Group Technical Architect

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Position Summary We are seeking a seasoned SAP PLM Solution Architect / Principal Consultant with 20+ years of experience leading product lifecycle, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain transformation in discrete industries. The role requires deep expertise in Non-Standard Requirements (NSR), Engineer-to-Order (ETO), Configure-to-Order (CTO), configuration management, New Product Introduction (NPI), BOM governance, Engineering Change Management, Variant Configuration, Object Dependencies, and integration between enterprise PLM platforms and SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA. Key Responsibilities SAP PLM and Engineering Transformation •Lead enterprise SAP PLM strategy, solution architecture, roadmaps, and design governance. •Design and optimize product development, NPI, product release, engineering records, document management, and product governance processes. •Facilitate cross-functional workshops and translate business requirements into fit-for-purpose SAP and PLM solution designs. NSR and Customer-Specific Engineering •Architect NSR processes covering customer requirement capture, technical evaluation, quotation support, approvals, engineering collaboration, manufacturing readiness, and delivery. •Establish traceability from customer requirement and quotation through sales order, configuration, engineering, planning, manufacturing, and service. •Define controlled trigger, revision, reprocessing, and freeze-point mechanisms for frequently changing customer requirements. ETO, CTO and Supply Chain Management •Lead integrated ETO, CTO, Make-to-Order, and project-based manufacturing process design. •Connect Engineering with demand planning, procurement, production planning, manufacturing execution, quality, logistics, and service. •Design scalable operating models for complex, configurable, and customer-specific products. Configuration and Variant Management •Govern characteristics, classes, configuration profiles, configurable materials, object dependencies, constraints, selection conditions, procedures, and variant tables. •Lead SAP Variant Configuration and Advanced Variant Configuration solution design across quotation, sales order, planning, manufacturing, and service processes. •Ensure configuration consistency, validation, effectivity, and end-to-end traceability. BOM and Engineering Change Management •Define governance for EBOM, MBOM, configurable BOM, sales-order BOM, production BOM, and service BOM structures. •Design Engineering Change Request and Engineering Change Order processes, including impact analysis, approval, effectivity, release, auditability, and downstream synchronization. •Improve BOM accuracy, ownership, reconciliation, and change control across PLM and SAP. PLM to SAP Integration Architecture •Define integrations between SAP and enterprise PLM platforms such as Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill, Dassault Systemes 3DEXPERIENCE, or Aras Innovator. •Lead interface design for material master, classification, characteristics, documents, BOMs, engineering changes, configuration data, object dependencies, and status or lifecycle events. •Guide selection and governance of integration patterns using REST APIs, OData, RFC/BAPI, IDoc, file-based exchange, middleware, and SAP BTP Integration Suite. SAP ECC and S/4HANA Transformation •Assess existing ECC PLM and NSR custom solutions and define transition paths to S/4HANA. •Promote simplification, standardization, clean-core principles, and appropriate use of side-by-side extensions. •Define future-state architecture leveraging relevant SAP capabilities such as DMS, Engineering Change Management, AVC, MDG, BTP, and Integration Suite. Preferred Industry Experience Semiconductor equipment • High-tech manufacturing • Industrial and capital equipment • Aerospace and defense • Automotive • Medical devices Nice-to-Have Certifications •Relevant SAP functional or technical certification in SAP S/4HANA, PLM, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Variant Configuration / AVC, Integration Key Responsibilities Position Summary We are seeking a seasoned SAP PLM Solution Architect / Principal Consultant with 20+ years of experience leading product lifecycle, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain transformation in discrete industries. The role requires deep expertise in Non-Standard Requirements (NSR), Engineer-to-Order (ETO), Configure-to-Order (CTO), configuration management, New Product Introduction (NPI), BOM governance, Engineering Change Management, Variant Configuration, Object Dependencies, and integration between enterprise PLM platforms and SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA. Key Responsibilities SAP PLM and Engineering Transformation •Lead enterprise SAP PLM strategy, solution architecture, roadmaps, and design governance. •Design and optimize product development, NPI, product release, engineering records, document management, and product governance processes. •Facilitate cross-functional workshops and translate business requirements into fit-for-purpose SAP and PLM solution designs. NSR and Customer-Specific Engineering •Architect NSR processes covering customer requirement capture, technical evaluation, quotation support, approvals, engineering collaboration, manufacturing readiness, and delivery. •Establish traceability from customer requirement and quotation through sales order, configuration, engineering, planning, manufacturing, and service. •Define controlled trigger, revision, reprocessing, and freeze-point mechanisms for frequently changing customer requirements. ETO, CTO and Supply Chain Management •Lead integrated ETO, CTO, Make-to-Order, and project-based manufacturing process design. •Connect Engineering with demand planning, procurement, production planning, manufacturing execution, quality, logistics, and service. •Design scalable operating models for complex, configurable, and customer-specific products. Configuration and Variant Management •Govern characteristics, classes, configuration profiles, configurable materials, object dependencies, constraints, selection conditions, procedures, and variant tables. •Lead SAP Variant Configuration and Advanced Variant Configuration solution design across quotation, sales order, planning, manufacturing, and service processes. •Ensure configuration consistency, validation, effectivity, and end-to-end traceability. BOM and Engineering Change Management •Define governance for EBOM, MBOM, configurable BOM, sales-order BOM, production BOM, and service BOM structures. •Design Engineering Change Request and Engineering Change Order processes, including impact analysis, approval, effectivity, release, auditability, and downstream synchronization. •Improve BOM accuracy, ownership, reconciliation, and change control across PLM and SAP. PLM to SAP Integration Architecture •Define integrations between SAP and enterprise PLM platforms such as Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill, Dassault Systemes 3DEXPERIENCE, or Aras Innovator. •Lead interface design for material master, classification, characteristics, documents, BOMs, engineering changes, configuration data, object dependencies, and status or lifecycle events. •Guide selection and governance of integration patterns using REST APIs, OData, RFC/BAPI, IDoc, file-based exchange, middleware, and SAP BTP Integration Suite. SAP ECC and S/4HANA Transformation •Assess existing ECC PLM and NSR custom solutions and define transition paths to S/4HANA. •Promote simplification, standardization, clean-core principles, and appropriate use of side-by-side extensions. •Define future-state architecture leveraging relevant SAP capabilities such as DMS, Engineering Change Management, AVC, MDG, BTP, and Integration Suite. Preferred Industry Experience Semiconductor equipment • High-tech manufacturing • Industrial and capital equipment • Aerospace and defense • Automotive • Medical devices Nice-to-Have Certifications •Relevant SAP functional or technical certification in SAP S/4HANA, PLM, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Variant Configuratio