IT Director, SAP S/4HANA, Business Technology & Innovation

Headquartered in St. Augustine, FL, with offices and manufacturing facilities around the globe, Amphenol CIT is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance wire, cable, and medical devices. We provide interconnect solutions for industries including Aerospace, Military & Defense Electronics, Space, Medical, Test & Measurement, and Industrial.

About the role

The IT Director, SAP S/4HANA, Business Technology & Innovation, is responsible for maximizing the business value of the SAP investment through strategic leadership, optimization, governance, and continuous enhancement of SAP S/4HANA and the broader SAP Business Suite ecosystem. This role will lead the evolution of SAP from a transactional ERP platform into a strategic business enablement platform by leveraging SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Fiori, SAP Joule, SAP Build, Workflow Automation, Embedded Analytics, AI capabilities, and other SAP innovations.

The Director will partner with business leaders, Ops Directors, Functional Leaders, Global Process Owners, Continuous Improvement teams, and IT leadership to identify opportunities to improve SAP utilization with goals of increased revenue, improved margins, reduced operational costs, improved inventory, enhanced customer responsiveness, improved employee productivity, and accelerated decision-making through automation, data, analytics, and artificial intelligence.

This leader will own the SAP application strategy, roadmap, architecture, governance, support model, and innovation portfolio while ensuring SAP capabilities align with business goals. The Director will manage relationships with SAP, supporting partners, and system integrators.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the SAP portion of the IT Strategic Plan, working with business and IT teams to identify needs and implement solutions, including leveraging SAP technologies such as BTP, Joule, Fiori, and Process Build.
• Lead the transition from SAP implementation to business value realization by improving business processes, reducing technical debt, creating reusable integration services, and developing extension strategies that minimize SAP core modifications.
• Create and lead the SAP AI roadmap utilizing SAP Joule and emerging SAP AI capabilities.
• Drive the SAP and technology innovations roadmap, ensuring SAP investments support revenue growth, operational excellence, digital transformation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to company goals of revenue and operating income growth, cost reductions, and productivity improvements through technology and data-driven process efficiency.
• Manage functional and technical SAP IT managers to deliver solutions for day-to-day business execution and the overall vision for SAP value realization.
• Identify internal talent needed to keep up with new SAP innovations and functionality to maximize value.
• Build and manage a high-performance team that drives results through commitment, collaboration, and innovation.
• Work with internal IT networking and systems teams and SAP Basis support to ensure maximum SAP performance and effective deployment of new SAP technologies.
• Manage SAP Application Management Support (AMS) capability provided by external AMS providers.
• Manage the relationship with SAP and systems integrators (AMS, Basis, and others) to maximize return on SAP investment.
• Ensure SAP solution delivery complies with IT General Controls (ITGC) guidelines.

Other duties may be assigned. This role includes direct supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

• Ten years of relevant, hands-on experience with SAP S/4 finance, supply chain, quote-to-cash, and manufacturing modules.
• Experience leading the deployment and utilization of SAP BTP, Fiori, Joule, Build, and other recent SAP innovations.
• Experience managing a team of SAP functional leaders and working with Global Process Owners and business leaders.
• Experience leading technology innovation and deployment as part of transformation and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing enterprise relationships with SAP, system integrators, consulting partners, and AMS providers.
• Knowledge of IT network architecture, systems, and infrastructure is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or a related field. PMP, Agile, and APICS certifications preferred.
• Management consulting experience (or similar) focused on strategic process alignment.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Skills

• Program management skills with significant knowledge of project planning tools.
• Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, planning, and execution skills.
• Ability to balance a strategic viewpoint with the ability to bring others along.
• Advanced knowledge of business processes for manufacturing industries.
• A distinctive blend of business, IT, financial, and communication skills.
• Ability to develop and execute a strategic plan.

Work Environment

This is an air-conditioned facility with equipment that produces heat. Potential environmental factors at the home site or domestic factories during visits include fumes, dust, noise, and hazardous/toxic chemicals. Appropriate training is provided and documented based on job placement in compliance with OSHA and EPA regulations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Travel up to 25% to global locations may be required. This position requires U.S. person status as defined in ITAR (U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien Status).