SAP Architect, Lead

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The Role

We are seeking a Regional SAP Architect to act as the design authority for the TOPPAKO program within an assigned region. The role connects global template governance with regional deployment needs, ensuring that SAP S/4HANA solutions remain standardized, integrated, scalable, and aligned with business outcomes. The architect will guide end-to-end solution decisions across O2C, P2P, R2R, Plan-to-Deliver, manufacturing, logistics, and EWM, working closely with Global Process Owners, Regional Process Owners, BRMs, delivery partners, and local business teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Own regional solution architecture and ensure alignment with the TOPPAKO global template, SAP standards, and clean-core principles.
• Lead architecture and design workshops across finance, sales, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and warehouse processes.
• Assess local requirements, challenge unnecessary deviations, and define fit-to-standard solutions with clear business and technical rationale.
• Govern cross-process and cross-system integration, including interfaces, data, security, reporting, and non-functional requirements.
• Maintain regional architecture decisions, solution patterns, risks, dependencies, and the roadmap for approved gaps or extensions.
• Partner with GPOs, RPOs, BRMs, product teams, system integrators, and local stakeholders to resolve design issues and secure timely decisions.
• Review functional and technical designs, configuration approaches, custom developments, and integration specifications before build approval.
• Support SAP Activate deliverables through Explore, Realize, Deploy, and Run, including SIT, UAT, cutover, hypercare, and transition to operations.
• Provide architecture leadership for defects, change requests, and release planning while protecting template integrity and regional business continuity.
• Coach functional leads and consultants, promote reuse, and communicate complex design choices clearly to senior stakeholders.

Job Requirements

• 10+ years of SAP experience, including solution architecture or design authority responsibility in complex regional or global programs.
• Strong SAP S/4HANA expertise and end-to-end understanding of at least three core process domains, with the ability to govern cross-module integration.
• Demonstrated experience in global template design, localization, rollout governance, and fit-to-standard decision-making.
• Working knowledge of SAP Activate, clean-core principles, extensibility options, integration architecture, data migration, security, and application lifecycle management.
• Experience reviewing solution designs and challenging custom development based on value, risk, supportability, and upgrade impact.
• At least two full lifecycle SAP implementations or major regional deployments in manufacturing environments; automotive experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, negotiation, and executive communication skills.
• Fluent business English; additional regional languages are an advantage.
• Ability to travel within the assigned region and collaborate effectively across global time zones.