ppWerfen is a growing, family‑owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong. /p pThe SAP Development Manager – Sales Distribution is responsible for leading the Barcelona‑based SAP SD development team supporting Werfen’s commercial, customer service, logistics, and order‑to‑cash business processes. This role combines people leadership, SAP functional expertise, and technical solution governance. The manager will oversee day‑to‑day team operations, delivery execution, resource planning, technical direction, and capability development while supporting Werfen’s long‑term SAP modernization and Clean Core journey. The successful candidate must be both functionally strong in SAP SD processes and technically credible in SAP development and architecture. The role requires the ability to guide solution design decisions, challenge unnecessary customisations, and promote scalable, upgrade‑friendly SAP solutions aligned with SAP standard capabilities. This is a true management role with accountability for team performance, prioritisation, execution discipline, employee development, and operational effectiveness. The ideal candidate has experience working in structured SAP environments with strong governance and standardisation practices and has participated in initiatives focused on reducing customisation complexity and modernising SAP solutions. /p h3Key Accountabilities /h3 ul liLead and manage the SAP SD development team, including workload balancing, delivery planning, prioritisation, employee development, coaching, and performance management. /li liDrive effective execution and accountability across the team while ensuring high‑quality support and project delivery. /li liPartner with business stakeholders and IT business partners to deliver scalable and maintainable SAP SD solutions aligned with business priorities. /li liProvide functional and technical leadership for the overall SAP SD function, including order‑to‑cash, customer service, pricing, billing, logistics integration, outputs/forms, workflows, and related interfaces. /li liSupport Werfen’s Clean Core strategy by promoting SAP standard functionality, upgrade‑friendly enhancements,



and reduction of unnecessary custom developments; perform governance of daily team execution and direction. /li liReview existing custom solutions and identify opportunities for simplification, standardisation, modernisation, or redesign. /li liEstablish and enforce SAP development standards, documentation expectations, support processes, and technical governance practices within the team. /li liActively join and contribute to the related design of any other enterprise application that integrates with SAP and has impact on the SD function, ensuring proper design and system stability. /li liSupport project delivery, operational support activities, issue resolution, and cross‑functional coordination with general IT teams. /li liContribute to organisational capability building through mentoring, knowledge sharing, process improvement, and team development initiatives. /li liProvide backup leadership support across other SAP functional teams when required, particularly in coordination with Finance and cross‑functional initiatives. /li /ul h3Networking / Key Relationships /h3 pCollaborate with multiple teams within IT including but not limited to SAP Basis, IT business partners, Security, Integration, Infrastructure, SQA to ensure stable and scalable enterprise solutions. /p pStrong stakeholder management skills and conflict management skills are necessary for this role. /p pStrong collaboration with different enterprise application teams to ensure successful delivery of projects, including Manhattan, Salesforce, ServiceNow, etc. /p pCapability to collaborate, contact and work with third‑party companies to define solutions, viable paths for different projects or critical issues. /p pCollaborate with business partners to manage stakeholders, project initiations, prioritisations, etc. /p pStrong team management skills and technical functional leadership. /p pStrong capability to support and execute the initiatives and directions from senior leadership. /p h3Minimum Knowledge Experience required for the position /h3 ul liMaster’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline. /li liMinimum 10 years of SAP experience with strong expertise in SAP SD / order‑to‑cash processes. /li liMinimum 5 years leading or managing SAP development teams. /li liStrong functional knowledge of SAP SD business processes including sales orders, pricing, billing, shipping,



customer master, outputs, and integrations. /li liStrong technical SAP knowledge including the most modernised SAP technology such as SAP cloud development, BTP, RAP, Fiori, etc. Classic development skills are basic, e.g., ABAP development, enhancements, interfaces, APIs, forms, workflows, and SAP architecture concepts. /li liExperience working in SAP environments with structured governance and standardisation practices. /li liExperience participating in SAP transformation, standardisation, or Clean Core initiatives (preferred). /li liExperience evaluating and reducing legacy customisations (preferred). /li liExperience in SAP S/4HANA environments (required). /li liExperience in regulated manufacturing, medical device, healthcare, or similar industries (preferred). /li liExperience collaborating with finance processes or supporting cross‑functional SAP initiatives (a plus). /li liPrevious consulting experience or experience in highly standardised SAP organisations (a plus). /li /ul h3Additional Leadership Expectations /h3 pThis position is expected to function as a true people management and organisational leadership role. Success in this role requires: /p ul liBuilding a high‑performing and accountable team culture. /li liEffectively delegating responsibilities and developing team capabilities. /li liEstablishing clear ownership and execution expectations. /li liDriving delivery discipline and operational maturity. /li liBalancing leadership responsibilities with sufficient technical oversight. /li liSupporting organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives. /li liPromoting collaboration, transparency, and proactive communication. /li /ul pThe successful candidate should demonstrate the ability to lead teams through transformation initiatives while maintaining operational stability and strong employee engagement. /p h3Skills Capabilities /h3 ul liStrong people management and leadership skills. /li liAbility to drive accountability and execution discipline. /li liStrong SAP SD functional expertise. /li liStrong SAP technical and architecture understanding. /li liAbility to balance business requirements with long‑term sustainability. /li liStrong communication and stakeholder management skills. /li liStrong prioritisation and decision‑making capabilities. /li liAbility to challenge unnecessary complexity and customisation. /li liStrong team development skills and coaching mindset. /li liStrong collaboration and organisational influence skills. /li /ul h3Travel Requirements /h3 pApproximately 10–20% travel may be required to support business initiatives, workshops, project deployments, and collaborations. /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 SAP Development Manager (Barcelona)
🏢 Werfen
📍 Barcelona