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SAP Solution Architect
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  • Full time
  • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Center of Expertise
Job ID R200001228 Closing date 25/07/2025 Last Updated 18/07/2025

SAP Solution Architect

Global Information Systems Department

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa / Santiago, Chile

Reporting to: Head of Information Systems

General

We are looking for a person that is business-oriented that will operate across the organization to ensure that communication flows horizontally to and from upstream and downstream processes and teams. This position operates within a broad community of practice that spans operational, technical and change management groups through regular interactions and must be successful in bringing the right people together and gaining agreement and alignment among them.  You will be a coach within the information systems organization, acting as a consultant to the consultants.

Key Stakeholders

Internal:

  • Information systems functional and technical resources
  • Global head of supply chain
  • Global supply chain business process owner
  • Regional chief procurement officers
  • Subject matter experts
  • Senior operations managers

External:

  • Systems integrators and other technology vendors
  • Consultants

Key Accountabilities:

  • Process optimization: evaluate, redesign, and optimize technology solutions to support supply chain processes, implementing best practices to achieve optimal performance.  This takes place during projects, the ongoing application support and enhancement cycle.
  • Global harmonized solution: develop solutions to promote adoption of harmonized ways of working across regions and assets while catering for local processes and jurisdictional compliance items. Negotiate agreement of effective global solutions.
  • Continuous improvement: foster a culture of continuous improvement to support material management tools and technologies. Encourage innovation and automation, promoting simple solutions and fewest technologies.  
  • Prototyping and Proof of Concept: Develop prototypes/ proofs of concept to validate the feasibility and effectiveness of proposed solutions. Gather feedback from stakeholders and refine designs.
  • Communication and Collaboration: collaborate effectively and provide leadership to ensure alignment across the organization.
  • Integration Management:  define integration points between SAP MM and other SAP modules or third-party systems. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless data flow and process integration across the IS landscape. 
  • Training: provide training and support to end-users, key stakeholders, and IS teams on MM functionalities, processes and best practices. Support development of documentation including user manuals, configuration guides, and training materials.
  • Continuous Learning: Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to solution architecture. Continuously enhance skills and knowledge to remain effective in the role
  • The Supply Chain Solution Architect designs end-to-end procurement and inventory management solutions, considering business requirements, best practices and system capabilities.   The architect plays a pivotal role in building the technology roadmap, architecting strategies and defining policies and standards.   (S)he collaborates with business stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements and translates these into functional and technical specifications. The architect is a key advisor to the supply chain and plant maintenance global process owners and regional subject matter experts.   
  • Works with project teams and the IS support organization, assessing and articulating impacts of solutions on existing technology landscape.  The architect plays a pivotal role in the Information Systems organization, advising on new technology opportunities, verifying continuous process improvements implementation.  To do so, (s)he stays current with the latest ERP, TMS, WMS, AI trends, proactively identifying opportunities and sharing these with all relevant stakeholder groups.
  • The Architect supports change management activities related to projects, upgrades, and enhancements, communicating changes and benefits to stakeholders to promote adoption and ensure minimal disruption to operations.

Qualifications and requirements (minimum)

  • University degree in computer science, computer engineering or related field
  • 5+ years’ experience in critical problem-solving
  • 10+ years’ expert knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA MM, Fiori apps and cross-functional integration points with SAP suite of products
  • Exposure to COUPA source-to-pay processes and understanding of integration with S/4 HANA  

Additional Qualifications, Skills & Experience (preferred)

  • Deep experience evaluating and advising on technology options
  • Strong understanding of integration between SAP MM and other SAP modules, particularly, FI-CO, EAM (PM), PS  
  • Experience integrating with COUPA
  • Proven track record leading SAP MM projects from inception to completion, including solution design, implementation, and post-go-live support
  • Understanding of data governance tools and technologies, such as data cataloguing, metadata management and data quality tools
  • Experience defining data governance policies, standards and procedures to govern the creation, maintenance and use of data assets
  • Effective stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and reach agreement
  • Accustomed to working under pressure and managing planned and unplanned activities 
  • Bilingualism (English / Spanish) preferred
  • Enjoys motivating and mentoring others 
  • Effective communicator and presenter 
  • Global, cross-cultural work experience
  • CSCP, CPIM certifications

Our ideal candidate:

  • Sound understanding of internal controls for large organizations.
  • Working knowledge of commodity trading systems and invoicing to ERP integration.
  • Resourceful and well-structured, demonstrating a positive and engaging outlook.
  • Takes initiative in resolving issues in a structured methodical manner.
  • Ability to organize tasks to meet business requirements.
  • Meticulous attention to detail in a continuously changing environment.
  • Advanced knowledge of MS Office tools, especially Excel.
  • Advanced English language ability, both written and spoken, able to engage effectively with teams and various groups.

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.

With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.

Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restated 2019 baseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end of 2035 and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications.​

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