Director, Enterprise SAP Transformation (SAP SAC / SAP EPPM)

Purple Tree Recruiting; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Purple Tree Recruiting is partnering with a large asset-intensive organization undergoing an enterprise transformation to redefine SAP and planning capabilities. The Director will shape multi-year roadmaps across financial planning, forecasting, portfolio governance, and capital management within an S/4HANA environment.

The role sits at the intersection of technology, finance, and business transformation, requiring senior leadership to move between strategy and delivery, influence executives,

Qualifications

• 10+ years leadership across ERP/tech transformation.
• Experience leading SAP transformations including S/4HANA.
• Experience with SAC, enterprise portfolio management.
• Strong executive communication and influence.

Responsibilities

• Own strategy for enterprise planning capabilities.
• Partner with senior leaders to modernize investment evaluation.
• Lead implementation and governance of SAP Analytics Cloud and portfolio tools.
• Ensure integration with S/4HANA and data platforms.

Skills

SAP Transformation Leadership

Enterprise Planning

Executive Influence

S/4HANA

Stakeholder Management

Forecasting & Budgeting

Cross-functional Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/tech/engineering

Tools

SAP Analytics Cloud

S/4HANA

BPC

Portfolio/PM tools

Job description

Purple Tree Recruiting is partnering with a large, asset-intensive organization undergoing a significant enterprise transformation. We are searching for a Director-level leader to help shape the next phase of its SAP and enterprise strategy.

This is much more than a traditional SAP implementation, functional, or architecture role. The Director will help transform how the organization plans, prioritizes, forecasts, and manages significant capital and operating investments across the enterprise.

The environment includes SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), and enterprise portfolio and project management capabilities. The successful candidate will operate at the intersection of technology, finance, enterprise planning, and business transformation.

This is a highly visible leadership position requiring someone who can move comfortably between executive-level strategy and complex transformation delivery.

What You'll Lead

Own the strategy and evolution of enterprise planning capabilities across the organization. Develop a multi-year roadmap connecting financial planning, forecasting, portfolio management, workforce planning, and investment governance with the broader SAP transformation.

Partner with senior leaders to modernize how the organization evaluates investments, develops forecasts, allocates resources, and measures financial and operational performance.

Help establish an integrated approach for managing a large, multi-year capital portfolio.

Work closely with Finance, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Technology, and program leadership to improve investment prioritization, capital forecasting, scenario planning, project governance, and portfolio visibility.

Create greater consistency around how projects are evaluated, planned, funded, monitored, and measured across the enterprise.

Provide leadership for the implementation and evolution of SAP Analytics Cloud and enterprise portfolio/project management capabilities within an S/4HANA environment.

Guide the program across solution strategy, design, integration, testing, deployment, stabilization, and continued optimization.

Ensure planning and portfolio solutions integrate effectively with S/4HANA, enterprise data platforms, analytics, and reporting environments.

Serve as a senior point of accountability for implementation partners and systems integrators.

Manage scope, priorities, delivery expectations, risks, and outcomes while possessing enough SAP and transformation expertise to effectively challenge proposed solutions and decisions when necessary.

Executive & Cross-Functional Leadership

Build strong relationships with senior leaders across Finance, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Technology, and other business functions.

Translate complex technology and transformation initiatives into clear business outcomes, risks, investment decisions, and priorities for executive stakeholders.

A significant part of this position will involve influencing across organizational boundaries and creating alignment among groups with different priorities.

Change, Adoption & Business Readiness

Lead the organizational side of the transformation in addition to the technology.

Help establish governance, operating models, training, adoption strategies, and standardized planning processes that allow the organization to realize the long-term value of its technology investments.

Data, Analytics & Future Capabilities

Partner with data and analytics teams to build a stronger foundation for predictive forecasting, scenario modeling, executive reporting, and future AI-enabled planning and decision support.

What We're Looking For

The strongest candidates will bring a combination of SAP transformation leadership, enterprise planning experience, technical credibility, and executive influence.

Ideal experience includes:

• 10+ years of progressive leadership across ERP, enterprise planning, portfolio management, or large-scale technology transformation.
• Significant experience leading complex SAP transformation programs, including S/4HANA.
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), enterprise portfolio/project management solutions, SAP BPC, or comparable enterprise planning technologies.
• Understanding of financial planning, forecasting, capital planning, project financials, and portfolio governance.
• Experience leading large, cross-functional transformation initiatives from strategy through implementation and stabilization.
• Proven ability to manage and challenge major systems integrators and consulting partners.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to influence senior business and technology leaders.
• Experience creating alignment across functions such as Finance, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Technology.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant business, technology, finance, engineering, or related discipline.

Experience within utilities, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, transportation, or another capital- and asset-intensive environment would be particularly valuable.

The Type of Leader We're Seeking

This position requires more than someone who knows SAP.

We are looking for a leader who understands how technology can fundamentally change the way a large organization plans and makes investment decisions.

The right person will be comfortable challenging a systems integrator in one meeting, discussing capital planning with Finance in another, and presenting transformation priorities and risks to senior executives later that day.

They should bring an enterprise mindset, strong ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to lead through ambiguity and significant organizational change.

My client is not willing to sponsor an employee at this time.