Supporting Strategic Expansion in Europe with Specialist SAP Talent

Background

A leading global mining and exploration company, operating across multiple continents and managing complex upstream operations, embarked on a strategic expansion in Europe. The initiative focused on strengthening digital and operational capabilities to support new exploration sites and improve end-to-end visibility across finance, supply chain, and production planning.

To enable this transformation, the organization required immediate access to highly specialized, locally based SAP professionals.

The Challenge

With new exploration projects coming online, the client faced several recruitment constraints:

• Work authorization requirements: Due to regulatory and funding conditions, only candidates with European work eligibility could be considered.

• Remote location constraints: Roles required regular onsite presence near exploration hubs, significantly limiting the available talent pool.

• Operational urgency: Tight project timelines meant critical SAP roles needed to be filled quickly without compromising on technical quality or compliance.

Having previously partnered with McMati on multiple transformation initiatives, the client selected us as their exclusive recruitment partner for this strategic phase.

The Solution

McMati launched a targeted SAP recruitment campaign aligned to both technical and industry-specific requirements.

Our delivery model included:

• Advanced technical screening: Focused on SAP functional expertise across resource planning, asset management, and logistics environments.

• Industry alignment: Prioritizing candidates with experience in mining, energy, or heavy industrial sectors.

• Compliance advisory: Supporting the client with European employment standards, work eligibility validation, and contractor compliance.

Throughout the process, McMati maintained direct stakeholder engagement, ensuring hiring decisions were fast, informed, and aligned with business priorities.

The Outcome

Within four weeks, McMati successfully delivered:

• 200 CVs submitted

• 130 interviews conducted

• 25 senior SAP consultants hired

• 100% offer acceptance rate

The successful hires provided SAP functional expertise across MM, PM, SD, PP, PM, FICO modules and many more, supporting exploration logistics, equipment maintenance, and real-time operational reporting.

The McMati Difference

In highly regulated and geographically complex sectors like mining and exploration, success depends on more than just technical skill — it requires sector understanding, speed, and absolute compliance.

McMati delivers specialist technology talent where it matters most — in the field, under pressure, and at scale.