Director - SAP Solutions

at Samsonite:

The Director of SAP Solutions is responsible for end to end execution of SAP solutions across all functional modules throughout the Americas, while also serving as the global center of excellence owner for SAP Finance (FICO) and Sales & Distribution (SD).

In this role, the Director ensures successful delivery, stability, and continuous improvement of the complete SAP landscape supporting the America business operations, while defining and governing global SAP FICO & SD strategy, standards, and best practices across the globe.

The role requires strong execution leadership, deep SAP Finance expertise, and the ability to balance regional delivery accountability with global functional governance.

This is a hybrid role; we work on site 4 days and remotely 1 day, weekly.

• Own and lead the SAP Americas organization, with full accountability for execution, delivery quality, and operational performance across all SAP functional areas, ensuring alignment to business priorities and global standards.
• Serve as the Global Center of Excellence (COE) owner for SAP Finance (FICO) and Sales & Distribution (SD), defining global standards, governance models, and best practices, and ensuring consistent adoption across regions.
• Partner with senior business and IT leadership to translate business strategy into SAP roadmaps, investment priorities, and executable delivery plans that drive measurable business value.
• Oversee SAP transformation programs and initiatives, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and aligned to defined scope, quality, and risk management standards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with IT peers, enterprise architecture, and business stakeholders to ensure SAP solutions integrate effectively with the broader application and data landscape.
• Own and govern the SAP Finance (FICO) solution landscape globally, ensuring alignment with finance strategy, statutory requirements, and internal control standards across all regions.
• Provide executive oversight for SAP Finance processes, including Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash (finance integration), Procure-to-Pay, Asset Accounting, Costing, and Profitability Analysis, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and audit readiness.