SAP Implementation and Integration Lead, Ford Energy

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

In this position, this is a high-impact delivery leadership position. As the SAP Implementation & Integration Lead for Ford Energy, you will serve as the strategic and hands-on leader to spearhead our Greenfield implementation of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud. This role acts as the primary liaison between our System Integrator (SI), internal business process owners, and the technical leads of our broader Ford enterprise software ecosystem. Your mission is to ensure that our new ERP environment is not just "installed," but successfully "adopted." You will drive the Fit-to-Standard process, manage the complex web of integrations, and provide the technical leadership and oversight to ensure that the final solution delivers measurable business value while maintaining a "Clean Core" and full legal and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with SAP ERP.
• At least one full-lifecycle implementation of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, with a proven track record of managing cloud upgrades.
• Proven technical oversight using the SAP Activate methodology and SAP Cloud ALM for project tracking and requirement documentation.
• Strong understanding of SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform), specifically the Integration Suite and API Management.
• Deep knowledge in at least two core functional areas (e.g., Plan-to-Report Finance, Lead-to-Cash, or Source-to-Pay) to effectively lead Fit-to-Standard discussions.

Nice To Haves

• S/4HANA implementation experience in a manufacturing or complex logistics environment.
• Experience standing up IT infrastructure or ERP systems for a new business unit or startup venture.
• Superb communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex technical risks and requirements into business impact for executive-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the System Integrator to manage the SAP Activate methodology phases (Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, Run).
• Own the project roadmap from a business-readiness perspective, holding SAP, the SI, and peripheral system teams accountable to milestones.
• Ensure that any necessary extensions are built "side-by-side" on SAP BTP rather than through legacy modifications, preserving our ability to receive bi-annual SAP updates automatically.
• Define and refine project scope, develop roadmaps, maintain project plans, and provide regular governance report-outs to leadership.
• Facilitate system design with business users and the SI to align company processes with SAP Best Practices. Act as the "guardian of the standard," challenging requests for customizations that could hinder future cloud upgrades.
• Coordinate with owners of peripheral systems to design, validate, and deliver end-to-end data flows.
• Oversee the use of the SAP Integration Suite to ensure seamless connectivity and process integrity across the Ford Energy tech stack.
• Translate complex technical requirements from the SI into clear business impacts for executives, and vice-versa.
• Coordinate with SI functional teams and technical services (Release Management, Security, and SAP Cloud Basis) for transport management, cutover, upgrades, notes implementation, and build delivery.
• Lead the strategy for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Dry Run (DR) phases. Ensure business users validate that new processes work seamlessly in a real-world production context.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

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