Director SAP Enterprise Architecture (m/f/d)

Fresenius is running a business-led transformation, enabled by technology, supporting #FutureFresenius strategy. The IT Business Transformation organization partners with business teams to deliver cutting-edge IT solutions, leveraging SAP S/4HANA and other related solutions to create a scalable, unified and future-ready digital foundation.

Our mission is to architect, plan and implement standardized solutions supporting harmonized end-to-end processes that streamline operations and enable data-driven decision-making. By fostering collaboration and utilizing the advanced capabilities of ERP solutions, we drive delivery of transformative progress across enterprise architecture, strategic roadmaps, SAP functional and technical solutions. Delivery is done to meet quality and compliance needs in a highly regulated environment.

In your new role, you will be primarily responsible for creating and maintaining an SAP Enterprise Architecture standard that supports the SAP S/4HANA Business Transformation program.

Join us in shaping the future of Fresenius, where IT is a strategic enabler for long-term success.

Your assignments

• Drive teams toward innovations and adoption of SAP S/4 best practices, identification of possibilities for application in the Fresenius environment

• Build strong working relationships and agree on a framework to develop a coordinated strategy and roadmaps within the business units and at the Group level

• Accountable for development and alignment of the Fresenius IT SAP strategy supporting the business strategy

• Evaluate and identify the products needed to support the S/4 Digital Core - the S/4 ecosystem would include a mix of SAP and non-SAP components

• Co-develop a roadmap to support the strategy with a clear outline of the sequence of events to move from the existing landscape/solution to the S/4 environment

• Development of an overarching release plan for the Fresenius Shared SAP environment in collaboration with program managers, solution architects and technical leaders

• Identify and agree on business processes and services to remain centralized within the Fresenius IT team compared to those to be managed at the segment level to drive business alignment

• Assisting the business segment teams in defining and developing the strategies for their business units

• Collaborate with provider management and asset management teams to determine SAP licensing requirements based on existing environment and known requirements

• Work in a cross functional team and collaborate with other SAP Architects for specialized subject matters of technical architecture, data architecture, authorizations and process/solution

• Be the contact person within the Fresenius IT team for the evaluation of SAP product requirements

Your profile

• Academic background or comparable work experience

• At least 15 years of professional experience, with at least 10 years of experience in SAP implementations

• Very extensive experience in processes or several specified IT fields or projects/programs

• Strong technical management and disciplinary leadership skills

• Experience in defining and implementing strategies and presenting them at C-level (board, senior management)

• Proven experience in approaching and elaborating the strategy, identifying key decisions and decision criteria

• Ability to present options to support decision-making with clear recommendations

• Proven experience working with large matrix organizations across multiple geographies, ideally in Health Care & Life Sciences environments

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English with the ability to engage and influence senior business and IT stakeholders up to C-Level