Job Title: SAP PLM Architect Location: New York, NY East Coast (1 week in a month Expenses Paid) Duration: 3 6 Months (Contract) Industry: Food & Beverage / Manufacturing
About the job
We are seeking a highly experienced SAP PLM Solution Architect to lead an enterprise assessment and roadmap for migrating SAP Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) from ECC to SAP S/4HANA. The ideal candidate will have extensive SAP PLM architecture experience along with strong domain expertise in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG), Food & Beverage, or Consumer/Rich Products Manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities
Lead discovery workshops with business and IT stakeholders to assess the current SAP ECC PLM landscape.
Evaluate existing PLM business processes and recommend an optimal S/4HANA PLM transformation strategy.
Conduct current-state assessments, fit-gap analysis, and future-state solution architecture.
Define migration roadmap, implementation approach (Brownfield, Greenfield, or Selective Data Transition), and project risks.
Design end-to-end Product Lifecycle Management processes aligned with SAP S/4HANA best practices.
Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Development, and Regulatory teams.
Assess custom developments, interfaces, enhancements, and third-party PLM integrations.
Provide executive-level architecture recommendations and implementation strategy.
Support estimation, solution design, governance, and technical leadership throughout the assessment.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
12+ years of SAP consulting experience.
10+ years of SAP PLM solution architecture experience.
Proven experience leading ECC-to-S/4HANA PLM assessments and transformation initiatives.
Strong client-facing communication, workshop facilitation, and executive presentation skills.
Experience delivering enterprise architecture roadmaps for large-scale SAP transformations.
Required Skills
SAP Expertise
SAP PLM
SAP S/4HANA PLM
ECC to S/4HANA Migration
Engineering Change Management (ECM)
Document Management System (DMS)
Product Structure Management
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Material Master
Classification System
Variant Configuration (VC/AVC)
SAP Activate Methodology
SAP Readiness Check
Simplification Items
Brownfield & Greenfield Implementations
Domain Expertise (Mandatory)
Candidates should have strong experience in one or more of the following industries:
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Consumer Products
Packaged Foods
Dairy
Beverages
Snacks
Bakery
Confectionery
Ingredients Manufacturing
FMCG Manufacturing
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