SAP S/4 HANA Solution Architect (Chemical and Process Industries)

SAP S/4HANA Solution Architect Location: Cleveland, OH (Hybrid)

Chemical & Process Industries Domain Expertise Required.

Position Overview

The SAP S/4HANA Solution Architect will lead the endtoend design and delivery of a Global Template for a greenfield S/4HANA implementation in the Chemical and Process Industries. This strategic role sits at the intersection of SAP functional leadership, deep process industry domain expertise, and enterprise architecture, ensuring a scalable, compliant, and futureready solution landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the overall S/4HANA solution architecture for a global greenfield program, with specific focus on Chemical and Process Industry requirements (e.g., batch management, compliance, EHS, REACH, GHS, hazardous materials).
• Lead the design and governance of the Global Template, including core processes, data models, integration patterns, and localization strategy across regions.
• Facilitate and drive endtoend process design workshops (OrdertoCash, PlantoProduce, ProcuretoPay, RecordtoReport, Quality Management, Plant Maintenance, Supply Chain and Logistics) with business and IT stakeholders.
• Translate business strategy and regulatory requirements into a coherent S/4HANA roadmap, target architecture, and solution design principles.
• Define and enforce architectural standards, design guidelines, and fittostandard / clean core principles, minimizing customizations while addressing critical business needs.
• Partner closely with business process owners, product managers, and functional/technical leads to validate requirements, prioritize scope, and manage design decisions and tradeoffs.
• Oversee integration architecture with surrounding systems (MES, LIMS, SCM, CRM, EHS, Labeling, Data Lake, Analytics, etc.) leveraging SAP BTP, CPI, and other middleware where applicable.
• Support the overall data strategy, including data model definition, master data governance approach, and data migration design for key objects (materials, customers, vendors, recipes, BOMs, routings, batch data).
• Provide handson solution leadership during build, testing (SIT/UAT), cutover, and golive, ensuring design integrity and resolving complex issues.
• Guide and mentor onshore/offshore functional and technical teams, ensuring alignment to the Global Template and architecture standards.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure performance, scalability, security, and high availability of the S/4HANA landscape.
• Prepare and deliver executivelevel updates, architecture documents, and decision papers to program leadership and steering committees.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline (Master s degree preferred).
• 12+ years of overall SAP experience with at least 5+ years as a Solution Architect on large, complex SAP programs.
• Strong, handson experience with SAP S/4HANA (1709 or later), with at least one fullcycle S/4HANA implementation as a lead Solution Architect, preferably greenfield.
• Deep functional expertise in key S/4HANA modules relevant to Chemical and Process Industries, such as SD, MM, PPPI, QM, PM, EWM/TM, and FI/CO.
• Demonstrated experience in the Chemical or Process Industries, including regulatory, safety, and compliance requirements (e.g., EHS, product safety, hazardous substances, labeling, batch traceability, quality).
• Proven track record designing and deploying Global Templates, including multicountry rollouts, template governance, and localization.
• Strong understanding of integration patterns and tools (e.g., SAP BTP, CPI, PI/PO, APIs, IDocs) and how S/4HANA integrates with MES, LIMS, planning, CRM, and analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with clean core concepts, cloud extensibility, and SAP best practices for extensibility (inapp, sidebyside).
• Solid knowledge of SAP Activate methodology, solution blueprinting, and agile/iterative delivery methods.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with advanced functionalities such as embedded EWM, embedded TM, advanced ATP, PPPI for process industries, Global Batch Traceability, and Product Compliance / EHS.
• Exposure to SAP BTP services, Fiori UX design, and rolebased access concepts.
• Experience in architecting solutions for highavailability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization in S/4HANA landscapes.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with ability to quickly understand complex business processes and propose pragmatic, scalable solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to engage confidently with business leaders, IT executives, and crossfunctional teams.
• Prior experience working in hybrid onsite/remote delivery models with global teams.