Team Manager SAP
Marel · Madrid
🚀 We're Hiring: Team Manager SAP
📍 Location: JBT Marel – Madrid or the Netherlands
🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time, Hybrid
💼 Department: Corporate IT Global – Business Applications – SAP
💥 Lead the Future of Work at JBT Marel
Do you think feeding the world is a worthwhile goal? Our people do!
Team Manager SAP – people management focused
Lead and grow a high-performing SAP team at the heart of our global business processes. As SAP Team Manager, you will combine domain expertise with strong people leadership and a passion for Relentless Continuous Improvement. You will be responsible for building, developing and guiding a team of SAP specialists across Sales, Service and Procurement domains, ensuring high-quality, standardized and business-aligned SAP delivery.
This role is centered on people, performance and continuous improvement rather than deep technical specialization. You will work closely with the SAP management team and key business stakeholders to create an environment where talent thrives and SAP capabilities continuously evolve.
🔍 About the Role
You are a people-first leader with a solid understanding of SAP domains such as Sales, Service and Procurement. You know how to build strong teams, develop talent and drive performance while fostering a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement.
You will play a key role in shaping team structure, defining ways of working and embedding RCI practices across SAP delivery. You collaborate closely with domain experts, but your primary focus is ensuring that the team operates effectively, delivers consistent value and continuously improves.
🧠 What You’ll Do
- Lead, coach and develop a team of SAP specialists across Sales, Service and Procurement
- Drive a strong people agenda including hiring, onboarding, performance management and career development
- Establish a culture of Relentless Continuous Improvement (RCI) within the team
- Align team objectives with business priorities and SAP strategy
- Ensure high-quality delivery through effective planning, prioritization and team coordination
- Act as the main point of escalation and support for team members
- Foster collaboration across SAP domains to ensure end-to-end process excellence
- Work closely with stakeholders to understand needs and translate them into team goals
- Promote standardization, simplification and harmonization across SAP solutions
- Support organizational change and team engagement during transformation initiatives
🛠️ What You Bring
We encourage each of our 12,000+ employees to bring their unique self to work and aim to make everyone feel recognized, valued and free to explore their potential. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture and welcoming new colleagues from all walks of life. You will recognize in yourself that you:
- Proven experience in leading and developing SAP or IT delivery teams
- Strong understanding of SAP processes within Sales, Service and Procurement domains
- Demonstrate experience in people management, coaching and performance development
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Agile or similar
- Ability to balance people leadership with delivery accountability
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience working in international and cross-functional environments
- Solid understanding of SAP S/4HANA landscapes is a plus
- This position has strong stakeholder exposure. Strong English and Spanish communication skills are required. The role is hybrid with 2–3 days per week onsite in Madrid.
🏬 Why Join Us?
We are the kind of people who find purpose in creating things. Our mission is to transform the future of food by creating a world where quality food is produced sustainably and affordably. Being the world leader in advanced food processing solutions, we’re in the unique position to make it happen–but we need individuals with diverse perspectives and skills to help us get the most out of this opportunity.
There’s nothing like the feeling you get when you do something worthwhile for a living. That said, coming home from work knowing you made a difference is just one of the great things you can experience at JBT Marel. You can expect:
- A leadership role with real impact on people, culture and SAP performance and the opportunity to build and shape a high-performing SAP team
- A strong focus on continuous improvement and organizational maturity
- Close collaboration with stakeholders and SAP leadership
- A dynamic and international working environment
- Flexible working conditions and attractive benefits
- Freedom to take initiative and make a real impact in a growing global business
- An environment of trust and respect with space to explore and fail
- A collaborative, inclusive team culture with international cooperation
- Continuous learning through our advanced learning platform, with unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning and Busuu language learning
- All the tools you need to succeed: laptop, iPhone, and a fully equipped home office
- An environment built on trust and respect, with room to explore, learn, and even fail
- To get a career instead of a job. We have many opportunities for internal growth; and we encourage it!
📩 How to Apply
We’re excited to learn how you can contribute to our mission of smarter, safer food inspection. Apply now and join a team transforming the future of food processing.
📧 Questions? Contact: Maarten Krepel – maarten.krepel@jbtmarel.com
🌐 Learn more at: jbtmarel.com
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Connect with Talent Acquisition Specialist: www.linkedin.com/in/maartenkrepel
JBT Marel is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
Join us — and be the driving force behind smarter, leaner food production.
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