Manager of ERP Systems

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, test, deployment, and support of business solutions across the SAP Platform.
• Provide functional and technical leadership to SAP engineering, support, and administration teams.
• Collaborate with architects, stakeholders, and vendors to propose standard options and avoid unnecessary customization.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Finance, and other business stakeholders to understand desired business capabilities and outcomes.
• Follow architectural standards for creating and maintaining IT solutions, including databases, integrations, and reports.
• Ensure solution design aligns with long-term platform and enterprise landscape goals.
• Review data streams for proper management and integration across the technology ecosystem.
• Coordinate with system and software engineers to ensure interoperability.
• Support SOX/Audit technical reviews for SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Partner with security and SMEs to resolve compliance, pen testing, and mitigation issues.
• Update work plans with business and development teams to meet objectives and timelines.
• Oversee platform activities including system design, configuration, development, administration, testing, and implementation.
• Govern support activities such as incident management, on-call support, and production builds.
• Serve as escalation point for SAP incidents and provide on-call support as needed.
• Manage system health checks, maintenance patching, and ensure SAP ecosystem reliability.
• Manage a resource model including employees, contractors, and vendors.
• Provide performance feedback and develop team members' skills and careers.
• Manage SAP vendor relationships and escalations, promoting standardized processes and best practices.
• Lead the DevOps Center of Excellence by establishing guidelines, documenting processes, and improving testing and release management.
• Collaborate on project management methodologies, testing strategies, and automation components.
• Ensure team training and resource availability to perform effectively.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in SAP projects in Development, Testing, and Operations.
• 5+ years of experience in ABAP Development, SAP middleware & integrations, and/or Basis.
• Minimum 5 years of overall experience developing and configuring solutions in SAP.
• 3+ years of configuration experience in Sales & Distribution & EWM (or WM) modules.
• Strong ABAP debugging, query reporting, mass data upload, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of SAP Middleware technologies including PO/PI & CPI.
• Broad knowledge and configuration experience of supply chain processes & SAP technologies for Order to Cash & Warehouse Management.
• S4 Finance experience is a plus.
• Knowledge about IDOC, BAPI/RFC, and third-party system integration is desirable.
• Strong SAP application, interface, and code development knowledge including ABAP, user exits, function modules, BADIs, Proxies, SAP Cloud extensions, BTP build, CI/CD, Cloud Foundry, and ABAP.
• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Computer Science or Information Systems.
• Proven track record of process development, systems optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing contractors both off-shore and on-shore.
• Strong communication, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects independently.
• Ability to provide thought leadership on enterprise application integrations.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications, especially Excel and Access.

Nice to Have

• Experience with S4 Hana, BTP IS, BTP Applications, Cloud Connector, IBP, CPIDS, PIPO, SAP AMQ, and SFTP File Servers.
• Experience with supply chain modules such as Warehouse Management (EWM/WM) and Sales & Distribution.
• Experience with SAP Cloud extensions, BTP build, CI/CD for SAP cloud development, Cloud Foundry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Computer Science or Information Systems.

Benefits & Perks

• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits that start on the first day of employment
• No-cost mental health support for employee and dependents
• Childcare tuition discounts
• No-cost fitness, nutrition, and wellness programs
• Fertility benefits
• Adoption assistance
• 401k matching contributions
• 15% off the purchase price of stock
• Company bonus