Specialist - Tech Capability (PAPM)

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT Chalhoub Group’s Capability Hub is our technology and innovation hub set up with the vision to unite exceptional talent to build technology and capabilities that elevate luxury experiences and define the future of luxury retail. For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories. Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality — bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse — the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally. Chalhoub Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM. Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040. What you'll be doing This role will be accountable for maintaining stability and operational continuity within an SAP Finance environment ensuring tight SLAs, clear ownership, and minimal business disruption. In their endeavour to excellence, the fundamental values all our employees must possess are Commitment, Integrity, Empathy and Flexibility. SAP Operational Readiness • Drive the transition of Finance support services and country management from Oracle to SAP, ensuring business continuity, knowledge transfer, and platform stability during and after go-live. • Establish scalable, structured BAU processes to support SAP post-implementation, including incident, change, enhancement, and user support workflows. • Coordinate with the SAP programme team to ensure smooth handover into IT operations, and future-proof support and optimization models. Operational Excellence and Agile Execution • Design, configure, and implement SAP PAPM solutions to support profitability analysis across shared services and country management support functions. • Establish and embed a governance framework for SAP post go-live enabling continuous improvement, controlled backlog management, and full visibility on change investment decisions. People, Culture and Capability Building. • Enable a culture of cross-functional collaboration and shared ownership across IT and Finance teams. • Continuously enhance SAP PAPM to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of financial performance reporting, enabling informed decision-making across the organization. • Serve as the strategic liaison between Technology and Finance, ensuring clarity and alignment on transformation initiatives, investment plans, and support capabilities. Finance Data, BI and Analytics Enablement • Deliver high-quality, real-time financial reporting capabilities to support key stakeholders. • Simplify and standardize data models, promoting a “single source of truth” approach, while leveraging bots, AI-driven automation, and auto-reconciliation to improve efficiency and accuracy. • Ensure seamless integration between SAP PAPM and other SAP modules including S/4HANA Finance, Controlling (CO), and Sales & Distribution (SD) & RPA’s. Technical Solution Design and Implementation Capabilities • Design PaPM models, allocation logic, driver-based costing, and other performance analytics scenarios. • Configure SAP PaPM environments, including data sources, rules, allocations, and integrations. • Able to work on PaPM solutions on Cost Allocations, Transfer Pricing, Pillar 2 and other use cases. • HANA Native Skills: Proficiency in SAP HANA Data Modeling using HANA Studio/WebIDE, including building Core Data Services (CDS) Views and understanding AMDP (ABAP Managed Database Procedures). • Good exposure on Remote Function Calls (RFC), Smart Data Access (SDA) / Smart Data Integration (SDI), OData services. • Ability to injest data into DataSphere and export/use the same in PaPM. • Database Querying: Strong working knowledge of SQL scripting for data manipulation and troubleshooting within HANA. • Familiarity with cloud storage techniques like Azure BLOB storage, Amazon S3 bucket or Google Big Query (GBQ). What you’ll need to succeed • Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technology, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field. • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience implementing and supporting SAP PAPM or SAP Profitability and Cost Management (PCM). • Strong understanding of profitability analysis concepts, cost allocation methodologies, and performance management frameworks. • Proven experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling modules. • Expertise in data modeling, allocation rules configuration, and profitability calculation logic within SAP PAPM. • Demonstrated ability to translate complex business requirements into technical PAPM solutions. • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and provide strategic recommendations. • Strong communication skills in English. What we can offer you With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey thro