Senior SAP Integrations & Business Process Architect

About Zep Inc.

About Zep Inc. Zep Inc. is a leading manufacturer of cleaning solutions for businesses and consumers with operations across the U.S, Canada, and Europe. Our purpose is to make the planet cleaner, safer, and more productive. To fulfill our purpose, we focus on understanding and solving cleaning needs for consumers, as well as business customers across a variety of segments including transportation, industrial, institutional, and food & beverage. We also have a strong presence in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) segment, where we develop products to help consumers and businesses maintain a clean and safe environment. Our products can be found online and at retail shelves at outlets like Home Depot, Amazon, Lowe's, Ace Hardware, Grainger, HD Supply, Walmart, and many others. We market our products under well recognized and established brand names, such as Zep, Enforcer, Misty, TimeMist, TimeWick, and Country Vet. Zep was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. In 2021, Zep became the official cleaning partner of Atlanta United FC.
Job Description

The Senior SAP Integration & Business Process Architect serves as the primary functional and solution-design expert for customer, vendor, warehouse, transportation, and ecommerce integrations across Zep's SAP landscape. This role partners closely with business leaders, customers, third-party logistics providers, and technical teams to design scalable solutions that support business growth while maintaining operational efficiency. The position combines deep SAP expertise with strong business process knowledge to evaluate requirements, identify impacts across connected systems, and guide the successful implementation of integration and process improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate acts as a trusted advisor and thought partner who can bridge the gap between business objectives and technical execution.
Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Business Partnership

Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Supply Chain, Finance, Distribution, Operations, and IT stakeholders to understand business requirements and recommend solutions.
Serve as a trusted advisor on customer onboarding, integration strategies, and process improvements.
Translate business requirements into functional and technical solution designs.
Assess operational, financial, and customer impacts of proposed system changes.

Integration Leadership

Lead design efforts for customer, supplier, ecommerce, transportation, warehouse, and third-party system integrations.
Define requirements for EDI, API, file-based, and other integration methods.
Collaborate with technical integration teams and EDI specialists to implement solutions.
Ensure integrations align with business processes, architecture standards, and support models.

SAP Functional Expertise

Serve as the subject matter expert for SAP Order-to-Cash processes, including Customer Master, Pricing, Sales Orders, Deliveries, Billing, and related integrations.
Support logistics and supply chain processes involving warehousing, transportation, and fulfillment.
Analyze and resolve complex business process issues impacting operations.
Identify opportunities for automation and process optimization.

Project Leadership

Lead integration workstreams for strategic business initiatives, customer onboarding projects, acquisitions, and technology upgrades.
Coordinate requirements gathering, testing, deployment planning, and post-go-live support.
Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, customers, and business partners to ensure successful project delivery.

Governance & Knowledge Management

Establish and maintain integration standards and documentation.
Preserve organizational knowledge regarding integration designs, business processes, and system capabilities.
Mentor analysts and support personnel to build organizational capability and reduce key-person dependencies.
Contribute to SAP and integration roadmap planning.

Experience & Qualifications Required

10+ years of SAP experience with emphasis on Order-to-Cash and Supply Chain processes. Strong functional expertise in SAP SD and related integrations.
Experience designing and supporting EDI, customer, supplier, warehouse, and transportation integrations.
Proven ability to lead requirements gathering, solution design, testing, and implementation activities.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Experience working directly with customers, vendors, and third-party logistics providers.
Preferred Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or chemical industry environments. Knowledge of EDI standards and trading partner onboarding processes.
Experience with SAP upgrades, acquisitions, and business transformation initiatives.
Familiarity with integration platforms, APIs, middleware solutions, and cloud integration technologies.
Experience supporting Amazon, retail, distributor, and ecommerce integration models.
Thank you for your interest and consideration in a career with Zep!
Zep is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Zep is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Our Values

At Zep, we have developed a set of values focused on bringing even greater cohesion to our workplace. As part of this plan, we introduced a values framework called S.P.E.E.D. to align with our purpose of making the planet cleaner, safer, and more productive. Stewardship: We continuously improve the safety of our people and products, and we protect the planet by innovating solutions to reduce our environmental impact. Passion for Problem Solving: We listen to our customers and actively work to find solutions for unique situations. We think creatively to innovate and seize opportunities that drive growth and make all our customers' and consumers' lives better. Empowerment: We encourage and lead our people to be accountable by equipping them to make decisions and own the outcome Expertise: We create innovative solutions and partnerships that are relevant to service our communities and customers. Doing the Right Thing: We expect our people to understand ethical boundaries and be inclusive of other backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives. Demonstrating honesty, respect and integrity in all actions is always expected.
About Zep Inc.

At Zep Inc., we believe in fostering an environment that enables our associates to grow and achieve their ideal career goals. Zep associates are the company's most important asset, and they form the foundation of our unique competitive advantage. Our success depends entirely on the strength of our talent pipeline, which we are constantly looking to expand through new hires and the integration of newly acquired operations and assets. Whether championing our brands, developing new products or working towards the company's long-term growth aspirations, quality associates create the framework for our success. Our shared vision attracts and unifies an extraordinary group of people across the company, while our recruitment and development philosophy to "build from within" fosters a sense of work ethic and trust across our workforce. The combination of our commitment to maintaining a safe working environment, excellent career advancement opportunities and competitive benefits packages makes Zep an exciting organization for those professionals seeking not just a job, but a life-long career.
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