SAP Manufacturing and Quality Solution Architect

Overview

Design, deliver, and govern SAP Manufacturing and Quality solutions across the Plan-to-Inventory value stream, supporting global releases, projects, enhancements, transformation programs, and the strategic transition to SAP S/4HANA.

What you'll do

• Oversee the end-to-end Plan-to-Inventory value stream, including production planning, shop floor execution, quality management, inventory, and plant maintenance functions.
• Design and deliver SAP solutions and customizations aligned with business requirements.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and guidelines.
• Ensure solutions meet defined quality standards, technical constraints, scalability expectations, and performance requirements.
• Provide leadership and governance to internal and HCL functional experts.
• Govern the quality of solution deliverables throughout the build lifecycle.
• Maintain accountability for technical integrity, architectural compliance, and solution acceptance.
• Lead the design, delivery, and governance of SAP solutions across global releases, projects, enhancements, and transformation programs.
• Govern solution changes through Design Authority processes.
• Provide expert L3 support for Live countries.
• Ensure stability, reliability, and optimal performance of business-critical SAP applications.
• Champion continuous improvement and innovation by leveraging emerging SAP capabilities and industry best practices.

What you'll need

• At least 12 years of IT experience.
• 8+ years’ experience in multiple full-cycle SAP implementations based on global core templates, including multi-country rollouts and deployments.
• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, IT or related subject.
• Strong expertise in Plan-to-Inventory processes, encompassing production planning, shop floor control, quality management, plant maintenance, and service management.
• Experience handling batch-managed and sterile manufacturing environments.
• In-depth knowledge of SAP manufacturing and quality management processes, including configuration, deployment, and optimization of related system capabilities.
• Proven ability to govern cross-functional business solutions and manage end-to-end process integration across multiple functional areas.
• Strong functional expertise in SAP ECC 6.0 EHP7 or higher.
• Broad experience in enterprise applications and information systems, particularly SAP modules including PP, QM, PM, with integration across IM, MM, WM, SD, and FI/CO.
• Experience delivering solutions within highly regulated life sciences environments.
• Demonstrated project management capabilities, including successful delivery of system enhancements, process improvements, and small-to-medium-sized SAP projects.
• Proven people leadership experience, including managing direct reports and leading cross-functional teams to achieve project and operational objectives.
• Experience working within regulated industries, particularly the medical device and life sciences sectors, with a strong understanding of compliance and validation requirements.
• Strong vendor and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Solid functional and technical expertise in SAP business processes and operating models.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with globally distributed, cross-cultural teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
• Detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.

Nice to have

• SAP certifications in a related module.
• ITIL Qualifications.
• Hands-on experience in SAP HANA environments.
• Exposure to additional SAP functional domains.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.
• Hybrid work model with 2 days working from office.