At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a major SAP transformation, enhancing digital processes in a defence organisation.
- Company: Join Leonardo UK, a global leader in defence technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, comprehensive benefits, and access to 4,000+ online courses.
- Other info: Be part of an inclusive workplace with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on innovation while ensuring security and compliance.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in SAP upgrades and exceptional leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
Join Leonardo UK as an SAP Transformation Lead and play a pivotal role in reshaping the digital backbone of a leading defence organisation. This is a rare opportunity to lead a complex, enterprise-wide SAP transformation—driving innovation across engineering, manufacturing, and operations while ensuring the highest standards of security, performance, and compliance in a mission-critical environment.
You will take ownership of a major SAP upgrade programme, guiding the organisation from a legacy landscape to a future-ready platform aligned with long-term strategic goals. Working at the intersection of technology and business, you will define the transformation roadmap, lead solution design and integration across SAP, PLM, and MES systems, and enable a seamless digital thread that enhances visibility, efficiency, and decision-making across the enterprise.
- Own and drive the end-to-end upgrade of the legacy SAP system (including all functions).
- Ownership of end-to-end business processes which impact on SAP (BD – Planning - Engineering - Manufacturing – Customer Support – Finance).
- Define and manage the upgrade strategy, including scope, deployment approach, risk mitigation, and resource planning.
- Lead technical assessment, solution design, data migration strategy, and cutover planning.
- Ensure all processes, custom code, and integrations are mapped, rationalised, or redesigned to meet future business needs.
- Develop and maintain a multi-year SAP technology roadmap aligned with business objectives and defence-industry compliance requirements.
- Identify opportunities for standardisation, process harmonisation, automation, and adoption of new SAP capabilities.
- Serve as the primary SAP interface with PLM and MES programme teams.
- Design and own the integration strategy between SAP, PLM, and MES to ensure seamless engineering, manufacturing, and supply-chain workflows.
- Ensure data alignment, Bill of Materials (BOM) synchronisation, configuration management, and traceability across systems.
- Champion end-to-end digital thread capability.
- Collaborate with Future Factory, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, IT Security, and Programme Leadership to define requirements and ensure solution alignment.
- Manage external partners and system integrators, ensuring delivery quality and adherence to standards.
- Communicate progress, relevant KPI’s, risks, and decisions to senior leaders.
- Ensure all SAP solutions comply with defence-sector regulations, cybersecurity standards, export controls, and audit requirements.
- Establish high-quality documentation, system standards, and configuration controls.
Proven experience leading major SAP upgrade or S/4HANA transformation programmes. Expert knowledge of core SAP modules. Strong background in SAP integration with PLM and MES environments. Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills. Strong understanding of cybersecurity, configuration control, and compliance frameworks. Experience with SAP EWM, IBP, or SAP Cloud products. Knowledge of digital thread, model-based engineering, and Industry 4.0 principles. Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile). Security Clearance.
We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.
- Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity.
- Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
- Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
- Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
- Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options.
For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hybrid Working: Hybrid
