Manager, SAP Applications - 410155

Client Overview A leading organization focused on operational excellence and technology-driven business transformation, leveraging enterprise SAP solutions to support its supply chain, logistics, and financial operations. Our client is seeking a Manager, SAP Applications to lead SAP application support, optimization, and strategic initiatives across Supply Chain, Logistics, and Finance.

Salary/Hourly Rate $130k - $150k

Position Overview The Manager, SAP Applications will lead SAP application support, optimization, and strategic initiatives across Supply Chain, Logistics, and Finance. Following a recent SAP S/4HANA go-live, this role will take ownership of SAP Logistics, beginning with Materials Management (MM), while helping drive system stability, continuous improvement, and future roadmap development.

The ideal candidate brings deep SAP MM functional expertise, broad cross-module knowledge, and proven leadership experience managing teams, implementations, and production support in a complex enterprise environment.

Responsibilities Of The Manager, SAP Applications

• Lead and develop the SAP applications team, providing direction, coaching, and technical guidance across onshore and offshore resources.
• Own SAP Logistics capabilities, initially focusing on Materials Management (MM), while supporting integration across Finance, Supply Chain, and other business functions.
• Manage SAP implementation, enhancement, and support initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities, timelines, budgets, and delivery standards.
• Oversee project planning, resource allocation, vendor relationships, and budget management for SAP application initiatives.
• Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements, translate operational needs into SAP solutions, and prioritize enhancements.
• Drive SAP S/4HANA optimization following go-live, improving system performance, process efficiency, and user adoption.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, lead root-cause analysis, and manage escalations to ensure reliable business operations.
• Develop and maintain the SAP applications roadmap, identifying opportunities for automation, process improvement, and emerging technologies.
• Support integration across SAP MM, FI/CO, SD, and PP to maintain end-to-end process consistency.
• Evaluate and implement relevant capabilities involving SAP Fiori, embedded analytics, planning solutions, RPA, and GenAI.

Required Experience/Skills For The Manager, SAP Applications

• 8+ years of SAP implementation, application support, or related enterprise SAP experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on SAP MM functional configuration and production support experience.
• 3+ years in a people-management, team-lead, or equivalent leadership role.
• Experience participating in at least two full lifecycle SAP implementations.
• Strong knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), material master data, classification, bills of materials (BOMs), and inventory valuation.
• Experience with SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA, including integration across MM, FI/CO, SD, and PP.
• Proven ability to manage SAP projects, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, and oversee support and delivery activities.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, prioritization, and escalation-management skills.

Preferred Experience/Skills For The Manager, SAP Applications

• Experience with SAP RISE Private Cloud environments.
• Familiarity with SAP Fiori and embedded analytics.
• Knowledge of SAP APO and supply chain planning processes.
• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry experience.
• Exposure to SAP IBP, o9 Solutions, or other supply chain planning platforms.
• Experience introducing automation, robotic process automation (RPA), or GenAI capabilities into enterprise workflows.
• Experience managing onshore and offshore teams and external implementation partners.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline preferred.
• Equivalent relevant SAP experience and demonstrated leadership capability may be considered.

Benefits

• Client-provided benefits available, upon eligibility.
• Opportunity to lead SAP application strategy and optimization following a major S/4HANA go-live.
• High-impact leadership role with exposure to enterprise-wide supply chain, logistics, and finance initiatives.