SAP Business Process Mgr - Supply Chain

Parker; Mayfield Heights (OH); On-site; USD 107,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan with company matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Job summary

Parker is seeking a SAP Business Process Manager to own SAP S/4HANA processes across procurement, demand planning, scheduling, and inventory management. You will report to the Group VP of Supply Chain and drive standardization, governance, testing readiness, and deployment while balancing enterprise standards with division needs.

You will partner with Corporate SAP leaders, Group IT, and division leadership to ensure successful deployment, adoption, and post-go-live stabilization, including data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, operations, engineering, information systems, or related field required.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, procurement, materials management, production planning, scheduling, inventory management, manufacturing operations, or ERP-enabled business process leadership.
• 2+ years leading cross-functional project teams or deployment initiatives.
• Direct SAP or large ERP implementation experience preferred; SAP S/4HANA experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment strategy, readiness, execution, and sustainment for SAP processes.
• Establish governance for SAP processes and drive standardization.
• Lead current-state assessments and identify gaps and risks.
• Drive adoption of Parker standard SAP processes and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional workshops to align future-state processes.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

Leadership

Change management

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, operations, engineering, information systems, or related field

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Org Marketing Statement

Are you ready to shape a brighter future?

Parker's newly combined Motion and Flow Group provides integrated technologies that enable customers to control, connect, and move power and fluids reliably in demanding applications. Its capabilities span electromechanical motion, hydraulics, pneumatics, filtration, fittings, hoses, tubing, quick couplings, and related engineered systems.

Serving a broad range of industrial, mobile, transportation, energy, and life sciences markets, the group partners with customers to solve complex application challenges through high-performance components, subsystems, and engineered solutions. Its broad technical capabilities support complete, efficient, and sustainable solutions that improve productivity, reliability, safety, and total cost of ownership.

The Motion and Flow Group operates with a strong focus on customer relationships, operational excellence, innovation, and talent development, advancing Parker's purpose of enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow.

We believe that our team members are our key assets and that a diverse workforce is a driving force to bring our purpose to life. We foster a culture where every team member feels safe, included and empowered.

We all belong, we all matter, and we all make a difference.

Position Summary

Who we are looking for

The SAP Business Process Manager is the group functional owner and decision authority for SAP S/4HANA processes across Procurement, Demand Planning, Scheduling, and Inventory Management. Reporting to the Group VP of Supply Chain, the role leads process strategy, deployment governance, fit-to-standard adoption, and long-term sustainment.

Working with Corporate SAP leaders, Group IT, division leadership, and functional stakeholders, this position aligns solution design, testing, readiness, and deployment. The role drives standardization of critical supply chain and operations processes while balancing enterprise SAP standards with division-specific requirements.

This position directly supports successful SAP deployment and sustainable adoption by improving planning discipline, inventory accuracy, data integrity, operational efficiency, customer service, and realization of SAP program benefits.

Responsibilities

What we are expecting from you

• Lead group-wide SAP deployment strategy, readiness, execution, and sustainment for assigned workstreams in partnership with Corporate SAP S/4HANA Business Process Leaders, Group SAP IT Lead, and division leadership.


• Establish and lead functional governance for assigned SAP processes, including fit-to-standard decisions, exception management, escalation, prioritization, and process adoption.


• Lead current-state assessments across divisions and evaluate divisional processes against Parker standard SAP business processes; identify gaps, risks, organizational impacts, and required business changes.


• Drive adoption of Parker standard SAP processes and make recommendations on process standardization, business requirements, and exceptions requiring group or corporate approval.


• Lead cross-functional workshops with operations, procurement, supply chain, finance, materials, scheduling, manufacturing, and division leadership to align future-state processes and deployment readiness.


• Own functional readiness for assigned workstreams, including data readiness, process validation, testing, training, cutover preparation, go-live support, and post-go-live stabilization.


• Lead functional issue resolution during deployment, cutover, and hypercare; escalates risks and decisions to group leadership and Corporate SAP S/4HANA Business Process Leaders as appropriate.


• Partner with Corporate Business Process teams to evaluate additional business requirements, develop business cases, support solution design, validate configuration, approve testing outcomes, and support divisional adoption.


• Provide leadership, coaching, and training to divisional implementation teams, process owners, super users, and end users to ensure sustainable adoption of SAP standard processes.


• Influence division and group stakeholders to adopt standard processes, resolve conflicts, accelerate implementation timelines, and improve deployment efficiency.


• Identify continuous improvement opportunities after go-live and recommends enhancements to group leadership and Corporate SAP S/4HANA Business Process Leaders.


• Identify, assess, and mitigate functional deployment risks that could impact business continuity, supply chain execution, inventory accuracy, production scheduling, customer service, or financial reporting.


• Maintain strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA functionality, integrated business processes, and related systems impacting procurement, demand planning, scheduling, and inventory management.


• Prepare and present functional readiness status, key risks, decision requirements, and deployment recommendations to group leadership, division leadership, and Corporate SAP stakeholders.


• Travel to group divisions and implementation sites to lead deployment activities, support site readiness, conduct workshops, resolve issues, and ensure successful go-live and hypercare outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, operations, engineering, information systems, or related field required.


• 8+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, procurement, materials management, production planning, scheduling, inventory management, manufacturing operations, or ERP-enabled business process leadership.


• 2+ years of experience leading cross-functional project teams, implementation teams, or business process improvement initiatives.


• Direct SAP or large-scale ERP implementation experience strongly preferred; SAP S/4HANA implementation experience strongly preferred.


• Demonstrated experience leading business process transformation across multiple sites, divisions, or business units.


• Experience serving as a business process owner, functional lead, workstream lead, or deployment lead for ERP/SAP implementations.


• Demonstrated experience leading ERP/SAP-enabled supply chain and manufacturing workstreams, including procurement, demand planning, production scheduling, MRP, inventory management, process design, data readiness, testing, cutover, go-live support, and hypercare stabilization.


• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, resolve cross-functional conflicts, and drive decision-making in a matrixed organization.


• Strong change management, stakeholder management, facilitation, and executive communication skills.


• Ability to translate complex SAP and business process concepts into clear recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences.


• Experience leading cross-functional teams, implementation teams, super users, or site readiness teams in a matrixed environment.


• Ability to travel 25%-50%, with increased travel during deployment, cutover, go-live and hypercare periods.

Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule

Competitive Compensation

• Pay Range: $107,000 to $188,000 annually


• Participation in Annual Incentive Program

Benefit & Retirement Plans

Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including:

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.


• 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.


• Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.


• Career development and tuition reimbursement.


• Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.


• Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.


• Paid Time Off and Company-Paid Holidays.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affluent Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor")

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Drug Tests

Drug-Free Workplace

In accordance with Parker's policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace.

Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.