SAP Solution Lead and Architect

We are seeking an experienced SAP Solution Lead and Architect to join our team. The successful candidate will have deep expertise across SAP Sales & Distribution (SD), SAP Customer Service (CS), SAP Vehicle Management System (VMS) for automotive, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable, supportable and integrated SAP solutions aligned to SAP Automotive best practice.

Scope of the Role

• SAP ECC EHP8, SAP S/4HANA, SAP VMS, SAP Fiori, SAP BTP and relevant integration capabilities.
• Vehicle Sales, Vehicle Ordering, Vehicle Allocation, Vehicle Lifecycle Management, Pricing & Commercials, Dealer & Distributor Processes (intercompany sales), Vehicle Logistics & Delivery, Customer Service (service orders), Order-to-Cash, Variant Configuration Integration, Vehicle Master Data, and integration with SAP modules (MM, PP, FI, VC) and external PLM, CRM, MES, 3PL solutions.

1) Solution Design & Architecture

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives, commercial processes and operational challenges.
• Design end-to-end SAP solutions for processes for the scoped domains.
• Define scalable, fit-to-standard solutions leveraging SAP best practices and clean core principles.
• Produce solution blueprints, process designs, architecture documents, both challenging and guiding SI partners.
• Ensure solutions support future S/4HANA adoption and business growth / efficiency targets.

2) Migration & Modernisation

• Provide guidance on S/4HANA capabilities including embedded analytics, Fiori and automation opportunities.
• Support transformation roadmaps that balance business value, operational risk, technical debt reduction and adoption readiness.

3) Governance & Standards

4) Delivery & Quality Assurance

5) Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory

What You'll Bring

• Extensive experience as an SAP Solution Lead and Architect, within the stated domains, in complex automotive environments.
• Deep knowledge of SAP sales, distribution, vehicle management, customer service processes and integration with SAP modules (MM, PP, FI, VC) and external PLM, CRM, MES, 3PL solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior business and IT stakeholders
• Experience defining and implementing SAP capabilities within the stated domains.
• Experience using SAP Activate, agile, hybrid-agile or waterfall delivery methods across full project lifecycles. embedded analytics, SAP Integration Suite and cloud integration patterns.
• Experience of familiarity with SAP Business Transformation Management capabilities; Cloud ALM, Signavio, WalkMe, and testing automation tools.

What We'll Do for You We offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• Generous parental leave policies
• A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice