Manager, SAP Technology

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive. We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

The Manager, SAP Technology leads the SAP Basis and ABAP/Fiori teams and is accountable for reliable SAP platform operations, technical lifecycle management, and effective change and release practices. The role combines people leadership with sufficient hands-on SAP technology expertise to guide complex troubleshooting and technical decisions.

Your key responsibilities:

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and develop the SAP ABAP/Fiori Development and SAP Basis teams. Manage team capacity and resource allocation.
• Remove organizational and delivery impediments affecting the teams. Set team objectives, clarify responsibilities, and support competence development.
• Coordinate onboarding and management of internal and external resources.
• Oversee external contractor engagement, time tracking, and work assignments.

SAP Technology Operations

• Ensure the stability, availability, performance, security, and lifecycle management of SAP platforms. Provide technical leadership for complex SAP Basis & platform issues, major troubleshooting activities, and platform-related technical decisions.
• Plan and coordinate technical activities such as OS patching,  SAP kernel upgrades, transports, and maintenance windows.
• Contribute to SAP platform strategy, lifecycle planning and technical roadmap decisions
• Serve as the senior technical coordination point for complex SAP platform issues that require collaboration across multiple teams or service providers.

Audit & Compliance

• Coordinate SAP-related internal, external, and cybersecurity audits.
• Ensure compliance with SAP change, release, security, and operational controls.
• Coordinate remediation and follow-up of audit findings related to SAP technology..

DevOps & Release Management

• Own SAP change, release, and DevOps practices, including their continuous improvement.
• Develop a controlled, decentralized deployment model in which development teams can deliver changes within clearly defined responsibilities and governance.
• Maintain end-to-end visibility of SAP releases, dependencies, deployment readiness, and production changes.

Awareness of ISO 14001 and 45001 standards

What should you bring?

10+ years of experience SAP Basis and Technology operations in large enterprise environments

Required experience: 

• Strong experience with SAP S/4HANA and/or ECC operations
• Understanding of S/4HANA and SAP BTP connectivity
• Strong experience in SAP change, transport, and release management.
• Experience of Solution Manager ChaRM
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and communicate decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of agile ways of working and relevant delivery tools such as Jira and ServiceNow. Experience leading technical experts and coordinating internal and external resources.
• Experience working with external service providers in a global enterprise environment.
• Good understanding of SAP architecture, integrations, security, and platform lifecycle management.

Considered an advantage:

• Experience with RISE with SAP or SAP private cloud operating models.
• Knowledge of SAP BTP, Cloud Connector, and hybrid SAP landscapes.
• Experience with SAP Cloud ALM.
• Experience with SAP automation, DevOps tooling, AI, Joule.

General Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop technical experts. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, demonstrating both the capability to work autonomously and collaboratively within team dynamics as required Team player
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills in English.– Verbal, Written
• Ability to explain complex technical matters to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative, practical, and accountable approach to problem solving.
• Flexibility to support critical activities outside normal working hours when necessary.

We offer our employees e.g.,

• Competitive Salary
• Work-Life balance
• Innovative and dynamic working environment
• Possibility to work in leading crane building company with leading technology

Drive automation of SAP change, testing, transport, and deployment processes.
Why join us?

We are a global company with history dating back to 1910 - with future looking attitude that has brought us here today. Now together, we are shaping the next generation of material handling for smarter and safer world.

We believe in creating a workplace that is built on trust, flexibility, friendliness and inclusivity towards each other and culture with open communication and low hierarchy. We are a strong expert organisation where you are able to use modern tools and Technology’s - while embracing agile methodologies and continuous learning and development.

Interested?
If this role sparked your interest, please submit your application by 06.11.2026, at latest, on our career site. We will contact you after the application period at latest.

Konecranes moves what matters. We are a global leader in material handling solutions, serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark, from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most, because we know we can always find a safer, more productive and sustainable way. That's why, with 16 000+ professionals in over 50 countries, we are trusted every day to lift, handle and move what the world needs.

Konecranes is committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are treated fairly in an environment which is free from any form of discrimination.