Data Architect

SBS Transit - North Reading, MA

Full-time

North Reading, MA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Data Architect will lead the digital transformation initiatives for the organization's SAP ERP, Manufacturing Execution System (MES), and Kinaxis Supply Chain Planning (SCP) environments. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and implement future-state digital solutions, ensuring that the systems align with security and compliance requirements while optimizing processes and enhancing user experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment, planning, and execution of the organization's SAP ERP, MES, and Kinaxis SCP digital transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand current business processes, identify pain points, and design future-state digital solutions using SAP ERP, MES, and Kinaxis SCP.
• Develop the roadmap and implementation plan for transitioning the organization's SAP, MES, and Kinaxis SCP environments to the latest versions and leveraging new digital capabilities.
• Manage the technical design, configuration, testing, and deployment of SAP ERP modules, MES systems, Kinaxis SCP applications, and their integrations to enable new digital workflows.
• Provide guidance and training to end-users on leveraging the enhanced digital functionality within SAP ERP, MES, and Kinaxis SCP.
• Continuously evaluate the SAP ERP, MES, and Kinaxis SCP environments and identify opportunities to further optimize processes, enhance user experience, and increase automation.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and key stakeholder in SAP ERP, MES, and Kinaxis SCP-related projects, collaborating with IT, manufacturing, supply chain, and other teams.
• Monitor industry trends and product roadmaps to recommend strategies for adopting emerging technologies and capabilities in the ERP, MES, and SCP domains.
• Ensure SAP ERP, MES, and Kinaxis SCP systems and data align with the organization's security, compliance, and governance requirements.
• Document processes, configurations, and lessons learned to build institutional knowledge.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in SAP ERP, MES, and Kinaxis SCP implementation, configuration, and/or optimization.
• Strong understanding of SAP's latest digital and cloud-based solutions, as well as the capabilities of leading MES and SCP platforms.
• Technical aptitude to design and configure complex integrations between ERP, MES, and SCP systems.
• Knowledge of SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and Toolset, and experience with BTP components and services such as application development, automation, data and analytics, integration, and AI capabilities.
• S/4HANA technical or/and SAP S/4HANA application/functional knowledge/experience.
• Proficiency in SAP Integration and Extensibility Advisory Methodologies and Clean Core principles.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills (in English) at the senior management within an IT team and across business functions.
• Mindset for Strategic Thinking, Continuous Learning, and Business Acumen.