What are the responsibilities and job description for the SAP AFS / S/4HANA Solution Architect position at Lorven Technologies Inc.?
Role: SAP AFS / S/4HANA Solution Architect
Location: Buffalo, New York - Onsite
Job description:
Position Summary
Client is seeking a senior SAP Solution Architect with deep SAP AFS (Apparel & Footwear Solution) expertise and strong SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA experience. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to the AMS team, providing architecture leadership for New Era's current SAP landscape while helping guide future S/4HANA initiatives.
The role requires both strategic architecture leadership and hands-on SAP expertise. The architect will review enhancement requests, evaluate solution designs, support complex issue resolution, and ensure alignment with New Era's long-term SAP roadmap.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide SAP architecture leadership across ECC, AFS, and S/4HANA environments.
- Serve as the primary architecture advisor for the AMS delivery team.
- Review and approve solution designs, enhancements, and technical approaches.
- Support SAP roadmap planning and future S/4HANA transformation initiatives.
- Advise on SAP AFS-specific processes, custom developments, and best practices.
- Guide functional and technical teams on scalable, supportable solutions.
- Support resolution of complex production incidents and root cause analysis efforts.
- Conduct architecture reviews to improve quality, stability, and maintainability.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, and AMS resources.
- Mentor delivery teams on SAP architecture standards and best practices.
Required Qualifications
SAP Experience
- 10 years of SAP experience with significant Solution Architect responsibilities.
- Deep expertise in SAP AFS (Apparel & Footwear Solution).
- Strong SAP ECC architecture and support experience.
- Experience implementing and/or supporting SAP S/4HANA.
- SAP integration architecture experience.
- Experience supporting SAP AMS and enhancement-driven environments.
- Strong understanding of custom SAP development landscapes.
Functional Knowledge
Strong understanding of:
- Sales & Distribution (SD)
- Materials Management (MM)
- Finance & Controlling (FI/CO)
- Supply Chain processes
- SAP Integrations
- Retail, apparel, and fashion business processes
Critical Success Factors
The ideal candidate will:
- Bring deep SAP AFS and apparel industry expertise.
- Be capable of working hands-on when complex issues arise.
- Improve solution quality through architecture governance and oversight.
- Bridge the gap between New Era's current ECC/AFS environment and future S/4HANA direction.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to both the client architecture team and AMS delivery organization.
Screening Criteria (Must Have)
- SAP AFS expertise.
- SAP ECC architecture experience.
- SAP S/4HANA architecture experience.
- Retail/Apparel industry background.
- AMS support experience.
- Strong communication and client-facing consulting skills.