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The Boston Beer Company · 1 day ago

Sr. Manager, SAP

Boston, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$135K/yr - $240K/yr

10+ years exp

The Boston Beer Company is a leader in the beverage industry, seeking a Senior IT Manager – SAP to guide the evolution and innovation of their ERP platform. This role involves strategic leadership in SAP, overseeing the S/4HANA transition, and ensuring that SAP capabilities support operational excellence and digital transformation goals.

BrewingCraft BeerFood and Beverage

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

SAP ECCS/4HANA migrationABAPSAP architectureAgile methodologiesStakeholder managementVendor managementBudget managementLeadershipCommunication

Required

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

Preferred

Experience in food & beverage or regulated manufacturing industries

Benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Fertility/adoption support

Free financial coaching

Health & wellness program and discounts

Professional development & training

Free beer!

Company

The Boston Beer Company

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We are The Boston Beer Company and together we are heavy.

Founded in 1984

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://bostonbeer.com/

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