Senior SAP Supply Chain & Basis Architect — Job Description

Role summary The Senior SAP Supply Chain & Basis Architect owns two things for an LNG export operator moving from construction into operations: the design of the SAP S/4HANA supply chain (procure-to-pay, inventory, warehouse, MRO spares and logistics) and the health of the SAP technical platform underneath it (Basis, HANA, landscape, security and upgrades). The role is the single design authority where supply chain process meets system architecture. Location: Houston, TX (hybrid; periodic site travel) Reports to: Head of Enterprise Applications / CIO Type: Full-time, senior individual contributor with technical leadership of partner teams Key responsibilities SAP supply chain architecture Own end-to-end supply chain design in S/4HANA: MM, IM, EWM/WM, PP/PM materials, SD and logistics execution. Lead procure-to-pay: sourcing, contracts, purchase requisitions, POs, service entry sheets, GR/IR and invoice verification. Design MRO and spares management: criticality, stocking strategy, MRP, reservations against PM work orders, and warehouse operations at site. Integrate with Ariba/SAP Business Network, supplier portals, freight and customs providers. Set material, vendor and BOM master data standards and the governance to keep them clean. Drive fit-to-standard and minimize custom code across supply chain processes. SAP Basis and technical architecture Senior SAP Supply Chain & Basis Architect — Job Description Page 1 of 3 Own the SAP landscape design: DEV/QA/PRD tiers, sandboxes, system copies and refreshes, client strategy. Oversee HANA database administration, sizing, performance tuning, backup/restore, high availability and disaster recovery. Run upgrades, support packs, kernel patches, Notes and release management; manage the transport (CTS/ChaRM) process. Lead SAP security architecture with the security team: roles and authorizations, SSO, GRC/SoD controls, audit readiness. Manage SAP on cloud hosting (RISE, Azure orAWS) and the relationship with hosting and AMS providers. Own monitoring and operations through SAP Solution Manager or Cloud ALM, including job scheduling and incident response. Integration Design supply chain interfaces on SAP BTP Integration Suite (Cloud Integration, API Management, Event Mesh) and keep IDoc/RFC connectivity healthy. Govern links to maintenance, document management, OT/historian and data platforms. Leadership and delivery Act as design authority over systems integrators, Basis/AMS vendors and hosting partners; review their deliverables and SLAs. Estimate effort, shape statements of work and support release planning. Mentor functional and technical analysts; present options and trade-offs to IT and business leadership. Required qualifications 12+ years in SAP, with 5+ years architecting supply chain solutions and hands-on Basis experience. At least two full-lifecycle S/4HANA implementations or conversions covering MM, IM and EWM/WM. Deep procure-to-pay and inventory expertise, including MRO spares and integration with PM and FI. Hands-on Basis: HANA administration, system installs and copies, upgrades, transports, performance tuning and HA/DR. SAP security and authorization design experience, including GRC or SoD controls. Senior SAP Supply Chain & Basis Architect — Job Description Page 2 of 3 SAP on hyperscaler or RISE experience, and managing hosting/AMS vendors to SLAs. Integration experience with BTP Integration Suite, IDocs and RFC. Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, supply chain or equivalent. Preferred qualifications Energy, LNG, chemicals or other asset-intensive industry background. Greenfield experience taking warehouses, spares and SAP operations from project phase to steady state. Ariba, SAP IBP, Transportation Management or Fieldglass exposure. SAP Solution Manager / Cloud ALM, ChaRM and Focused Run experience. SAP certifications: S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement, EWM, or SAP Technology Associate (Basis/HANA). Experience feeding SAP supply chain data into Databricks, Azure or similar platforms. Success in the first 12 months Procure-to-pay, inventory and MRO spares processes running on standard S/4HANA with clean material and vendor master data. Site warehouse operations live in EWM/WM with accurate stock and reservation flow from maintenance. A documented SAP landscape with tested HA/DR, a patch and upgrade calendar, and on-time refreshes. Role design and SoD controls that pass audit with no material findings. Measurable gains in system availability, transport cycle time and P2P cycle time. A 3-year SAP supply chain and platform roadmap agreed with the CIO and supply chain leadership.