SAP Program Manager

IT Program Manager, SAP S/4HANA

Location: Remote (U.S.) | Approximately 25% Travel

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

We are partnering with a rapidly growing U.S.-based manufacturer at the forefront of critical materials, advanced manufacturing, and next-generation technologies supporting aerospace, defense, robotics, automotive, and energy industries. The organization is expanding its domestic and international manufacturing capabilities while investing heavily in enterprise technology and digital transformation.

We are seeking an experienced IT Program Manager, SAP to lead complex SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud initiatives across manufacturing and enterprise operations.

This individual will play a critical role in driving SAP transformation programs, including a major greenfield SAP S/4HANA implementation supporting a new international manufacturing facility.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, hands-on program leader who takes ownership, understands manufacturing business processes, and can effectively partner with business and IT stakeholders to drive successful outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Oversee a greenfield SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud implementation for a new international manufacturing facility.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, resources, risks, dependencies, and deliverables across multiple SAP workstreams.
• Partner closely with manufacturing, supply chain, finance, procurement, and IT leadership to understand business needs and translate them into actionable SAP solutions.
• Drive business analysis, requirements gathering, process design, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support.
• Coordinate SAP functional and technical teams across modules such as PP, MM, SD, PM, and FI/CO.
• Proactively identify and resolve project challenges, resource conflicts, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Manage external implementation partners, vendors, and procurement activities, including RFPs and contract negotiations.
• Ensure adherence to IT governance, security standards, change management processes, and SOX controls.
• Provide clear program updates, risk assessments, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Support continuous improvement of PMO methodologies, processes, and delivery standards.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience leading SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud implementations or upgrades as an SAP Program Manager or Project Manager.
• Strong background managing SAP transformation initiatives within complex manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, cross-functional ERP programs from planning through go-live and stabilization.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing business processes and SAP functional integration.
• Experience with business analysis, requirements gathering, process optimization, and test management.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure and its core services.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Planner, Jira, or comparable project management tools.
• Experience managing implementation partners, vendors, budgets, and project resources.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to independently drive initiatives, engage business leadership, and take accountability for project outcomes.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field, or 12+ years of relevant project management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous hands-on SAP functional or technical consulting experience.
• Experience with SAP PP, MM, SD, PM, FI/CO, SAP BTP, or SAP Fiori.
• Experience leading greenfield SAP implementations within manufacturing facilities.
• International SAP implementation experience, including coordination across geographically dispersed teams.
• PMP, CAPM, Certified ScrumMaster, Agile, or ITIL certifications.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve program management efficiency, reporting, and decision-making.

Work Arrangement

• Employment: Permanent, full-time.
• Location: Remote, with working hours aligned to Pacific, Mountain, or Central time zones.
• Travel: Approximately 25% travel to facilities in Fort Worth, TX; Mountain Pass, CA; and Las Vegas, NV.