Job Description:Fluence is seeking an experienced SAP Supply Chain Solution Architect to lead the design and evolution of our global SAP S/4HANA supply chain platform.
This role is responsible for defining end-to-end supply chain solutions across planning, procurement, manufacturing readiness, logistics, fulfillment, and finance integration, ensuring seamless alignment across SAP and connected enterprise systems.
The ideal candidate combines strong end-to-end SAP supply chain architecture experience with broad knowledge of SAP S/4HANA business processes, cross-functional integration, and scalable solution design. This role is primarily focused on enterprise supply chain architecture across the full operating model, rather than a single SAP functional specialty.
It is critical to building a scalable, globally integrated supply chain platform that can support Fluence's growth, evolving operating model, external manufacturing partnerships, and future operational capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:Solution Architecture, Design Leadership & Delivery Support- Lead end-to-end solution architecture across SAP supply chain processes, including Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, and Cost.
- Translate business requirements into scalable, standardized, and supportable SAP solution designs.
- Design scalable, integrated solutions across SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, PLM, and external systems.
- Ensure alignment across planning, procurement, manufacturing readiness, logistics, fulfillment, and finance processes.
- Lead design workshops and guide architecture decisions across business stakeholders, IT teams, and external partners.
- Drive fit-to-standard adoption while supporting global business requirements.
- Evaluate solution trade-offs, dependencies, and downstream impacts across business processes, systems, and data.
- Provide architectural guidance to delivery teams through design, build, test, deployment, and stabilization.
- Review functional specifications, integration designs, and key configuration decisions for architectural alignment.
Cross-Functional Integration- Define integration across SAP modules, including PP, MM, SD, QM, FI/CO, and related master data.
- Support multi-entity, multi-plant, intercompany, external manufacturing, and partner integration scenarios.
- Ensure upstream and downstream impacts are understood before solution decisions are finalized.
Roadmap & Continuous Improvement- Contribute to the SAP supply chain technology roadmap.
- Support adoption of advanced SAP capabilities such as IBP integration, aATP, external manufacturing integration, advanced fulfillment, automation, and analytics.
- Identify opportunities to improve planning, execution, data quality, process consistency, and operational visibility.
- Help establish scalable design patterns and governance practices for future SAP supply chain enhancements.
Stakeholder Engagement- Act as a trusted advisor to Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Logistics, and IT stakeholders.
- Influence decisions and communicate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.
- Partner effectively with global teams, offshore delivery resources, and external implementation partners.
- Communicate complex SAP design topics clearly and pragmatically to non-technical stakeholders.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field.
- 10+ years of SAP experience across supply chain, procurement, logistics, fulfillment, planning, manufacturing, or related enterprise business processes.
- Proven experience designing end-to-end SAP supply chain architectures across multiple functional areas.
- Strong understanding of cross-functional integration across SAP modules such as PP, MM, SD, QM, and FI/CO.
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA supply chain solution design.
- Experience supporting complex global environments, including multi-plant, multi-entity, intercompany, external manufacturing, or partner integration scenarios.
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, standardized, and supportable SAP solution designs.
- Experience working with global teams and external delivery partners.
- Strong analytical, stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
Preferred Qualifications- Master's degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience with SAP IBP, including demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, or integration with S/4HANA.
- Experience with SAP Production Planning, including MRP, BOMs, routings, production master data, or manufacturing execution integration.
- Experience with PLM integration and engineering change processes.
- Experience with Configure-to-Order, intercompany, and multi-plant scenarios.
- Exposure to advanced intercompany processing and advanced STO scenarios.
- Exposure to SAP aATP or advanced fulfillment capabilities.
- Experience integrating SAP with 3PL, warehouse, transportation, or external logistics providers.
- Experience with product costing, inventory valuation, or costed BOM processes.
- SAP S/4HANA, SAP supply chain, or related certifications.
