SAP Solutions Architect - Manufacturing

SAP Solutions Architect - Manufacturing

Reading - 3 days per week in the office

£80,000 - £90,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Fantastic new permanent opportunity for an experienced SAP Solutions Architect with this market leading global manufacturing business based in Reading. Reporting into the Head of Enterprise, you will be responsible for key decision-making on Solution designs within the SAP Manufacturing process. You will ensure that business requirements are met while supporting the overall objectives for the business and adhering to Industry best practices.

You will combine your deep technical expertise with a strong understanding of business processes to design and implement solutions that contribute to the business's overall success. You will be the bridge between business requirements and technical solutions, ensuring that systems enable and enhance the efficiency of business operations.

As a specialist of the Manufacturing functional area, you will work closely with the functional global process owner team to ensure that the solutions they design and develop will meet the requirements of the business; be compliant with overall Enterprise Architecture; and be as close to core standard as possible, with minimal change. You will also work closely with their delivery partners to ensure that what is built meets the design and technical specifications, is delivered to standards, is fit for purpose, and is fully documented.

Main responsibilities:

• Solution Design:
  • Develop comprehensive and fit-for-purpose solution designs.
  • Collaborate with Global Process Owners to gather, understand and analyse business related requirements and the processes that they support.
  • Translate these business requirements into effective solutions using the best-fit applications, collaborate with vendors to assess cost implications and ensure the complete impact is accessed and documented.
  • Ensure the design considers fit-with-standard, scalability, flexibility, future growth and assure the quality of the solution via the review and approval of testing outcomes, assess the impact on the existing solution for regression and maintain documentation updated.
• System Architecture:
  • Define and implement an optimised system architecture.
  • Plan and design the system landscape, considering factors such as performance, security, and integration related to Solutions.
  • Align the architecture with industry best practices, standards and Enterprise Architecture.
  • Evaluate and select technologies that offer a cost-effective solution for supporting all desired business processes. Selection should be made in collaboration with global process owners, and both implementation and maintenance expenses should be considered.
• Integration with Existing Systems:
  • Ensure seamless integration of solutions with existing systems.
  • Collaborate with other architects, developers, and integration teams to design effective interfaces and end-to-end integration across solutions.
  • Identify and resolve integration challenges to maintain data flow and business process continuity.
• Project Delivery:
  • Support delivery of projects to time, quality and budget.
  • Participate in the project planning to ensure there is full coverage of Solution activities and the timelines are realistic.
  • Collaborate and engage with 3rd party delivery partners to ensure that what is being built aligns with requirements and specifications.
  • Collaborate with project managers to identify and mitigate risks that could impact project delivery.
  • Accountable for creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation of the solution architecture, configurations, ensuring accessibility and compliance.

Skills Required:

• Proven experience as an SAP Solution Architect.
• Extensive knowledge of SAP technologies and a strong focus within SAP Manufacturing.
• Strong technical skills in SAP S/4 HANA architecture, configuration, and customisation.
• Ability to design and implement complex SAP solutions to meet business requirements.
• Strong understanding of SAP integration technologies and methodologies, data migration, and system landscape design.
• SAP certification e.g., SAP S/4HANA for Manufacturing (desirable).
• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Effective planning, organisation, and delegation skills.
• High energy, tenacity, and enthusiasm for delivering results.

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Danny Palmer at