Lead SAP Functional Manager

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

Lead SAP Functional Manager

Hampton, NJ, United States | req31137

What you will enjoy doing*

• You are expected to lead end-to-end functional design across SAP Finance/Controlling, Sales Order-to-Cash, and Supply Chain processes for multiple business units
• Act as primary functional lead for large-scale SAP initiatives, rollouts, and transformation programs
• Own and drive business process design ensuring alignment with global templates and industry best practices
• You will provide expert-level second and third tier support including complex issue resolution and root cause analysis across SAP and integrated systems
• Lead requirement gathering workshops and translate business needs into solution architecture and detailed functional specifications
• Oversee configuration, testing strategy, and deployment of SAP solutions across multiple regions and business units
• You will ensure seamless integration across SAP modules (FICO, SD, MM, PM) and with external systems
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives including process harmonization, automation, and optimization
• Mentor and guide junior consultants, first tier support teams, and external service providers
• Ensure compliance with governance, audit, security, and regulatory requirements

What makes you great

• Deep hands-on expertise in SAP Finance and Controlling modules with strong working knowledge of Sales and Supply Chain modules
• Proven experience in SAP S/4HANA implementations, conversions, or large-scale rollouts
• You have strong understanding of SAP integration points across Finance, Sales, and Supply Chain modules
• Expertise in end-to-end business processes including Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, and financial closing cycles
• You have the ability to design and implement global process templates and drive harmonization across regions
• Experience in business process re-engineering and optimization to enhance operational efficiency
• You are skilled in translating business requirements into functional architecture, solution design, and functional specifications
• Familiarity with SAP best practices and ability to balance standard solutions versus customizations
• You have a proven track record leading SAP projects using Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies
• Experience managing testing phases, cutover activities, and post-go-live hypercare support
• You have strong skills in SAP application management services including incident, problem, and change management
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience leading cross-functional and global teams
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor to business leadership and influence decision-making
• Knowledge of SAP Fiori, SAP Business Technology Platform, integrations (IDoc, APIs), and interface design
• You are familiarity with data migration, master data management, and reporting tools
• You hold a bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field
• 15+ years of progressive SAP functional experience in multinational environments with global SAP templates
• Strong communication skills and ability to thrive in matrix organizations

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world