SAP PO Consultant

Who we are and what we do About Hachette UK Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity. We're made up of 11 autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business. Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Orion, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards; Little, Brown; John Murray Press; Hodder & Stoughton; Headline; Quercus; Octopus, and Bookouture. They publish fiction and non-fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty-Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hachette Learning is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools. Hachette UK is part of Hachette Livre, the world's third largest trade and educational publisher. As well as our headquarters in Carmelite House, London, and our state-of-the-art book distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, we have recently opened five new offices in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. The UK region also includes offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, the Caribbean, and Ireland. It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries. What you'll be doing Responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting integration solutions that enhance business processes and will cover a migration from SAP ECC to SAP S4 Hana. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into effective SAP solutions. Who we are looking for Responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting integration solutions that enhance business processes and will cover a migration from SAP ECC to SAP S4 Hana. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into effective SAP solutions. Reports to SAP OTC Technology Manager in the IT Distribution and Finance team based in London and Didcot. Working hours from 9 to 5, Monday to Friday. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and implement integration solutions using SAP PO and Integration Switch in SAP S/4HANA. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyse business requirements. Provide technical guidance and support to junior consultants and team members. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to SAP PO, Integration Switch, and integration processes. Optimize existing integration processes for performance and efficiency. Conduct training sessions and workshops for end-users. Stay updated with the latest SAP technologies and trend. The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the jobholder may be required to undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required. Skills/Knowledge/Experience: Extensive experience of consulting, designing, implementing, and tuning PO in a variety of scenarios, configurations and environments e.g.: SAP PI/PO/CPI/HCI Integration Cloud Platform Integration (CPI/HCI), Cloud Connector (SCC), SAP Cloud Platform (SCP), Process Integration (PI) - Dual/Single stack, Process Orchestration (PO) CPI - Integration, Data Services (DS), API. All versions of PO, PI, XI. SAP R3, ECC 6.0, ABAP, SOA, ESB, Solution Manager, ChaRM, knowing all aspects of SLD, ESR, ID and NWA, ALE/IDocs, EDI, BPM. Integration Switch in SAP S/4HANA Confident in using some, maybe all, of the tools and adapters and confident in learning about any you have not experienced yet: Complex graphical, XSLT, Java mappings using NetWeaver Developer Studio (NWDS). PO Adapters - File, IDOC, HTTP, SOAP, REST, RFC, XI, JDBC, AS2 (SEEBURGER and B2B), JMS, Mail adapters, File-based as well as CTS transports. S/4 HANA, SAP API Management tool, AIF. Personal attributes that are essential for this role: Successfully completed multiple projects from start to finish i.e. The full lifecycle from consulting, requirements gathering, development, configuration, testing, implementation, documentation and training. Ability to provide thought leadership to key stakeholders e.g. IT 'Heads of' and HUKD leadership team and engage with them to advise on industry best practices, solution evaluation and recommendation. Possess a strong sense of ownership and accountability which makes you willing to work on end-to-end SAP projects, support, enhancement, and all within a challenging working environment. Ability to nurture collaborative relationships with colleagues outside of IT, building trust and credibility that enables you to provide appropriate challenge when reviewing requirements What we offer Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this: 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' ( bank holidays) Private medical insurance Dental insurance Generous pension schemes Rent deposit loans 2 community days per year Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months) Retail discounts through Hachette rewards Cycle to Work scheme Eye care vouchers Wide-ranging training library Development programmes (including mentoring) Up to 70% off book purchases A charity bookshelf 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks Season ticket loans And much more! This role is based at our London office or at Didcot (Oxfordshire), with a blend of in-office and homeworking. Our commitment Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds. If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know. The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

Location: London, London, GB

Posted Date: 8/30/2025