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About the Role

You will lead international, business-critical IT projects, manage the SAP SD landscape of a global pharmaceutical group, and act as a liaison between business and technology to create real impact. This role involves driving the implementation of SAP solutions, managing external integrators, and harmonizing global business processes within a 130-year-old company whose Berlin hub often implements pilot projects for over 140 countries.

Responsibilities

Lead international, impactful IT projects using standardized methods, from requirements to implementation.
Drive the introduction of the SAP solution with a focus on SD modules, including managing system integrators for configuration, maintenance, updates, and troubleshooting.
Manage the demand management process, overseeing the capture, review, approval, and implementation of cost-effective solutions.
Translate business requirements into high-quality IT concepts, serving as the link between business needs and technical teams.
Support initiatives for harmonizing global business processes and systems through strategic enterprise solutions.
Build functional and cross-country connections, fostering synergies between initiatives and leading projects with significant organizational impact.
Plan, develop, support, and enhance IT applications, considering new technologies and advising clients on suitable technology.
Oversee all IT aspects of Sales & Distribution areas, including commissioning maintenance and customizing, and executing projects.
Select, commission, and manage external service providers for SAP SD solutions, including effort and cost estimation.
Manage stakeholders and change during project implementation, leading people and processes.

Requirements

Proven track record as a Project Manager or SAP SD Consultant in complex corporate structures with at least 2 years of experience in a comparable IT role.
Have significantly shaped at least one company or organization over a period of 2+ years, professionalizing SAP SD projects, processes, or stakeholder relationships.
Professional experience in the SAP field, particularly in the SD module, with SAP S/4HANA experience being essential.
Current, hands-on functional expertise in the SAP SD module (SAP S/4HANA), including an understanding of customizing.
Excellent ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders, navigating complex organizations.
Business-level English (B2) and advanced German language skills (minimum B2).
Willingness to tackle complex and demanding challenges with commitment.
High service orientation and commitment to first-class services.
Willingness to work remotely a maximum of two days per week, with three days on-site in Berlin-Adlershof required.
Very low and predictable travel requirements.
Candidates with outdated SD experience (>10 years since last project) are not suitable.
Candidates expecting more than 2 days of home office are not suitable.
Individuals without sufficient German or English skills (B2 in both languages is the minimum) are not suitable.
Candidates lacking project management drive are not suitable.
Candidates who do not enjoy stakeholder management are not suitable.
Candidates with low energy and assertiveness are not suitable.

Skills

SAP SD
SAP S/4HANA
Project Management
Stakeholder Management
Change Management
Business Process Harmonization
Customizing
Demand Management
System Integrator Management
IT Concept Development
Global Process Harmonization

Location

Berlin-Adlershof
Remote (max. 2 days/week)

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Minimum 2 years of experience in a comparable IT role
2+ years shaping organizations with SAP SD projects

Benefits

Responsibility for international, business-critical IT projects and sole SAP SD expertise with high design freedom.
Interface role between business and IT in a global pharmaceutical group.
Stable, team-oriented employer with a 130-year history and few restructurings.
Modern hybrid work model with two home office days, flexible working hours, flextime, and overtime compensation.
30 vacation days + 3 future days (for salary group up to €95,000).
Vacation and Christmas bonus, bonuses, company pension plan, meal allowance, corporate benefits discounts.
Structured onboarding with welcome days, buddy/mentor program.
Continuous training and talent management offerings.
Flat hierarchies in the 45-person Innovation Office.
Direct influence on global pharmaceutical processes and patient outcomes.

About the Company

A. Menarini Research & Business Service GmbH is the Berlin hub of the international Menarini Group, with approximately 400 employees in Germany and over 17,000 worldwide.
The core business includes research & development of pharmaceuticals and shared services (IT, Finance, Procurement, Logistics, Engineering) for the sister company Berlin-Chemie.
The environment is stable, team-oriented, and strongly characterized by quality awareness, offering long-term perspectives, structured onboarding, and a culture of error and knowledge sharing.
The 45-person Innovation Office is young, international, and flat-hierarchied.