SAP Specialist - Supply Chain

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity 

As part of our ambitious digital transformation journey, we are seeking a skilled and proactive SAP Specialist to join our Global Supply Chain team.

This role is pivotal in enhancing and optimising SAP S/4HANA functionalities across procurement, asset management, inventory, vendor management, and reporting.

The position  will assist in the design, testing, training, data validation, deployment, and hyper-care phases of the system improvements, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs, strategic priorities and user adoption.

You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our systems evolve in line with strategic priorities and user needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Head of Supply Chain Systems and Standards to align SAP S/4HANA solutions with global supply chain strategies.
• Support the full lifecycle of SAP improvement projects: design, testing, training, deployment, and hyper-care.
• Translate business requirements into SAP configurations and functional specifications.
• Drive continuous improvement in SAP modules including MM, EAM, BP, SAP Ariba, and Fiori.
• Provide hands-on support for issue resolution, data validation, and user adoption.
• Develop training materials and deliver change communications to promote system uptake.
• Monitor system performance, data quality, and compliance with global standards.
• Maintain SAP security roles and authorisations.
• Foster strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external implementation partners.

🧠 About You

• SAP Certification (preferred) and hands-on experience with S/4HANA, especially in supply chain modules.
• Solid understanding of procurement, inventory, asset, and vendor management processes.
• Experience in SAP documentation, testing (SIT/UAT), data migration, and hyper-care support.
• Familiarity with SAP reporting tools and analytics.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Comfortable working in a global, multicultural environment.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.

 Please click here for the full role profile: Role Profile - SAP Supply Chain Systems Specialist - Oct 2025 Final.docx

Location: The location of this role can be flexible, where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live. Preferably in a central time-zone. We are mostly remote working with occasional visits to the office required depending on where you are based.

Hay level: 16, 12-month secondment opportunity

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here. 

Type of Position: 12 months fixed term contract.

Closing date: 31st October (midnight UK)

*Applicable locations include: Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan , Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.