Solution Lead Architect - SAP Sales & Distribution; SD

Solution Lead – SAP Sales & Distribution

Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data.

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

• Deliver SAP SD/OTC solutions aligned to enterprise templates and business objectives.
• Offer expert guidance to SAP SD/OTC support teams and integration partners.
• Analyze, document, and revise business processes and system logic as needed.
• Collaborate with business partners to understand operations and benchmark best practices.
• Advise on business case analysis and multi-generational product planning.
• Design business processes that support Caterpillar’s strategic goals.
• Provide recommendations to Process Owners and serve as a subject matter consultant.
• Lead and drive complex solution implementations and provide project leadership.
• Create high‑level test plans to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Oversee User Acceptance Testing and script sign‑off for key releases.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships through effective communication and leadership.
• Identify opportunities, assess risks, and ensure alignment with strategic outcomes.
• Design and configure pricing procedures, including condition tables and types.
• Demonstrate expertise in OTC processes and related business functions.

• Four‑year bachelor’s degree preferably in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
• Progressive SAP or other equivalent ERP (QAD) experience.
• Deep understanding of core SAP SD functions, including invoicing, pricing procedures, sales order conversions, loan processes, system configuration (SPRO), and interface (EDI, API's) management.
• Demonstrated leadership in large‑scale ERP implementations and transformations.
• Experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining software on a scale.
• Adept at collaborating with business partners to translate requirements into detailed functional designs & specifications.
• Highly skilled in complex problem‑solving and excelling in dynamic, challenging environments.
• Knowledge of Caterpillar dealer network, facilities, product structure, and machine ordering landscape and logistics.
• SAP Certified Associate – Sales Experience with brownfield uplift from ECC to S4/HANA.
• Effective presentation, oral, and written communication abilities.

• Core Application Systems:
  Extensive knowledge of major production application systems used for delivery of services to internal and external clients; ability to leverage major production application systems in diverse situations.
• Planning:
  Tactical, Strategic - Extensive knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1–2 years) and strategic (3–5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
• Products and Services:
  Working knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.
• Analytical Thinking:
  Expert knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
• Application Delivery Process:
  Extensive knowledge of major tasks, deliverables, and formal application delivery methodologies; ability to utilize these to deliver new or enhanced applications.
• Architecture Modeling:
  Working knowledge of Architecture Modeling; ability to develop and modify enterprise architecture through conceptual, logical and physical approaches.
• Information Security Technologies:
  Basic knowledge of technologies and technology-based solutions dealing with information security issues; ability to protect information security across the organization using…