SAP Plant Setup & Deployment Project Lead

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

1d • 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 position combines hands-on SAP configuration with project leadership, connecting Purchasing (MM) and Finance (FI/CO) workstreams and coordinating requirements, configuration, validation, testing, and deployment across Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Intercompany, Vehicle Accounting, and Reporting.

The role coordinates cross-functional teams and manages project plans, dependencies, and delivery using Jira and Agile practices. It also supports project governance, change control, cutover, and go-live activities. The position is salary grade 7 or 8, with a stated salary range of $86,600–$166,200; final salary grade and base salary depend on the candidate’s skills and experience, job scope, responsibility, and market value. 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 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 SAP 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.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not provided.

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 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, and hand it off to product teams for 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.
• 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 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.
• Document and communicate configuration decisions, dependencies, risks, and handoffs.
• 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