SAP Basis Integration, Sr Manager

Overview --------

Waters Corporation is looking for someone to play a key role in shaping the global ERP strategy and integration roadmap. Be part of a major transformation as Waters moves to SAP S/4 Hana and integrates a major acquisition working with senior leadership and cross-functional teams on high visibility projects.

Responsibilities ----------------

• Lead planning and execution of SAP Basis integration activities for mergers and acquisitions.
• Develop inventory of merged company assets across people, process, technology, and data (including boundary applications).
• Define and drive decisions on infrastructure harmonization, data migration, and system alignment.
• Conduct gap analysis and map technologies to L1 and L2 capabilities.
• Align IT Day 1 requirements while minimizing impact on Waters' in-flight projects.
• Develop milestone plans for Day 1 and post-Day 1 integration projects.
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to align merged company processes with Waters' SAP S/4HANA platform.
• Collaborate with SAP solution architects and functional leads to design migration roadmaps.
• Establish criteria for system cloning vs. integration with timelines and roadmaps.
• Drive alignment on interim and end-state blueprints with business stakeholders.

Qualifications -------------

• 12+ years of SAP experience, including program leadership roles.
• Strong SAP Basis background (installations, upgrades, migrations, performance tuning).
• Proven track record in ERP/SAP integration projects involving acquisitions or divestitures.
• Advanced negotiation, conflict management, and influencing skills.
• Ability to translate business strategy into functional objectives and integration plans.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities with executive audiences.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field.

Company Description -------------------

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science.

Diversity and Inclusion ----------------------

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers, and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.