SAP Lead support functions

At Eneco, we are building the energy company of the future, climate neutral by 2035. SAP plays a critical role in enabling this ambition and accelerating the energy transition. You will contribute directly to Eneco’s One Planet Plan by ensuring stable, compliant and scalable SAP solutions that support Finance, Risk and Operations across the enterprise.

• A leadership role with cross-domain impact, operating at the same level as the SAP Enablement Lead
• The opportunity to guide SAP Support Functions towards a clean-core, future-proof S/4HANA landscape
• A unique combination of people leadership, functional strategy and platform-wide enablement

What you’ll do

As SAP Support Functions Engineering Manager, you are responsible for the end-to-end operational delivery of SAP solutions supporting Eneco’s Support Functions capability.

• You define the functional direction, ensure operational excellence and enable cross-domain collaboration across the SAP landscape.
• You work hands-on with your team and key stakeholders to ensure SAP solutions are consistent, controlled and future-ready.
• You will lead a multidisciplinary team of approximately seven SAP functional engineers and collaborate closely with the SAP Platform Owner, Domain Architects and the SAP Support Functions team.

This role combines functional expertise, delivery leadership, coaching and strategic alignment, with a strong focus on preparing Eneco for an S/4HANA clean-core future.

Is this about you?

• You are an experienced SAP professional with strong leadership instincts. You are comfortable operating at the intersection of business, technology and people.
• You balance operational stability with long-term system integrity, remain calm in complex environments and collaborate easily across teams and suppliers.
• A Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business, Finance or a related field.
• Strong hands-on SAP FI experience and solid understanding of GRC, HR, Logistics and technical maintenance.
• Experience leading SAP functional consultants or mixed delivery teams.
• Experience with incident management, testing practices, release cycles and SLA-driven environments.
• Experience with SAP upgrades and outages is a plus.
• The ability to challenge vendors and ensure accountability.
• Strong communication skills across engineering, business and leadership stakeholders.

You’ll be responsible for

Delivery leadership

• Owning SAP delivery across Support Functions modules including FICO, GRC, MM, SD, Ariba and SuccessFactors.
• Leading a team of SAP functional engineers focused on standard configuration and controlled change.
• Managing cross-module impact, dependencies, scope, quality and timelines.
• Coordinating with SAP Development and Product Management when integrations or customization are required.

Operational coordination and stakeholders

• Acting as the primary operational contact for SAP delivery within your scope.
• Overseeing incident, change and problem management across SAP modules.
• Monitoring SLA performance with internal teams and external partners.
• Aligning functional delivery with platform lifecycle events and maintenance.

Continuous improvement and transformation

• Contributing to Eneco’s S/4HANA clean-core strategy for Support Functions.
• Driving process improvements, automation and SAP standardization.
• Reducing unnecessary customizations and promoting best practices.

Team leadership

• Leading, coaching and developing SAP functional engineers.
• Hiring, onboarding and setting clear priorities across modules.
• Ensuring consistent configuration quality and operational stability.

This is where you’ll work

You will work in our tech department together with engineers, data analists and business owners. Your role aligns closely with the SAP Support Functions Lead and other Domain Leads to ensure cohesive and scalable SAP delivery. We work via a hybrid model in our office in Rotterdam, with autonomy in how and where you create impact.

What we have to offer

FlexBudget

Including FlexBudget, 8% holiday allowance, and depending on your role a bonus or collective profit sharing. Have it paid out, use it to buy extra holiday days or save it up for something nice, it's up to you.

Personal and professional growth

Eneco is fully committed to help you in your personal and professional development.

Hybrid working: home, office or abroad

Work 40% at the office, 40% from home, and 20% flexibly. With manager approval, you may work abroad (within approved countries) up to 3 weeks/year, max 2 consecutively.