Senior Business Application Manager (w/m/d) - SAP Basis

In this role as an SAP Basis expert, you are responsible for the smooth functioning of Siegfried’s constantly growing SAP system landscape. You will work closely with the infrastructure team and the managed service partner to ensure that all systems run smoothly and efficiently. In addition to ensuring smooth operations, you will also advise specialist departments and support IT projects in the SAP environment as well as related non-SAP systems. The position will be available starting in October 2025 and is located in Hameln, Germany.

Your role

Take on the technical leadership role in S/4HANA projects and related initiatives. You will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to support IT projects and enhance the SAP landscape.
Administer and maintain the SAP system landscape, including installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades of on-premise and cloud SAP systems (ECC 6.0, S/4HANA, Solution Manager).
Act as the first point of contact for all SAP Basis topics, providing expert guidance and support.
Manage roles and user administration across SAP systems, ensuring secure and efficient access control, while developing and establishing processes and setting clear standards.
Monitor system performance, conduct optimizations, and proactively address potential issues to ensure smooth operations.
Troubleshoot and resolve SAP Basis issues, providing technical support and analysis to various company stakeholders for both projects and daily operations.
Maintain and administer SAP Solution Manager and its successor applications, including documentation, upgrades, and migrations.
Familiarity with test management tools such as Focus Build and ChaRM is desirable.

Your profile

Degree in Information Technology or equivalent qualification.
Several years of experience in SAP system administration and maintenance, with expertise in SAP Basis (databases, upgrades, performance optimization).
Strong knowledge of SAP system installation, configuration, transport management, user administration, and system monitoring.
Experience with SAP Solution Manager, Integration Suite, and BTP is a plus.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
Interest in emerging technologies (S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, Cloud) and a commitment to continuous learning.

Working at Siegfried

30 days vacation
Flexible working hours
2 days Home-Office per week
The team consists of colleagues across different locations, from different cultures and teamwork is highly valued here
If your German needs improvement, we support you financially with a German language course
Free parking, also covered for bicycles
Subsidized canteen with a wide range of meals
Employee discounts, e.g. in nearby fitness studios

Who we are

In the Midst of People’s Lives – Across the Globe

The Siegfried Group is one of the world’s leading Custom Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs) developing and producing active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), intermediates and finished dosage forms. As our core competence, we successfully integrate chemical and pharmaceutical capabilities into a single business model.

The Siegfried name stands for highest quality, efficiency, flexibility and safety. Present in Europe, Asia and North America, we serve a broad global customer base from major international pharmaceutical companies down to small biologic-pharmaceutical organizations. For them we develop and produce product innovations on a large scale to finished products. We integrate our offer seamlessly into the customers’ value chain. Our comprehensive services range from early-stage Research & Development services such as synthesis, scale-up, formulation development, stability studies and method development all the way through to manufacturing services, ranging from preclinical R&D material for clinical trial purposes to commercial production.

We are able to produce about 200 of the approximately 1500 registered drug substances used in medicine. Moreover, we produce 20 percent of global demand for caffeine. Consequently, nearly 1 billion individuals come into contact with Siegfried products.

What we do in Hameln

Hameln is a renowned contract manufacturer which supplies both national and international pharmaceutical companies. It has over 450 employees who produce sterile medicinal products, mainly for use in hospitals and intensive care facilities.

Main activities

Contract manufacture of parenteral solutions and suspensions – aseptic or terminally sterilized in ampoules and vials
Specialist in the production of complex preparations such as anesthetics, flammable and oxygen-sensitive liquids and cold chain products

For our company we are looking for employees from the regions of Hamel, Hannover, Bielefeld, Göttingen, Paderborn, Hannover, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Münster and Osnabrück.