Director 2 ERP Platforms – SAP

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Define and take charge of the vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for the SAP-centric ERP platform.

• Enhance the ERP/MES/PLM ecosystem and streamline end-to-end business processes.

• Monitor trends in SAP, along with broader data and AI technologies, and transform them into business-oriented roadmaps.

• Set standards and reference architectures for SAP and related platforms.

• Oversee the lifecycle of SAP applications, including upgrades, hosting strategies, and platform rationalization.

• Ensure the platform's availability, performance, capacity, scalability, and cost-efficiency.

• Govern solution design while reducing custom coding and technical debt.

• Guarantee compliance with Aerospace & Defense regulations, including ITAR, EAR, DFARS, CMMC, and government cost accounting standards.

• Lead and mentor a global team of SAP product owners, architects, functional leads, technical leads, and support analysts.

• Spearhead multi-year SAP transformation projects, such as S/4HANA migrations, implementations, instance consolidations, and operational model changes.

• Promote process harmonization by utilizing SAP best practices and model company content.

• Collaborate with business process owners and product line leaders to establish requirements, prioritize backlogs, and schedule releases.

• Chair or engage in SAP design authorities, change control boards, and solution review forums.

• Define and monitor transformation KPIs.

• Foster innovation through the use of ERP/MES/PLM data and AI.

• Supervise daily operations for SAP, MES, and integrations, including incident, problem, change, and release management.

• Establish and evaluate SLAs/OLAs alongside continuous improvement plans.

• Ensure procedures for backups, disaster recovery, business continuity, and cybersecurity are in place.

• Encourage automation and practices aligned with DevSecOps.

• Utilize operational data and analytics to uncover issues and opportunities for improvement.

• Act as the primary liaison between IT and executive business stakeholders.

• Manage relationships with SAP, system integrators, and other strategic partners.

• Facilitate decision-making across various sectors and functions.

• Develop and oversee an approximate annual budget of $130M for SAP/ERP platform and transformation initiatives.

• Create business cases and ROI analyses for S/4HANA, SAP enhancements, and digital and AI projects.

• Optimize total ownership costs through management of platforms, vendors, demand, and portfolios.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field.

• Over 15 years of extensive experience in SAP ERP and enterprise applications.

• At least 5 years in leadership roles managing large, complex SAP environments.

• Proven experience in steering major SAP S/4HANA programs within Aerospace & Defense or similarly regulated sectors.

• In-depth hands-on leadership in at least one core SAP area, such as FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, PS, QM, or WM/EWM.

• Solid understanding of integration points and cross-module process flows.

• Established track record of delivering large-scale SAP or digital transformation initiatives across various functions and/or business units.

• Strong grasp of Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Projects, and associated reporting/analytics.

• Experience with structured program and change management methodologies, such as PMI/Agile/SAFe and PROSCI/ADKAR.

• Familiarity with ITAR/EAR, FAR/DFARS, CAS, DCAA, and CMMC/DoD cybersecurity standards.

• Capability to influence and engage C-suite and VP-level stakeholders while managing complex stakeholder landscapes.

• U.S. citizenship is mandatory for positions requiring government clearance and certain other restricted roles.

• An advanced degree (MBA, MS) is preferred.

• Preferred: experience with S/4HANA transformation, SAP cloud/hybrid deployments, SAP BTP, SAP Fiori, modern integration platforms, PLM/MES integrations, substantial SAP/ERP portfolios, global SAP teams, and data, analytics, and AI in ERP or manufacturing contexts.

🏝️ Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available.

• Overtime may be available depending on the position.

• Shift differential may be available depending on the position.

• Discretionary bonus.

• Long Term Incentives may be available for Vice President or Director positions.

• Health insurance coverage.

• Life insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• Savings plan.

• Company paid holidays.

• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal matters.