POSTED: 15th May 2026
STARTING DATE: As soon as possible
CONTRACTOR, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
The Ocean Cleanup is a global nonprofit that develops and scales solutions to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, driving systemic change, and creating a lasting positive impact for people, wildlife, and the planet.
POSITION SUMMARY
The SAP Business Integration Specialist serves as the critical bridge between business process owners (Procurement & Logistics, Finance and the operational teams) and the Technical IT team. Unlike a traditional IT analyst, this role sits within the business to ensure that our SAP landscape is not just "functional," but is actively driving ROI through the implementation of advanced modules and process automation.
The ideal candidate combines deep S/4HANA Public Cloud technical knowledge with a "Business First" mindset to eliminate manual workarounds and streamline the end-to-end value chain.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED PROFILE
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
STARTING DATE: As soon as possible
CONTRACTOR, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
The Ocean Cleanup is a global nonprofit that develops and scales solutions to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, driving systemic change, and creating a lasting positive impact for people, wildlife, and the planet.
POSITION SUMMARY
The SAP Business Integration Specialist serves as the critical bridge between business process owners (Procurement & Logistics, Finance and the operational teams) and the Technical IT team. Unlike a traditional IT analyst, this role sits within the business to ensure that our SAP landscape is not just "functional," but is actively driving ROI through the implementation of advanced modules and process automation.
The ideal candidate combines deep S/4HANA Public Cloud technical knowledge with a "Business First" mindset to eliminate manual workarounds and streamline the end-to-end value chain.
- Process Automation: Translate complex business requirements from Procurement and Finance into technical functional specifications for the IT development team.
- Stabilization of core processes: Improve process effectiveness and business adoption (especially Finance and Procurement) following implementation. Identify and resolve operational/ process issues, not only designing improvements.
- Module Expansion: Lead the roadmap and implementation of "Phase 2" modules (e.g., Advanced Warehouse Management, or S/4HANA FP&A Finance extensions). Clarify the need to work within system constraints and prioritization, balancing business needs with what is feasible in S/4HANA Public Cloud. Where needed, manage the deliverables of external implementation partner(s).
- Cross-Functional Integration: Map and optimize "Procure-to-Pay" (PTP) and "Order-to-Cash" (OTC) cycles to ensure data flows seamlessly across departments without manual intervention. End-to-end process mapping (P2P, R2R, O2C), to ensure cross-functional alignment and visibility of dependencies, roles and responsibilities across departments.
- SteerCo Liaison: Prepare data-driven business cases for the ERP Steering Committee to justify the implementation of new features based on cost savings and efficiency gains. Strengthen the role of our IT as an active partner, not only as a recipient of requirements.
- UAT & Quality Assurance: Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) from the business perspective, ensuring that IT deliveries actually solve the operational pain points.
- Data Governance: Establish and enforce "Single Source of Truth" standards for master data (Vendor, Material, and Customer) to prevent "garbage in, garbage out" scenarios.
- End-User Training: Identify training needs and coordinate end-user trainings with the respective departments
- End-User Adoption and Oversight: Develop insights into end-user adoption of SAP and specific modules and/or support Procurement, Finance and the business in monitoring their adoption rates.
REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
- Finance Background, proven track record in Financial Controlling
- SAP Expertise: 7+ years of experience in SAP environments (ECC or S/4HANA), with specific depth in MM (Materials Management), FI (Financial Accounting), and CO (Controlling).
- Business Acumen: Proven ability to speak the language of a Procurement Director or CFO—understanding P&L impact, working capital, and supply chain risk.
- Project Leadership: Experience leading at least 2 full-lifecycle SAP implementations or major module rollouts. Agile/ Scrum/ Lean or equivalent project management accreditation is a plus
- Change Management: Exceptional "soft skills" to influence stakeholders who may be resistant to moving away from legacy Excel-based processes.
- Technical Literacy: Ability to understand ABAP code, API integrations, and table structures without being a "coder."
PREFERRED PROFILE
- A "troubleshooter" mentality: Someone who doesn't just fix a bug, but identifies the root-cause and looks for sustainable solutions.
- Experience in Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) prior to or during SAP implementations.
- Certification in SAP S/4HANA or PMP is a plus.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
- Starting date: As soon as possible
- We are looking for a freelance/contractor
- Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- At The Ocean Cleanup, we believe we are stronger together, while harnessing the uniqueness each individual brings. That is why we take a fair, equal opportunity, and transparent approach to hiring and welcome special needs requests.