustain).
• Input into the design authority for the process.
• Act as the guardian of the global template during deployment waves and ensure alignment with S/4HANA and SAP IPD design and implementation principles.
• Partner with Business Process Owners and SMEs, Data, and other Solution Owners to ensure integrated, coherent designs.

Operate Existing ERP Solutions

• Deliver ongoing BAU changes to the legacy SAP ECC based landscape.
• Deliver functional expertise to address ECC operational critical issues.
• Accountable for legacy SAP systems lifecycle management, e.g. functional upgrades, legal / tax changes, and change related IT controls.

Governance & Decision-Making

• Resolve cross-functional process issues, conflicts, and dependencies.
• Minimise deviations to global standards and ensure adherence to governance frameworks.
• Define process KPIs, controls, and continuous improvement mechanisms.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Business Process Owners, Process Experts, Local Process Experts, and Functional Leaders to embed and sustain process changes.
• Ensure effective integration across interconnected processes (e.g. L2C S2P R2D).
• Collaborate closely with Data, Compliance, Cyber Security, Architecture, Testing, and Change teams.

About You

• Proven SAP PLM and SAP IPD implementation experience, with the ability to provide hands-on implementation guidance across all delivery phases, alongside proven SAP EPPM delivery experience.
• Ability to align process with business objectives and drive continuous improvement.
• Enterprise-first mindset; makes decisions for the good of the whole organisation.
• High levels of influence, credibility, and presence with senior stakeholders.
• Strong judgement and ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity.
• Collaborative and able to align diverse groups behind a shared direction.
• Comfortable operating in dynamic, fast-paced environments with evolving requirements.
• Understanding of how process design connects to data, systems, controls, and integration points.
• Able to work effectively with Business Process Owners and Senior Business Leaders to ensure alignment and feasibility.
• Strong communicator with clarity, influence, and empathy.
• Highly organised and able to manage competing priorities.
• Resilient, adaptable, and solutions-oriented.

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK 'Best Employer'.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension