SAP Supply Chain Management Team Manager (m/f/d)Madrid

Join Liebherr, a global leader in engineering and manufacturing, as we advance our digital transformation journey. We are looking for an experienced SAP Supply Chain Management Team Manager (m/f/d) to lead our SAP Supply Chain capabilities across implementation and operations, based in our IT Shared Service Centre in Madrid.

In this role, you will lead the teams responsible for the implementation, support, and continuous improvement of SAP Procurement, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, and Logistics solutions. You will ensure successful delivery across global S/4HANA rollout waves while establishing sustainable application support and maintenance capabilities as our transformation progresses.

You will be responsible for building and developing a team of SAP functional consultants, overseeing solution delivery from fit-to-template through go-live, and ensuring effective Level 2 and Level 3 support following implementation. Working closely with Solution Architects, Business Process Owners, other SAP teams, and Application Management Services, you will drive solution quality, operational stability, and continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and lead a global SAP Supply Chain team, combining people leadership, transformation delivery, and long-term application management within Liebherr's international IT organization.

The working location for this position will be in Madrid city, where we operate a hybrid model, requiring at least 40% of the working time on-site on a weekly basis.

Creating passion: your responsibilities

• Lead SAP Supply Chain delivery and application management across Procurement, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, and Logistics, ensuring alignment with Liebherr's global S/4HANA template.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of SAP functional consultants, ensuring effective resource allocation, delivery quality, knowledge sharing, and professional development.
• Oversee fit-to-template activities, solution configuration, and implementation, ensuring business requirements are addressed within global template standards.
• Ensure quality across system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and defect resolution, maintaining end-to-end process integrity.
• Oversee cutover, go-live, and Hypercare activities, ensuring operational readiness, structured knowledge transfer, and successful transition into application support.
• Ensure effective Level 2 and Level 3 functional application support, coordinating incident resolution, problem management, maintenance activities, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Business Process Owners, other SAP functional teams, and Application Management Services to ensure integrated solutions and reliable operations.
• Monitor team performance, delivery commitments, service levels, risks, and dependencies, proactively addressing issues and driving corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement of SAP Supply Chain solutions, delivery and support processes, ensuring effective documentation and knowledge management using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and SAP Cloud ALM.
• Travel (up to 30%) to Liebherr sites worldwide to support implementation, operational transitions, and stakeholder alignment.

Contributing your strengths: your qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in SAP Supply Chain consulting, implementation, or application management, preferably within SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Proven experience delivering SAP S/4HANA implementations and supporting business-critical SAP applications in international environments.
• Strong functional understanding of SAP Procurement (MM), Manufacturing (PP), Inventory Management, and Logistics, including integration with Finance, Sales, and Service processes.
• Proven experience leading and developing SAP functional teams, including people management, resource planning, performance management, and coaching.
• Experience across the SAP application lifecycle, including fit-to-template, configuration, testing, go-live, Hypercare, and transition to operations.
• Experience with SAP Application Management Services (AMS), including Level 2/Level 3 support, incident and problem management, and service improvement.
• Ability to balance business requirements, global template standards, solution quality, and long-term application maintainability.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across business, IT, and external service providers.
• Structured, proactive, and results-oriented mindset, with strong problem-solving skills and experience in international environments.
• Fluent in English; German or Spanish is an advantage.

Our commitment to you: your benefits

At Liebherr, we believe people are at the heart of our success. As part of our international team, you’ll enjoy a secure role in a family-owned company that values innovation, collaboration, and long-term career growth:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package that recognizes your expertise
• Flexible and hybrid working model
• Creative freedom and responsibility to shape processes and solutions in our global transformation
• Continuous learning and development with tailored training and certification opportunities
• Meal vouchers
• Life and accident insurance
• Option to include a premium private health insurance package as part of the flexible remuneration
• A safe, stable and international workplace within a trusted family business that invests in people

Please note that we can only accept applications submitted through our website, using the online application form.

We can only consider applications from candidates who are legally authorized to work in the country where the position is based and who do not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Please note that we do not accept applications via recruitment agencies for this position.

Have we awoken your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your online application. If you have any questions, please contact Marija Kostadinovic.

One Passion. Many Opportunities.