Title:  Application Process Manager (m/w/d)

Company:  SMA Solar Technology AG
Location: 

Kassel Hybrid, DE

Job Type:  Full time
Contract Type:  Permanent
Work Setup:  Hybrid
Required Travel:  None
Your Contribution
As an Application Process Manager, you ensure that applications effectively support business processes throughout their lifecycle. Working at the interface between Business and IT, you translate requirements into functional concepts and support their implementation in close collaboration with stakeholders across the organization. You help drive digitalization, process harmonization, and continuous improvement while ensuring that applications remain aligned with business needs and global standards. In this role, you actively shape change, contribute to rethinking energy, and foster collaboration built on team spirit and mutual respect.
 
Your Mission – what you can expect from us:
  • Process Ownership – Taking responsibility for the functional design, continuous improvement, and standardization of application-supported processes in line with business requirements.
  • Business & IT Alignment – Acting as the key interface between business stakeholders and IT teams to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
  • Change Management – Coordinating enhancements and change requests from concept creation through testing, approval, release planning, and implementation.
  • Requirements Management – Documenting business requirements and process adaptations in a structured manner and ensuring a smooth handover for technical realization.
  • Governance & Improvement – Defining relevant KPIs, supporting key users and training activities, and driving continuous improvement across regions and subsidiaries.
Your Profile – what you bring:
  • Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a comparable qualification; alternatively vocational training with relevant professional experience.
  • Experience in an interface function between Business and IT, preferably within customer service, logistics, order management, or data management.
  • Knowledge of application management and preferably hands-on experience with SAP.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications and structured solution concepts.
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills as well as fluent English; German language skills are considered an advantage.

 

Ready for your next career move?

 

We look forward to receiving your application!

 

Interested in this position but don’t meet every requirement? We’d still love to hear from you – please send us your cover letter and resume!

 

Your recruiting contact:

Anne Schuster | SMA Solar Technology AG

#SMA Solar Technology AG

 

∗ SMA is committed to equal opportunity and diversity – regardless of gender, age, origin, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

 


Why SMA?

Would you like to play a part in shaping the energy supply of the future? Then SMA might be the right place for you.

At SMA, you contribute to solutions that help advance the transition to a sustainable energy supply worldwide. We value people who take ownership, share ideas and actively drive change.

Learn more about SMA as an employer, our culture and your development opportunities on our career site at https://www.sma.de/en/career.