Avanos Medical seeks a Global SAP Development Lead to own design, development, and governance of SAP solutions across our worldwide operations. In this role, you will lead a team of SAP developers, architects, and integrators to deliver scalable, compliant solutions supporting manufacturing, supply chain, and finance in a regulated healthcare environment. Partnering with business, IT, and quality leaders, you'll define technical standards, oversee end-to-end implementations, manage vendors, and ensure system reliability, data integrity, and security while driving innovation that improves patient outcomes and operational efficiency globally.
Responsibilities
- Lead global SAP development strategy and roadmap across business units
- Design, develop, and govern SAP solutions supporting core healthcare operations
- Manage and mentor SAP developers, architects, and integration specialists
- Collaborate with business, IT, and quality leaders to translate requirements into solutions
- Ensure compliance with healthcare, data privacy, and SOX/regulatory standards
- Oversee system integrations, performance tuning, and technical issue resolution
- Define and enforce SAP development standards, documentation, and best practices
- Coordinate external vendors and partners delivering SAP services or add-ons
- Support global SAP rollouts, upgrades, and enhancement projects
- Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and automation within SAP landscape
Required Skills
- SAP S/4
- HANA configuration and development
- ABAP development and debugging
- SAP integration (PI/PO, CPI, APIs)
- SAP Basis concepts and system performance tuning
- Solution architecture and technical design
- SQL and database fundamentals for SAP systems
- Change and transport management (Cha
- RM/Sol
- Man or equivalent)
- Regulatory compliance (SOX, FDA, data privacy) in SAP landscapes
- Agile and/or hybrid project management methods
- Vendor and stakeholder management