SAP Transformation Lead

Job Description

Your Impact

Join Leonardo UK as an SAP Transformation Lead and play a pivotal role in reshaping the digital backbone of a leading defence organisation.

The SAP Transformation Lead will be the strategic owner and technical authority for upgrading and modernising the company’s use of SAP since migration to S/4, with specific focus on the Operational transaction aspects. This role will lead a multi-year SAP transformation programme, ensuring the new solution is future-proof, secure, and fully integrated with the organisation’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).

The role is accountable for the SAP roadmap wrt Operations transactions, associated governance, and alignment with enterprise-wide digital initiatives in a highly regulated Aerospace & Defence environment.

In This Role You Will

• Own and drive the end-to-end upgrade of the legacy SAP system from an Operations viewpoint, with the understanding of the benefits / impacts to other Functions.
• Ownership of end-end Operational business processes which impact on SAP, specifically focussing on modules PP, PE, MM. WM, QM – the first 3 being key.
• 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 Operational processes, custom code, and integrations are mapped, rationalised, or redesigned to meet future business needs.
• Develop and maintain a multi-year Operational SAP technology roadmap aligned with business objectives and defence-industry compliance requirements, which is to include the system management of secret (or higher) parts or products in an operational environment.
• Identify opportunities for standardisation, process harmonisation, automation, and adoption of new SAP capabilities.
• Define governance frameworks for enhancement requests, prioritisation, and change control.
• 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 which will have an impact on Operational effectiveness.
• Ensure data alignment, Bill of Materials (BOM) synchronisation, configuration management, and traceability across systems (including secret parts or products).
• Champion end-to-end digital thread capability across the Operations spectrum.
• 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.

What You'll Bring

• SAP 4/HANA and Fiori Applications.
• Proven experience leading major SAP upgrade or S/4HANA transformation programmes within an Operations environment, with specific expertise in delivering transactional benefits in the key SAP Operations modules.
• Knowledge of core Operations SAP modules (PP, PE, MM. WM, QM) as well as an understanding of SD & FI/CO) and integration technologies (BAPIs, IDocs, APIs).
• Background in SAP integration with PLM and MES environments.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity, configuration control, and compliance frameworks.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit:

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. 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.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• 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.
• Tailored Perks: 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 part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Primary Location

GB - Edinburgh

Additional Locations

GB - Basildon, GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300, GB - Southampton

Contract Type

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Hybrid