SAP- Automotive Industry- Delivery and Solution Architect (GTM)

Capgemini • Southfield, MI

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About The Position

The SAP Automotive / Manufacturing Delivery & Solutioning Architect (GTM) is a senior transformation leader responsible for shaping, selling, architecting, and delivering large-scale SAP-enabled business transformation programs for automotive and manufacturing clients. The role combines deep SAP expertise and industry knowledge across automotive OEMs, suppliers, industrial manufacturing, and complex manufacturing environments to create end-to-end solutions tied to measurable business outcomes. The architect acts as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders and leads solution strategies, complex pursuits, innovation, and delivery of enterprise transformation programs.

The position contributes to Capgemini’s Go-to-Market strategy by developing client value propositions, reusable assets, accelerators, industry offerings, and thought leadership. It supports strategic pre-sales, Centers of Excellence, global alignment, and transformation delivery. The role also helps clients adopt intelligent and AI-enabled operating models, including SAP Business AI, Business Data Cloud, enterprise architecture, intelligent automation, and emerging agentic AI capabilities. Its scope includes modernizing manufacturing operations, strengthening supply chain resilience, improving asset performance, and advancing clients’ Autonomous Enterprise journeys.

The role requires a balance of industry expertise, business consulting, enterprise architecture, pre-sales leadership, delivery governance, and AI-enabled transformation capabilities. It leverages SAP innovations including S/4HANA, SAP Business AI, SAP BTP, Digital Manufacturing, Integrated Business Planning, Extended Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Asset Management, and Industry Cloud capabilities. The position must be based in or near Metro Detroit, or the candidate must be willing to relocate there.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 15+ years of SAP experience across consulting, enterprise or solution architecture, business transformation, and program leadership.
• Deep Automotive and/or Manufacturing industry expertise, including automotive OEMs, Tier 1/Tier 2 suppliers, industrial manufacturing, and complex discrete manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes including plan-to-produce, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, manufacturing execution, warehousing and logistics, asset management, quality, and aftermarket/service operations.
• Proven leadership of large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformations, enterprise modernization programs, and complex pursuits exceeding $25M–$50M+ TCV.
• Strong experience with SAP S/4HANA, BTP, Business AI, Business Data Cloud, Digital Manufacturing, IBP, EWM, TM, Asset Management, Integration Suite, Signavio, and relevant Industry Cloud solutions.
• Experience architecting enterprise solutions across ERP, manufacturing, supply chain, data, integration, automation, and cloud, and connecting SAP capabilities to manufacturing business outcomes.
• Knowledge of SAP and emerging AI capabilities, including Joule, Generative AI, Agentic AI, RAG, LLMs, enterprise data platforms, and AI-enabled manufacturing transformation.
• Strong enterprise architecture and transformation experience, including LeanIX, business capability modeling, operating model transformation, strategic roadmaps, governance, and value realization.
• Proven ability to advise C-suite stakeholders, lead executive workshops and strategic pursuits, develop GTM offerings and business cases, and lead global cross-functional teams.
• Must be local to or willing to relocate to the Metro Detroit area.

Nice To Haves

• SAP or Enterprise Architecture certifications.
• Global consulting experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor and SAP Automotive / Manufacturing industry expert, leading large-scale business transformation initiatives for automotive OEMs, suppliers, and industrial manufacturing clients.
• Lead solution strategy, architecture, and roadmap development for SAP S/4HANA and related digital transformation programs.
• Drive strategic pursuits, RFP responses, client workshops, and executive presentations, translating business objectives and manufacturing challenges into solution visions.
• Partner with sales, account, and delivery teams to develop go-to-market offerings, industry accelerators, and win strategies.
• Architect scalable, future-ready solutions using SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Business AI, supply chain management, Digital Manufacturing, IBP, EWM, TM, Asset Management, and Industry Cloud capabilities.
• Guide clients through ERP modernization, manufacturing transformation, supply chain optimization, plant and asset modernization, aftermarket transformation, and AI-enabled business initiatives.
• Apply end-to-end manufacturing process knowledge across planning, procurement, production, inventory, warehousing, logistics, quality, maintenance, fulfillment, and aftermarket operations.
• Lead enterprise architecture discussions, operating model transformation, business capability assessments, and value realization strategies.
• Advise clients on SAP Business AI, intelligent automation, agentic AI, and AI-enabled manufacturing and supply chain transformation.
• Connect SAP technology investments to measurable improvements in manufacturing productivity, planning, supply chain visibility, operational efficiency, quality, and asset performance.
• Provide leadership throughout the program lifecycle to ensure delivery excellence, business value realization, client satisfaction, and commercial success.
• Champion innovation and AI-enabled solutioning methodologies and create reusable assets, accelerators, and Automotive / Manufacturing industry offerings.
• Build and maintain executive stakeholder relationships and influence strategic business and technology decisions.
• Lead and mentor global, cross-functional teams, supporting capability growth, thought leadership, and sales enablement.

Benefits

• Paid time off, including vacation of 12–25 days depending on employee grade, company-paid holidays, personal days, and sick leave, subject to policy.
• Medical coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada), subject to local policy and eligibility.
• Dental coverage, subject to local policy and eligibility.
• Vision coverage, subject to local policy and eligibility.
• Retirement savings plans, such as a 401(k) in the U.S. or RRSP in Canada, subject to local policy and eligibility.
• Life and disability insurance, subject to local policy and eligibility.
• Employee assistance programs, subject to local policy and eligibility.
• The role may be eligible for variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior