SAP Solution Architect - Plan to Make

Lonza • Portsmouth, NH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Lonza is seeking a highly experienced SAP Solution Architect – Plan to Make (P2M) to lead the design and governance of technology solutions that support global manufacturing operations. The role owns end-to-end architecture across production planning, manufacturing execution, inventory management, and shop-floor integration, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives. It is based onsite at Lonza’s Portsmouth, New Hampshire office, with a typical Monday-to-Friday schedule and travel of up to 25% to support manufacturing sites, business initiatives, and project activities.

The architect will advise business and technology leaders and drive scalable, secure, standardized solutions for manufacturing across Lonza’s global network. The role covers architecture strategy and governance, integration design, solution documentation and roadmaps, and leadership throughout project delivery and operational support. It also supports SAP transformations, manufacturing modernization, site deployments, acquisitions, divestitures, and migrations, while promoting standard SAP capabilities and reducing custom development and technical debt.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience delivering SAP manufacturing solutions within complex enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise in SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA, with strong knowledge of SAP PP, PP-PI, MM, and related manufacturing capabilities.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end Plan-to-Make processes, including production planning, manufacturing operations, inventory management, and material movements.
• Experience designing and implementing integrations between SAP and MES, LIMS, planning, warehouse, and other manufacturing applications.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration technologies, including APIs, IDocs, middleware platforms, and event-driven architectures.
• Proven ability to lead architecture and solution-design workshops with executive, business, and technical stakeholders.
• Experience translating complex business challenges into practical, scalable technology solutions.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, integration architecture, security, data management, and system dependencies.
• Experience working within large global organizations supporting multiple manufacturing sites and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, influencing, and decision-making skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with enterprise MES platforms such as Emerson Syncade, Rockwell PharmaSuite, or similar manufacturing systems.
• Knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Fiori, and modern cloud integration frameworks.
• Experience supporting digital transformation, SAP migration, merger and acquisition, or divestiture initiatives.
• Experience within regulated industries such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or advanced manufacturing.
• Understanding of GxP, CSV, data integrity, validation, audit, and compliance requirements within regulated environments.
• Experience developing technology roadmaps, enterprise standards, and application simplification strategies.
• SAP certification(s) related to manufacturing, supply chain, or solution architecture preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for Plan-to-Make processes across SAP S/4HANA and integrated manufacturing platforms.
• Design and govern solutions supporting Production Planning (PP), Process Industries (PP-PI), Materials Management (MM), and related manufacturing processes.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate manufacturing requirements into scalable, future-ready architecture solutions.
• Lead architecture strategy and design for integrations between SAP, MES, LIMS, planning systems, warehouse applications, and shop-floor technologies.
• Facilitate architecture workshops and solution-design sessions with global business leaders, functional teams, technical teams, vendors, and implementation partners.
• Ensure solution designs align with enterprise architecture principles, security requirements, data standards, and global templates.
• Drive adoption of standard SAP capabilities while minimizing custom development and technical debt.
• Evaluate technology options and recommend solutions based on business value, scalability, maintainability, security, and total cost of ownership.
• Support SAP transformations, manufacturing modernization programs, site deployments, acquisitions, divestitures, and system migrations.
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, and integration impacts early in the project lifecycle and develop mitigation strategies.
• Provide architecture leadership during design, build, testing, deployment, cutover, hypercare, and operational support.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and cross-functional teams to integrate Order-to-Cash, Source-to-Pay, Quality, Finance, Warehouse, and Master Data domains.
• Develop and maintain architecture blueprints, solution documentation, technology roadmaps, and integration standards.
• Provide expert guidance on complex production issues requiring an understanding of end-to-end manufacturing processes and system interactions.
• Monitor emerging SAP and manufacturing technologies and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, simplify the application landscape, and accelerate digital transformation.
• Travel up to 25% to support manufacturing sites, business initiatives, and project activities.

Benefits

• Performance-related bonus.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) matching plan.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Paid time off (PTO).

What This Job Offers

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