About the role

  • Create, own, and execute against a comprehensive SAP strategy aligned with Boston Beer’s operational and growth priorities
  • Own and maintain the SAP roadmap, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and future-state architecture
  • Partner with Brewing, Supply Chain, Distribution, and Finance leaders to identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and innovation
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to executive and operational leadership, translating business needs into SAP-enabled solutions
  • Establish and enforce SAP governance for configuration, integrations, and change control
  • Lead the planning and execution of the S/4HANA migration, from scope definition and resource allocation through configuration, testing, and deployment
  • Ensure minimal disruption to brewing, production, logistics, and finance operations
  • Oversee change management and post-go-live stabilization activities
  • Ensure stability, performance, and compliance of SAP ECC across key modules (MM, SD, PP, WM/EWM, FI/CO)
  • Provide leadership and quality oversight for technical development efforts, including ABAP, ensuring maintainable, scalable, and secure solutions
  • Oversee integrations with MES, quality management, logistics, and other third-party systems
  • Drive continuous improvement and adherence to best practices in SAP solution design
  • Champion and implement an Agile delivery model for SAP projects, ensuring iterative delivery, continuous feedback, and stakeholder engagement
  • Manage a balanced portfolio of large-scale projects, enhancements, and operational support activities
  • Oversee demand intake, prioritization, and resource allocation to ensure high-value initiatives are delivered on time and within budget
  • Promote transparency in project progress, decision-making, and issue resolution across IT and business stakeholders
  • Establish and track delivery metrics (velocity, quality, value realization) to continuously improve SAP project outcomes
  • Facilitate regular business reviews to align priorities and adjust plans based on evolving needs
  • Build/Lead and inspire a high-performing team of SAP functional analysts and developers
  • Mentor and develop staff, building technical depth and business process expertise, and reducing long-term reliance on external partners
  • Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure performance to SLA and budget expectations
  • Responsible for the hiring, onboarding, training, and retaining of engaged & high-performing coworkers
  • Ensures that direct reports are provided with clear expectations & direction and are empowered and held accountable to achieve their goals and perform their jobs
  • Builds a collaborative & results-oriented team by resolving conflicts as they arise, removing roadblocks, inspiring people to action, and helping the team to decide to change and/or make changes
  • Provides regular and meaningful feedback to coworkers through development, coaching, and comprehensive performance reviews that focuses on learning, growth and continuous improvement

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Supply Chain, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 10+ years of SAP experience, with deep ECC knowledge across manufacturing, supply chain, and finance functional areas
  • Proven leadership of at least one full-cycle S/4HANA upgrade/migration in a manufacturing or CPG environment
  • Experience managing technical development in an SAP environment
  • Strong understanding of SAP architecture, integrations, and Basis concepts
  • Demonstrated experience applying Agile or hybrid project delivery methodologies to ERP initiatives
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience managing budgets, project portfolios, and vendor contracts.

Benefits

  • Generous healthcare on day one
  • Stock purchase plan
  • 401k
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Fertility/adoption support
  • Free financial coaching
  • Health & wellness program and discounts
  • Professional development & training
  • Free beer!

Job title

Senior Manager, SAP

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$135,000 - $239,900 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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