SAP PLM Solution Architect

About Genius Business Solutions Inc. (GBSI)

Featured in CNBC, Digital Journal, Fox News, and CIO Review, Genius Business Solutions Inc. (GBSI) is a globally recognized IT services company with over 20 years of experience delivering digital transformation solutions to Fortune 500 enterprises. We specialize in SAP, Cloud, AI, Data & Analytics, ERP Modernization, and Enterprise Applications across Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Automotive, and Retail industries.

We are seeking a highly experienced SAP PLM Solution Architect to lead an enterprise assessment and roadmap for migrating SAP Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) from ECC to SAP S/4HANA. The ideal candidate will have extensive SAP PLM architecture experience along with strong domain expertise in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Food & Beverage, or Consumer/Rich Products Manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops with business and IT stakeholders to assess the current SAP ECC PLM landscape.
• Evaluate existing PLM business processes and recommend an optimal S/4HANA PLM transformation strategy.
• Conduct current-state assessments, fit-gap analysis, and future-state solution architecture.
• Define migration roadmap, implementation approach (Brownfield, Greenfield, or Selective Data Transition), and project risks.
• Design end-to-end Product Lifecycle Management processes aligned with SAP S/4HANA best practices.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Development, and Regulatory teams.
• Assess custom developments, interfaces, enhancements, and third-party PLM integrations.
• Provide executive-level architecture recommendations and implementation strategy.
• Support estimation, solution design, governance, and technical leadership throughout the assessment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of SAP consulting experience.
• 10+ years of SAP PLM solution architecture experience.
• Proven experience leading ECC-to-S/4HANA PLM assessments and transformation initiatives.
• Strong client-facing communication, workshop facilitation, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience delivering enterprise architecture roadmaps for large-scale SAP transformations.

Required Skills

SAP Expertise

• SAP PLM
• SAP S/4HANA PLM
• ECC to S/4HANA Migration
• Engineering Change Management (ECM)
• Document Management System (DMS)
• Product Structure Management
• Bill of Materials (BOM)
• Material Master
• Classification System
• Variant Configuration (VC/AVC)
• SAP Activate Methodology
• SAP Readiness Check
• Simplification Items
• Brownfield & Greenfield Implementations

Domain Expertise (Mandatory)

Candidates should have strong experience in one or more of the following industries:

• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
• Food & Beverage Manufacturing
• Consumer Products
• Packaged Foods
• Dairy
• Beverages
• Snacks
• Bakery
• Confectionery
• Ingredients Manufacturing
• FMCG Manufacturing

Equal Employment Opportunity

GeniusBSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.