SAP Plant Setup & Deployment Project Lead

Ford • Dearborn, MI

1d • $86,600 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is seeking an SAP Plant Setup & Deployment Project Lead to lead enterprise-structure configuration and deployment activities for establishing new or expanded plants in SAP S/4HANA. The role connects Purchasing (MM) and Finance (FI/CO) workstreams and coordinates requirements, configuration, validation, and deployment across Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Intercompany, Vehicle Accounting, and Reporting.

This position combines hands-on SAP configuration with project leadership. The project lead coordinates cross-functional teams, manages plans and dependencies using Jira and Agile practices, and supports governance, change control, cutover, and go-live activities. The role also maintains configuration and delivery documentation and identifies improvements to plant setup and deployment processes.

The position is salary grade 7 or 8, with a listed salary range of $86,600–$166,200. Visa sponsorship is not provided. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 5–8+ years of SAP configuration experience, including hands-on experience setting up Plants and related enterprise-structure elements in SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience supporting a plant rollout or expansion involving multiple Finance and Purchasing product teams.
• Working knowledge of Purchasing (MM) and Finance (FI/CO) configuration related to plant setup.
• Experience coordinating delivery across multiple functional teams, such as Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Intercompany, Vehicle Accounting, and Reporting.
• SAP project-management experience, including timeline and dependency management, status reporting, and cross-functional coordination.
• Experience using Jira for Agile project tracking, sprint planning, and issue management.
• Experience supporting project governance, including status reports, steering committee updates, RAID logs, and change-management processes.
• Strong communication, organization, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Demonstrated experience configuring Plants, Company Codes, Purchasing Organizations, and Storage Locations and maintaining their assignments.
• Working knowledge of plant-related Purchasing (MM) and Finance (FI/CO) configuration, including valuation areas, account determination, and Purchasing Organization assignments.
• Familiarity with configuration activities such as OX10, OX18, OX17, and OX09.
• Familiarity with SAP transport management and cutover coordination.
• Ability to coordinate configuration, validation, testing, and handoff across dependent product teams.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.

Nice To Haves

• SAP S/4HANA certification in MM or FI.
• Exposure to Vehicle Accounting or automotive OEM and dealer financial structures.

Responsibilities

• Configure SAP S/4HANA enterprise-structure elements, including Plants, Purchasing Organizations, and Storage Locations.
• Maintain assignments between plants and relevant organizational units, including Company Codes and Sales Organizations.
• Perform plant-related Purchasing configuration, including Purchasing Organization assignments and plant-specific procurement settings.
• Coordinate vendor master extension activities related to plant setup.
• Gather plant-specific requirements from product teams before configuration begins.
• Complete configuration accurately and on schedule, document completed work, hand it off to product teams, and support validation, testing, and sign-off.
• Troubleshoot configuration issues identified during validation and testing.
• Coordinate plant-related Finance configuration for Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Intercompany, Vehicle Accounting, and Reporting.
• Coordinate activities and dependencies across Finance and Purchasing product teams.
• Track decisions, risks, issues, and handoffs to support complete and consistent plant deployment.
• Develop and manage plant setup plans, milestones, dependencies, and timelines across parallel workstreams.
• Use Jira to maintain project backlogs, track issues and dependencies, support sprint planning, and communicate delivery progress.
• Apply Agile practices to coordinate cross-functional teams, manage sprint commitments, and address delivery impediments.
• Lead collaboration among SAP product teams, business stakeholders, technical teams, and deployment partners.
• Coordinate change-management activities, including impact assessment, approvals, stakeholder communication, and implementation tracking.
• Support cutover and go-live planning, including transport coordination and sequencing configuration across dependent products.
• Support project governance through status reporting, steering committee updates, RAID logs, and change-control processes.
• Maintain configuration documentation, plant setup checklists, project trackers, and delivery records.
• Ensure configuration decisions, dependencies, risks, and handoffs are documented and communicated.
• Identify opportunities to improve plant setup, deployment, and governance processes.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up child care.
• 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.
• 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: Mid Level