Enterprise Architect - SAP

Global Enterprise Partners; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Enterprise Partners is seeking an Enterprise Architect with a strong SAP focus to shape the future enterprise application landscape across Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, HR, Engineering, and Manufacturing. This hands-on senior role leads architecture strategy, modernization initiatives, and make-or-buy decisions, including a major S/4HANA transformation.

The role requires leading major transformation programs, setting SAP Clean Core standards, and ensuring SaaS governance and risk

Qualifications

• Significant Enterprise Architecture experience in large-scale IT environments.
• Strong track record in ERP modernization, ideally ECC to S/4HANA transformations.
• Expertise in application modernization, portfolio management, and SaaS governance.
• Hands-on architectural leadership with prototyping and validation of solutions.
• Strong communication to influence senior stakeholders and drive outcomes.
• Experience in Manufacturing is a plus; TOGAF certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Shape the target application architecture, driving modernization, integration, and lifecycle strategies.
• Provide hands-on architectural leadership, assessing solution options and guiding delivery teams.
• Lead major transformation programs, including S/4HANA adoption, platform consolidation, SaaS optimization, and M&A integration.
• Define SAP Clean Core standards to support a scalable and upgrade-ready landscape.
• Ensure effective SaaS governance, compliance, and risk management across the application portfolio.
• Partner with architecture teams across ERP, MES, PLM, Data, AI, and Integration domains to deliver a connected enterprise ecosystem.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

ERP modernization

S/4HANA

TOGAF (certified)

Stakeholder influence

Hands-on architect

Job description

Global Enterprise Partners is looking for an Enterprise Architect with SAP focus, to support our manufacturing client.

In this role, you will shape the future enterprise application landscape across Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, HR, Engineering, and Manufacturing. In this hands-on senior role, you will lead architecture strategy, modernization initiatives, and critical build-versus-buy decisions, including a major S/4HANA transformation, while setting standards used across a global organization.

Enterprise Architect Responsibilities

• Shape the target application architecture, driving modernization, integration, and lifecycle strategies.
• Provide hands-on architectural leadership, assessing solution options and guiding delivery teams.
• Lead major transformation programs, including S/4HANA adoption, platform consolidation, SaaS optimization, and M&A integration.
• Define SAP Clean Core standards to support a scalable and upgrade-ready landscape.
• Ensure effective SaaS governance, compliance, and risk management across the application portfolio.
• Partner with architecture teams across ERP, MES, PLM, Data, AI, and Integration domains to deliver a connected enterprise ecosystem.

Enterprise Architect Requirements

• Significant Enterprise Architecture experience within large-scale, complex IT environments.
• Strong track record in ERP modernization, ideally including ECC to S/4HANA transformations.
• Expertise in application modernization, portfolio management, and SaaS governance.
• Hands-on architect with a passion for building, prototyping, and validating solutions.
• Strong communicator able to influence senior stakeholders and drive outcomes through collaboration and sound decision-making.
• Experience in the Manufacturing Industry is a big plus.
• TOGAF certified is a plus.

Enterprise Architect Details

• Start: October/November 2026
• Location: Hybrid work in the Netherlands
• Duration: 12 months initially