Director, IT - SAP Process Excellence & Intelligence
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Job description
Direct and lead the SAP Process Excellence & Intelligence function, driving enterprise process transformation, business value realization, and data-driven intelligence across the SAP landscape. This role is accountable for advancing finance and materials process excellence, AI-enabled insights, and SAP data products, while partnering closely with a peer Director responsible for SAP Platform Services & Operations., The Director plays a pivotal role in executing Jabil's Clean Core strategy, enabling fit-to-standard SAP processes, and accelerating adoption of SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), Datasphere, and Joule to support scalable, intelligent, and sustainable global operations., Leadership & Executive Management
Recruitment and Retention
- Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing leaders and teams across SAP process, data, and analytics domains.
- Define role accountability and skill requirements aligned to SAP process excellence and transformation objectives.
- Monitor engagement and retention metrics; proactively address gaps and succession needs.
Employee and Team Development
- Identify individual and team strengths and development needs on an ongoing basis.
- Establish and maintain training curricula aligned to SAP S/4HANA, process excellence, analytics, and AI capabilities.
- Coach and mentor leaders and contributors to deliver consistent value to internal customers and business stakeholders.
- Develop and execute succession plans for critical SAP process and data roles.
Performance Management
- Establish clear, measurable objectives and operational metrics linked to business outcomes and transformation value.
- Provide ongoing coaching and feedback based on stakeholder input, delivery performance, and capability maturity.
- Drive continuous improvement in execution quality, delivery predictability, and value realization.
- Ensure consistent, fair, and timely recognition, rewards, and performance evaluations.
Communication
- Maintain regular forums for cross-functional communication and alignment.
- Communicate strategy, priorities, and progress clearly using appropriate executive and operational messaging.
- Adapt communication style to effectively influence a global, matrixed organization.
- Provide regular updates to IT and business leadership on strategy execution and outcomes., Business Strategy & Direction
- Define and execute the SAP Process Excellence & Intelligence strategy aligned to enterprise and campus strategic objectives.
- Translate finance, supply chain, and enterprise strategies into executable SAP-enabled capabilities.
- Serve as a trusted partner to Finance, Supply Chain, Digital, and Data leadership.
- Provide clear roadmaps and progress updates on transformation initiatives.
Business Process Excellence & Transformation
Finance Transformation
- Partner with Finance leaders to modernize finance processes leveraging SAP S/4HANA, analytics, and intelligent automation.
- Drive standardized, best-practice financial processes aligned with Jabil's global operating model.
Materials Optimization
- Enable end-to-end materials planning, inventory optimization, and supply chain visibility through advanced SAP capabilities.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain and Operations leaders to improve material availability, cost efficiency, and resiliency.
AI-Enabled Intelligence
- Lead adoption of SAP Joule and AI-driven insights across Finance and Materials domains.
- Partner with Data Science, Automation, and business teams to identify, prioritize, and scale AI use cases.
- Ensure AI solutions are explainable, governable, and aligned to enterprise architecture and compliance standards.
Data Products & SAP Data Strategy
SAP Data Products
- Define, establish, and manage SAP-centric data products supporting Finance, Supply Chain, and Enterprise Analytics.
- Set data ownership, quality standards, governance, and lifecycle management., * Co-lead SAP platform enablement with the Director of SAP Platform Services & Operations.
- Partner on:
- Enterprise deployment and adoption of SAP BDC, Datasphere, and Joule
- Platform roadmaps, dependencies, and architectural guardrails
- Change management and business enablement
- Co-own and advance the SAP Clean Core strategy, reducing customizations and promoting extensibility best practices.
- Ensure process excellence initiatives align with platform sustainability, security, and operational stability.
- Drive enterprise standardization across SAP instances.
OPERATIONAL & GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure projects and initiatives are planned and executed with the right balance of strategic transformation and operational integrity.
- Define, track, and communicate meaningful KPIs and value metrics.
- Drive cost transparency and identify opportunities to optimize spend through standardization and simplification.
- Ensure full compliance with company policies related to security, privacy, health, safety, and quality.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of enterprise and customer data.
- Share best practices across Jabil facilities and global IT teams.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in enterprise IT, SAP, or digital transformation roles.
- Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance and Materials/Supply Chain domains.
- Demonstrated success leading large-scale process excellence, standardization, and transformation initiatives.
- Hands-on experience with SAP Datasphere, SAP Business Data Cloud, and modern enterprise data architectures.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with platform, infrastructure, and operations leaders.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to engage and influence executive stakeholders.
- Experience operating in complex, global, matrixed organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing or scaling AI-enabled SAP capabilities, including SAP Joule.
- Background supporting Clean Core and fit-to-standard SAP strategies.
- Experience in global, multi-instance SAP environments.
- Familiarity with zero-copy data architectures and modern data platforms., * Bachelor's Degree required.
- Degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems.
- Six (6) to eight (8) years' work-related experience required in a relevant Jabil IT position and a minimum of 5 years' experience in a supervisory or management role within an IT department.
- Or a combination of education, experience and/or training