Responsibilities :

• Design, implement, and operate compliant SAP authorization roles and user access to support BASF’s digital transformation  

• Ensure secure and compliant platform operations through accurate authorization design and issue resolution  

• Govern and steer authorization delivery by suppliers, including request fulfillment, escalation management, and SLA compliance  

• Develop, enhance, and maintain SAP authorization concepts, guidelines, and security requirements  

• Monitor existing authorization setups, define critical access objects, and perform authorization clean‑ups based on security assessments  

• Optimize efficiency and performance through cost‑effective solutions, continuous improvement, and use of AI‑enabled capabilities  

• Apply certified SAP add‑on products to ensure a compliant and robust authorization environment  

• Independently manage tasks across multiple interfaces with strong international and cross‑organizational coordination  

• Act as Lead Consultant for SAP Authorizations in projects, influencing solution design and delivery  

• Communicate and negotiate complex or sensitive topics with diverse stakeholders, building commitment and alignment  

• Contribute as a team player by sharing knowledge, best practices, and supporting collaborative problem solving  

• Identify and drive innovative solutions by taking a holistic perspective in a complex work environment  

• Resolve topics with a focus on operational excellence, balancing efficiency, risk, and implementation complexity 

• Contribute significantly to customer, operational, project, and service objectives within the product scope  

• Ensure stable and secure operation of BASF’s global SAP landscape, including on‑call support when required 

• Support internal and external audits through analysis, reporting, and continuous quality improvements 

• Support internal and external audits through analysis, reporting, and continuous quality improvements 

Requirements :

• Completed university degree in Business IT, Business Economics, Information Science, Engineering, or Natural Science, with at least 4 years of professional experience in SAP security and SAP authorization  in both operations and projects 

• Very good conflict ability and awareness 

• Very good command of written and spoken English, in addition to the respective native language 

• Strong technical expertise in SAP authorization and user management, basic platform programming languages & debugging 

• Experience in supplier management and steering, agile ways of working (Agile Methodology, Growth Mindset, Continuous Learning, Customer Focus, User Stories, Metrics, Collaborative Development, Azure DevOps) 

• Solid knowledge in service management processes and ServiceNow platform usage 

• Excellent problem-solving skills (creativity, detail orientation) 

• Strong self-management (time management, adaptability) 

• Ability to manage additional responsibilities outside of own scope and to communicate/present complex topics to diverse audiences. 

• Excellent knowledge in setting up and managing SAP authorizations for SAP R/3 and S/4 systems as well as BTP, BDC, HANA and Fiori, including solid SAP development knowledge