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# Sr. manager, sap functional

- **Company:** LyondellBasell
- **Location:** Rotterdam, Netherlands (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Digital Technology, Disaster Recovery, Information Management, IT Management, Release Management, SAP (Applications), SAP Implementation, SAP Logistics, SAP Project System, Solution Deployment Descriptor, Integration Tests, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://nl.talent.com/redirect?id=624687340729470387&source=vacant&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=marketing&utm_product=vacantnew_bulk&oapply=org_v2026-09&puid=edaaaddeddacaddabdd89dd9edddaddcadagbdd99dde9dd7bddcadd9bdagadddcdd89dd9bea3addffddgaed2dddgaddgfddgaddgaddg9ddg6ed3gc9bbb9b3bee3ee33def3de93de83de7gddfgddcfddg3def3debgddf3ee33de93deg3ee33ee33deg3ee33ee33ee33ee33ee33ee3&pos=1&xml_batch_generation_id=b34a3ae9-09a3-499b-b6c0-cb03646542ae&falcon=1&pid=8b151078421a&bpid=3857f08c7ffcbf77b3a70b524a83b538

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Management, Engineering, or other related discipline;
 * Significant experience (15+ years) in a high-transaction, services-oriented, global business with strong leadership experience in applications management within a large, complex, fast-paced and dynamic company with an emphasis on global SAP implementations;
 * Expertise in SAP systems both on-premises and cloud applications (public and private) and technical architecture, including SAP solutions customizations/development and integration with different other systems;
 * Expertise in SAP solutions for one or more of the end to end processes Record to Report, Lead to Cash, Source to Pay and Hire to Retire;
 * Strong leadership and team-building skills, with the ability to motivate and develop high-performing global SAP Operational teams;
 * Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills and ability to work with both internal business and external digital technology partners;
 * Strategic thinker with the ability to align SAP capabilities with business objectives;
 * Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, IT governance, and business process optimization;
 * Knowledge of industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and SAP innovations;
 * Ability to travel approximately 35 percent, domestically and internationally.

## Description

The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of leading Global SAP Operations and/or leading global SAP talent for company with outsourcing environment, focusing on optimizing business processes, maximizing team potential and ensuring service excellence. The role has 7 direct reports and the location is in either Rotterdam (NL) or Wesseling (GE)., * Operational Excellence
Own SLAs and KPIs across all production and non-production functional environments; Drive ITIL governance standards for incident, problem, change, and release management; Minimize business disruption by managing critical escalations and conducting root-cause analysis; Govern business continuity planning and disaster recovery tests for functional systems; Collaborate with Service excellence team and Business stakeholders to help drive operational excellence and continuous improvements; Support value driven enhancements by providing standard solutions.

 * Business Alignment and Stakeholder management
Act as the primary liaison between the SAP team, key business stakeholders, the Enterprise Architects and Digital Transformation Leader ensuring effective communication and collaboration; Align SAP initiatives with business objectives, ensuring that the SAP CoE delivers value by improving performance, efficiency, and agility; Support relationships with SAP as primary service provide, SAP partners, and service providers to ensure quality service delivery and cost-effectiveness.

 * Functional Optimization & Business Realization
Translate business needs into optimized, scalable SAP configurations and system improvements; Govern change requests to ensure standard SAP features are preferred over complex custom code; Oversee integration testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for functional patches or upgrades; Align business processes across modules including SAP R2R, L2C, S2P, H2R etc.

 * Vendor & Financial Management
Manage offshore vendors and third-party AMS partners to deliver high-quality support; Conduct service reviews to audit partner metrics against contractual obligations; Optimize operational budgets while identifying license or capacity cost-saving opportunities & improve ROI for the organization.

 * Program/Projects
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, the Enterprise Architects, and Program/Project Managers to define requirements, prioritize initiatives, and ensure the successful integration of SAP solutions; Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of SAP initiatives; Monitor project risks and issues, implementing mitigation strategies to ensure project success; Establish strong governance to ensure standard best in class solution deployment.
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