ITW Automotive ยท 9 hours ago
Regional SAP Lead
Elgin, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $130K/yr
5+ years expITW Automotive is a global automotive supplier seeking a Senior SAP S/4HANA Lead for Manufacturing & Quality to lead a greenfield SAP S/4HANA implementation in North America. The role involves defining and deploying standardized processes while adapting to the unique needs of each ITW division, focusing on end-to-end processes related to production planning, shop-floor execution, and quality management.
AutomotiveMachinery ManufacturingMechanical Engineering
Responsibilities
Implement Batch Traceability, Production Scheduling and Production Execution processes
Support compliance with automotive quality requirements such as PPAP, incoming/in-process inspection, and labeling
Collaborate with site leadership (plant managers, quality engineers, production supervisors) to adapt current processes within S/4HANA
Support change management by translating technical solutions into clear business impacts for Manufacturing and Quality stakeholders
Collaborate closely with logistics, finance and sales workstreams to ensure end-to-end process consistency
Act as a long-term owner of the SAP Manufacturing & Quality process template, ensuring its evolution through future rollouts and enhancements
Lead business requirement discovery and configuration workshops
Engage with key users to shape Manufacturing and Quality processes in SAP that balance common foundations with local agility
Build, test, and validate a scalable ERP template
Coordinate with divisional teams to prepare and validate data
Guide user acceptance testing and assist in test script creation
Ensure Manufacturing and Quality processes in SAP support compliance, auditability, and strong master data governance
Train key users based on configured processes
Provide post-go-live functional support and transition solution ownership to local teams
Act as functional lead during future rollouts
Collaborate with external consultants during pilot implementation
Communicate status, risks, and progress clearly to project leadership
For divisions that are live on SAP, act as second-level support for Manufacturing & Quality related support requests
Qualification
Required
5-7 years of hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA and at least 1-2 implementations for SAP S/4HANA within the automotive supplier industry
Deep expertise in PP, PE, PP/DS, and QM modules within automotive manufacturing and quality contexts
Strong understanding of automotive supplier operations (traceability, lean, labeling, expendable & returnable packaging)
Experience with BOMs, routings, production scheduling, and MES integration
Track record in SAP transformation projects including blueprint, configuration, data migration, testing, user training, and go-live
Preferred
Exposure to SAP BTP, ABAP, Fiori apps
Experience with SAP RISE S/4HANA Private Cloud
Knowledge of process-oriented manufacturing (PP-PI) and planning integration (APO/CIF)
Company
ITW Automotive
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 300 global multi-industry manufacturing leader with revenue of $15.9 billion in 2024.
10001+ employees
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