Your Main Tasks and Responsibilities
1. Lead the SAP Platform Services department, consisting of: SAP Basis consultants, SAP Security experts, SAP Development team and external service providers
2. Managing SAP RISE environment and managing licenses
3. Own and evolve the global SAP infrastructure architecture and roadmap.
4. Drive daily operations of SAP systems, ensuring uptime, security, compliance, and performance.
5. Provide technical and project leadership during the ongoing SAP S/4HANA transformation and future SAP consolidation initiatives.
6. Oversee system installations, upgrades, patches, and proactive maintenance.
7. Lead advanced SAP Basis troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and incident resolution.
8. Ensure security hardening, role design, and access management aligned with compliance standards.
9. Guide and optimize custom development strategy, tools, and governance across the SAP ecosystem.
10. Collaborate with SAP Application teams to ensure system reliability, technical feasibility, and performance.
Your Profile
11. Higher degree in Computer Science or a related field.
12. Proven hands-on experience as an SAP Basis Consultant / Administrator, ideally within a large-scale, integrated SAP landscape.
13. Solid experience in SAP Development environments (ABAP stack, transport management, custom code governance).
14. Strong technical know-how in SAP Security—user roles, authorizations, GRC principles.
15. Familiarity with cloud-based SAP platforms such as SAP BTP, CALM, SAP for Me, and Commerce Cloud.
16. Practical experience with S/4HANA architecture, migrations, and hybrid landscapes (on-prem/cloud).
17. Experience in team leadership or project management, ideally in an international context.
18. Excellent communication and analytical skills, fluent in English (German a plus).
19. Minimum of 5 years in a comparable SAP leadership or senior technical role.
Your Benefits
20. A leadership role at the core of Rieter’s global digital foundation.
21. The opportunity to shape a future-proof SAP environment in a transformation phase.
22. A high-impact role with direct exposure to the CIO and executive leadership.
23. A collaborative, international work environment.