SAP Solution Architect - Plan to MakeLocation: This position is based in our Portsmouth, NH office. The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday onsite.
What you will get:Below you will find a comprehensive summary of the benefits package we offer:
- Performance-related bonus.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance.
- 401(k) matching plan.
- Life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Employee assistance programs.
- Paid time off (PTO).
Compensation for this role will be determined by the candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, and relevant knowledge.
What will you do:
Lonza is seeking a highly experienced SAP Solution Architect - Plan to Make (P2M) to lead the design and governance of technology solutions supporting global manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for defining end-to-end architecture across production planning, manufacturing execution, inventory management, and shop-floor integration while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives.
As a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders, you will drive the design of scalable, secure, and standardized solutions that enable manufacturing excellence across Lonza's global network.
- Own the end-to-end solution architecture for Plan-to-Make processes across SAP S/4HANA and integrated manufacturing platforms.
- Design and govern solutions supporting Production Planning (PP), Process Industries (PP-PI), Materials Management (MM), and related manufacturing processes.
- Partner with business stakeholders to translate manufacturing requirements into scalable, future-ready architecture solutions.
- Lead architecture strategy and design for integrations between SAP, MES, LIMS, planning systems, warehouse applications, and shop-floor technologies.
- Facilitate architecture workshops and solution-design sessions with global business leaders, functional teams, technical teams, vendors, and implementation partners.
- Ensure solution designs align with enterprise architecture principles, security requirements, data standards, and global templates.
- Drive adoption of standard SAP capabilities while minimizing custom development and technical debt.
- Evaluate technology options and provide recommendations based on business value, scalability, maintainability, security, and total cost of ownership.
- Support strategic initiatives including SAP transformations, manufacturing modernization programs, site deployments, acquisitions, divestitures, and system migrations.
- Identify architectural risks, dependencies, and integration impacts early in the project lifecycle and develop mitigation strategies.
- Provide architecture leadership throughout design, build, testing, deployment, cutover, hypercare, and operational support phases.
- Collaborate closely with Enterprise Architecture and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration across Order-to-Cash, Source-to-Pay, Quality, Finance, Warehouse, and Master Data domains.
- Develop and maintain architecture blueprints, solution documentation, technology roadmaps, and integration standards.
- Provide expert guidance in resolving complex production issues requiring deep understanding of end-to-end manufacturing processes and system interactions.
- Stay current with emerging SAP and manufacturing technologies and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, simplify the application landscape, and accelerate digital transformation.
- Travel up to 25% to support manufacturing sites, business initiatives, and project activities.
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience delivering SAP manufacturing solutions within complex enterprise environments.
- Deep expertise in SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA, with strong knowledge of SAP PP, PP-PI, MM, and related manufacturing capabilities.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end Plan-to-Make processes, including production planning, manufacturing operations, inventory management, and material movements.
- Experience designing and implementing integrations between SAP and MES, LIMS, planning, warehouse, and other manufacturing applications.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise integration technologies including APIs, IDocs, middleware platforms, and event-driven architectures.
- Proven ability to lead architecture and solution-design workshops with executive, business, and technical stakeholders.
- Experience translating complex business challenges into practical, scalable technology solutions.
- Strong understanding of application architecture, integration architecture, security, data management, and system dependencies.
- Experience working within large global organizations supporting multiple manufacturing sites and cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, influencing, and decision-making skills.
- Experience with enterprise MES platforms such as Emerson Syncade, Rockwell PharmaSuite, or similar manufacturing systems.
- Knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Fiori, and modern cloud integration frameworks.
- Experience supporting digital transformation, SAP migration, merger and acquisition, or divestiture initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience within regulated industries such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or advanced manufacturing.
- Understanding of GxP, CSV, data integrity, validation, audit, and compliance requirements within regulated environments.
- Experience developing technology roadmaps, enterprise standards, and application simplification strategies.
- SAP certification(s) related to manufacturing, supply chain, or solution architecture preferred.
