Project Overview
The SAP SCM Solution Architect is a strategic leader responsible for designing, governing, and optimizing the organization's end-to-end digital supply chain, procurement, and finance ecosystem. This role ensures seamless integration across Plan-to-Source, Source-to-Contract (S2C), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Plan-Source-Make-Deliver-Return processes, leveraging SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, OpenText, and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
The successful candidate will provide an enterprise-wide architectural perspective, ensuring systems, data, and business processes operate as a cohesive, scalable, secure, and compliant environment. The role requires deep cross-functional expertise, strong integration capabilities, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into sustainable technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Leadership
- Own the overall solution architecture for Supply Chain, Procurement, and Finance processes across SAP S/4HANA, Ariba, Fieldglass, and OpenText.
- Design end-to-end solutions with consideration for upstream and downstream business impacts.
- Align architecture decisions with organizational strategy, public-sector procurement frameworks, and long-term digital transformation objectives.
- Establish and maintain architectural standards, governance processes, and best practices.
Integration & Solution Design
- Architect and govern integrations across SAP and non-SAP platforms.
- Ensure seamless data flow, workflow orchestration, and financial alignment throughout the ecosystem.
- Define and implement integration patterns using:
- SAP BTP Integration Suite
- SAP Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG)
- APIs
- IDocs
- SAP Datasphere
- Ensure consistency and integrity of master data, supplier data, and transactional data across all platforms.
Business Process Leadership
- Facilitate workshops with Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, and Vendor Management stakeholders.
- Translate business requirements into scalable architectural solutions.
- Provide thought leadership on supply chain modernization, procurement transformation, and financial integration initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with public-sector procurement regulations, audit requirements, and financial controls.
Project Delivery & Governance
- Lead solution blueprinting, feasibility assessments, and impact analyses across multiple platforms.
- Provide architectural guidance to functional consultants, developers, and testing teams.
- Oversee testing and validation activities, including SAP Ariba and Fieldglass quarterly release cycles.
- Ensure solution quality through governance, documentation, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Data, Analytics & Reporting
- Partner with reporting and analytics teams to design enterprise reporting solutions using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and SAP Datasphere.
- Ensure data models support operational reporting, compliance requirements, and strategic decision-making.
- Promote data governance and reporting best practices across the organization.
| Qualification | Assessment |
| Must Have |
| Attestation |
| Yes/No - Attestation - Conflict of Interest | Yes |
| Education |
| Yes/No - Bachelor degree or diploma in IT, Computer Science, Business, Accounting, Finance, Suppl... | Yes |
| Work Experience |
| Duration - Ability to design solutions with a long term architectural vision, balancing standard... | 6 years |
| Duration - Experience with SAP Finance (FI), including financial postings, invoice processing, and.. | 5 years |
| Duration - Experience working with SAP ECC or S/4HANA in S2C (Source to Contract) or P2P... | 10 years |
| Duration - Hands on experience with enterprise wide transformation programs, including process... | 8 years |
| Duration - Hands-on experience with SAP S/4 HANA, Ariba, applications. | 5 years |
| Duration - Leadership or supervisory experience in IT testing and validation, especially for Ariba.. | 5 years |
| Duration - Proven ability to lead requirement gathering sessions and evaluate solution feasibility. | 5 years |
| Duration - Solid understanding of public-sector procurement practices and compliance frameworks. | 5 years |
| Duration - Strong understanding of end to end supply chain processes: source to pay, inventory... | 8 years |
| Nice to Have |
| Professional Licenses/Certification |
| Yes/No- Certification with Ariba | Yes |
| Yes/No- Certification with Fieldglass | Yes |
| Yes/No - PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification | Yes |
| Yes/No- SAP certification that covers S/4HANA P2P (Procure to Pay) | Yes |
| Work Experience |
| Duration - Experience implementing recognized project management methodologies and standards. | 1 years |
| Duration - Experience with TOGAF framework. | 1 years |
| Duration - Experience working in or for the public sector. | 1 years |
| Yes/No - Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP). | Yes |