Group Manager - SAP ERP CoE Platforms

Job Title: Group Manager, SAP ERP Platforms

Department: Digital ERP CoE Platforms Team

Location: Bangalore, India

About the Position

Are you passionate about IT, experienced in software development techniques, operations management, and convinced by the business added value of digitalization in the ERP domain?

Airbus has embarked on a digital journey to transform the company and prepare it for the future by enabling ERP systems in a digitally connected world. This transformation includes new global governance, agile ways of working, and the implementation of digital business services and platforms.

We are looking for a Group Manager, SAP ERP Platforms to join our location in Bangalore, India. This role is part of the Digital Fucntionas and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the ERP CoE Platforms scope. Success in this position requires strong international collaboration, a deep understanding of modern SAP ecosystems, and a passion for delivery, innovation, and service excellence.

As a Group Manager, you will establish team goals by fully understanding the business strategy and technological trends. You will lead a centralized team driving Enterprise Architecture, IT Simplification, Operational Excellence, and Security. Crucially, this role requires driving the platform strategy and operational health across SAP HANA, SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform), SAP IBP (Integrated Business Planning)/ SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management).

Primary Responsibilities

• Application Lifecycle Management: Accountable for the application development life cycle from conception, design, industrialization, operations through retirement, including the management of dependencies.

• Project & Service Management: Responsible for centralized teams managing a stream of Projects and Services across ERP systems.

• Platform Accountability: Define standards and take accountability for modern SAP platforms, specifically SAP HANA,SAP BTP, SAP IBP or SAP EWM.

• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous innovation within the ERP ecosystem, exploring new technological trends, bringing cost-effective solutions, and fostering a culture of creative problem-solving to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

• Career & Competency Development: Help the team identify their appropriate career path, develop competencies of the team, and actively prepare them for future competencies.

• Team Leadership & Culture: Manage and lead the SAP ERP Platforms team on a day-to-day basis, consciously creating a workplace culture consistent with the organization's values, goals, and objectives.

• Operational Excellence: Drive continuous process improvement, maintain agreed SLAs, manage escalations actively, and apply lessons learned to ensure service availability and quality.

• Budget & Strategy: Take responsibility for overall budget management, cost estimation, and the definition of chargeback models for respective platform services and projects.

• Stakeholder Alignment: Manage global communications, liaise with senior management, and act as an intercultural bridge between Europe and India to ensure smooth collaboration.

• Technical Direction: Quickly comprehend the capabilities of new technologies (S/4HANA, Cloud Services, BTP, DevOps) to provide solutions, determine overall design direction, and recommend actions for complex issues.

• Resource Management: Lead the selection process for staffing needs (direct hiring and via suppliers), manage work schedules, and ensure a resilient team structure.

Qualification & Experience

• Education & Tenure: Graduate/Post Graduate with 14 to 16+ years of experience in SAP ERP/Software Development and People Management.

• SAP Platform Expertise: Deep knowledge and proven delivery experience in SAP BTP, SAP IBP or SAP EWM.

• Technical Foundation: Strong understanding of SAP Cloud Development practices, S/4HANA, and modern software engineering principles (build-in-quality, DevOps).

• Methodology: Extensive working experience in Agile/collaborative ways of working and delivering minimum viable products (MVPs) at scale.

• Leadership Skills: Proven track record in building new teams, delivery management, project management, and resolving complex organizational and technical roadblocks.

• Mindset: Solution-oriented, customer-centric, with a strong passion for technology and modern platform mindset.

• Communication: Exceptional professional networking skills and stakeholder management experience across global, matrixed environments.

Success Metrics

Success will be measured in a variety of areas, including but not limited to:

• Consistently ensuring the on-time delivery and high quality of platform projects and services.

• Fulfillment of SLAs, service availability, and quick reaction to operational issues.

• Bringing innovative, cost-effective solutions to the ERP CoE.

• High employee retention, wellbeing, and timely, high-quality recruitment.

• Successful bridging between EU and India to ensure seamless strategic and operational collaboration.

• Demonstrated individual and team competency development in SAP BTP, IBP, and EWM.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation, and sustainable growth.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company: Airbus India Private Limited

Employment Type: Permanent

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Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Leadership

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