
SAP Supply Chain Product Manager
Columbia Sportswear
Job description
This position is designated as a hybrid role based out of our headquarters near Portland, Oregon. The current expectation is for employees to work onsite four days per week, subject to change based on business needs. This in-office requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the company.
About The Position
The Enterprise Technology team delivers the platforms, capabilities, and innovation that help power Columbia Sportswearâs global business. Our team partners closely with business leaders and technology experts around the world to create solutions that enable growth, operational excellence, and great consumer experiences.
As the SAP Supply Chain Product Manager, you will serve as the critical link between North American business stakeholders, SAP technology teams, and our Global Capability Center (GCC) in India. In this highly visible role, youâll be responsible for translating business needs into scalable SAP solutions while ensuring successful execution through globally distributed teams. Youâll leverage your expertise in SAP Order-to-Cash (SD) and/or Procure-to-Pay (MM) processes to drive enhancements, resolve complex challenges, and help optimize the systems that support our supply chain operations. This role requires a collaborative leader who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution while partnering across time zones and cultures.
How Youâll Make a Difference
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Partner with business stakeholders to understand objectives, identify opportunities, and translate needs into actionable SAP product roadmaps and priorities.
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Serve as the primary liaison between North American teams and the India-based GCC, ensuring work is clearly defined, prioritized, and successfully delivered.
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Lead requirements workshops, process reviews, solution discussions, backlog refinement, and sprint planning activities.
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Provide functional leadership and subject matter expertise in SAP SD (Order-to-Cash) and/or SAP MM (Procure-to-Pay), including configuration and solution validation.
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Collaborate with developers, integration teams, and business partners to deliver enhancements, projects, and production support solutions.
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Support and optimize integrations across SAP, warehouse management systems (WMS), third-party logistics providers (3PLs), EDI platforms, and other supply chain technologies.
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Facilitate testing, user acceptance activities, defect resolution, release readiness, and ongoing operational excellence.
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Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and delivery roadblocks while fostering accountability, transparency, and collaboration across global teams.
YOU ARE
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A trusted business partner who can translate complex business challenges into practical technology solutions.
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A collaborative leader who builds strong relationships across cultures, functions, and geographic regions.
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Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels, from roadmap planning to issue resolution.
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An effective communicator skilled at aligning business stakeholders, technical teams, and offshore delivery partners.
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A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment.
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Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to support collaboration across North American and India time zones.
YOU HAVE
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Bachelorâs degree in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
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10+ years of SAP functional experience, including deep expertise in SAP SD (Order-to-Cash) and/or SAP MM (Procure-to-Pay).
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Hands-on SAP configuration experience and the ability to troubleshoot complex SAP issues.
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Experience working with global delivery models and India-based offshore or GCC teams.
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Knowledge of SAP ECC AFS, SAP S/4HANA Fashion, and end-to-end supply chain processes.
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Strong working knowledge of ABAP, including the ability to review, debug, and trace custom and standard code to resolve complex SAP application issues and provide technical guidance for new development efforts.
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Experience with Agile methodologies, JIRA, SAP integrations (IDocs, APIs, EDI, middleware), and WMS/3PL environments. Preferred
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Experience within apparel, footwear, retail, or consumer products industries.
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.
At Columbia Sportswear Company, weâre proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your familyâs financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.
If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to AskHR@columbia.com with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.