SAP Manufacturing Architect (17666)

The Baer Group; Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Baer Group in the Knoxville area seeks an SAP Manufacturing Architect for a 6-month federal project. Hybrid work arrangement in the Knoxville area, TN, with a rate-based contract.

The role leads the assessment of SAP ME transitions, evaluates SAP PEO and Digital Manufacturing Cloud, and defines the recommended manufacturing solution and transition approach with business process transformation input.

Qualifications

• Expert-level SAP Manufacturing and S/4HANA experience.
• Strong SAP ME / PEO / Digital Manufacturing Cloud experience.
• Experience leading manufacturing strategy and workshops.
• Understanding of manufacturing execution and production processes.
• Experience evaluating SAP solutions against complex requirements.
• Strong skills in analysis, stakeholder management, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing strategy and SAP ME transition assessment.
• Evaluate SAP ME, PEO, and Digital Manufacturing Cloud against requirements.
• Develop the Manufacturing Decision Matrix for coverage and deployability.
• Lead workshops for client workstreams in discovery.
• Identify gaps, risks, dependencies, and standardization opportunities.
• Define transition sequencing, dependencies, and migration risks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Manufacturing, IT, SAP.

Skills

SAP Manufacturing

S/4HANA

SAP ME

SAP PEO

Digital Manufacturing Cloud

Manufacturing Strategy

Process Discovery

Solution Architecture

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Job description

Federal Project - Applicant must be a United States Citizen

Baer is looking for SAP Manufacturing Architect for a 6 month Federal Project located in Knoxville Area, TN.

Title: SAP Manufacturing Architect

Location: Hybrid - Knoxville Area, TN

Duration: 6 months

Rate: Hourly Plus Expenses Reimbursed

Alignment: W2 or C2C

Position Overview

Lead Workstream - Manufacturing Strategy and SAP ME Transition Assessment. Evaluate current SAP ME capabilities and assess the fit of SAP PEO, Digital Manufacturing Cloud, and embedded S/4HANA manufacturing capabilities against client manufacturing requirements. Define the recommended manufacturing solution and transition approach while supporting business process discovery and transformation planning.

Description

• Assess current SAP ME capabilities, customizations, integrations, and operational dependencies.
• Evaluate SAP PEO, Digital Manufacturing Cloud, and embedded S/4HANA capabilities against manufacturing requirements.
• Develop and apply the Manufacturing Decision Matrix to evaluate functional coverage, client deployability, operational continuity, and compliance.
• Lead manufacturing process discovery workshops as part of client Workstream.
• Identify functional gaps, risks, dependencies, and opportunities for standardization.
• Develop the Manufacturing Solution Recommendation and supporting transformation inputs.
• Define SAP ME transition and sequencing considerations, including key dependencies and migration risks.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, IT, SAP functional, technical, and business stakeholders.
• Provide recommendations supporting the overall S/4HANA transformation blueprint and roadmap.

Requirements

• Expert-level experience in SAP Manufacturing and S/4HANA.
• Strong experience with SAP ME, SAP PEO, and/or Digital Manufacturing Cloud.
• Experience leading manufacturing strategy, solution assessment, and process discovery workshops.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing execution, production processes, integrations, and operational continuity.
• Experience evaluating SAP solutions against complex business, compliance, and deployment requirements.
• Strong solution architecture, decision analysis, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Company Overview: Baer provides best-in-class engagement experiences for our consultants. Our job requirements are carefully vetted and are typically associated with pivotal programs offering tremendous opportunities to expand your skills leveraging the latest solutions.

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