SAP Basis Lead Solution Architect

About the role

Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement, which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For over 75 years, our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success. Our products have been up into space, down to the bottom of the ocean, and everywhere in between. That same dedication spans to our customers. Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skills—you’ll thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development. We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead enterprise-wide SAP technical architecture across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments, including application, integration, infrastructure, and data layers, ensuring alignment with strategic roadmaps and enterprise platforms.
• Drive solution design and architecture for large, complex initiatives, including system implementations, upgrades, integrations, and platform modernization, ensuring scalability, performance, resilience, and cost optimization.
• Lead technical strategy and roadmap development, defining current-state, future-state (FROM–TO), and transition architectures across a diverse application portfolio (manufacturing, supply chain, analytics, HR, integrations).
• Provide thought leadership on emerging SAP and industry technologies, evaluating, recommending, and guiding adoption of innovative solutions aligned to business objectives and long-term architecture direction.
• Evaluate and rationalize application and add-on landscape, guiding decisions to retain, retire, upgrade, or replace components in alignment with future architecture.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives, acting as a catalyst for change across systems, processes, and technologies.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent or equivalent work experience
• More than 12 + years of experience in enterprise projects and 5-8 years of relevant enterprise solution architecture experience, with 3-5 years of experience in leading architecture efforts for legacy system modernization and application portfolio rationalization.
• Direct experience in implementing SAP ERP
• Strong business process knowledge (design, improvement & integration)
• Experience in leading change management
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills to meet deadlines
• Subject matter expert in project management execution of multiple enterprise level, mid to large sized projects; experience in participating in multi-discipline, high-performance work teams/groups and demonstrated competency in developing efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems.
• Expert in the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of large-scale systems.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, including experience in presenting material to senior management
• Demonstrated use of advanced problem-solving skills, system thinking, business skills, solid verbal and written communication skills, excellent relationship building skills, as well as strong leadership and team management skills.
• Extensive understanding both long-term and short-term ‘big-picture’ perspectives.
• Ability to understand the business architecture, processes and strategies.
• Strategic thinking and leadership with excellent abilities in relationship management.
• Excellent analytical, planning, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and facilitate problem resolution.
• Ability to anticipate future IT direction to support Corporate Initiatives.
• Firm sense of accountability and leadership
• Desire to understand our businesses and users

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent or equivalent work experience
• More than 12 + years of experience in enterprise projects and 5-8 years of relevant enterprise solution architecture experience, with 3-5 years of experience in leading architecture efforts for legacy system modernization and application portfolio rationalization.
• Direct experience in implementing SAP ERP
• Strong business process knowledge (design, improvement & integration)
• Experience in leading change management
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills to meet deadlines
• Subject matter expert in project management execution of multiple enterprise level, mid to large sized projects; experience in participating in multi-discipline, high-performance work teams/groups and demonstrated competency in developing efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems.
• Expert in the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of large-scale systems.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, including experience in presenting material to senior management
• Demonstrated use of advanced problem-solving skills, system thinking, business skills, solid verbal and written communication skills, excellent relationship building skills, as well as strong leadership and team management skills.
• Extensive understanding both long-term and short-term ‘big-picture’ perspectives.
• Ability to understand the business architecture, processes and strategies.
• Strategic thinking and leadership with excellent abilities in relationship management.
• Excellent analytical, planning, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and facilitate problem resolution.
• Ability to anticipate future IT direction to support Corporate Initiatives.
• Firm sense of accountability and leadership
• Desire to understand our businesses and users

Skills

• Enterprise Architecture
• SAP Basis
• System Design
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Technology Strategy
• Leadership

Benefits

To apply: Click ‘Apply Now’ to the role of interest, upload your resume and complete the application. Those that match our qualifications will be contacted to schedule a phone interview.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD

Total Rewards

Swagelok provides a comprehensive package of valuable benefits called Total Rewards focused on health and wellness, compensation, retirement planning, and supplemental rewards.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Swagelok is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are selected without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, pregnancy-related medical conditions, age, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.