Job Description

ABOUT SLATE

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Principal ERP Architect owns the end-to-end application architecture for the enterprise SAP landscape. This is the most senior individual contributor architecture role, accountable across the full program rather than a single project or workstream. The role sets the target-state design, governs how it is implemented, and serves as the final technical design authority for solutions built on and around SAP S/4HANA. The successful candidate brings deep, hands-on automotive industry depth, including SAP Vehicle Management System (VMS), and can architect vehicle-centric business processes end to end.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

• Own the architecture for SAP Vehicle Management System (VMS), including the vehicle object model, action control matrix, action grid design, and vehicle status management.

  • Architect the vehicle lifecycle end to end, from ordering and configuration through production allocation, inbound handling, dealer distribution, and final customer delivery.

• Design VMS integration with core S/4HANA processes, including SD, MM, LE, PP, EWM, FI/CO, and variant configuration.

• Define the architecture for OEM, importer, and dealer-facing processes, including Dealer Business Management where in scope, and vehicle-related aftersales and warranty flows.

• Set standards for automotive EDI and B2B integration, including scheduling agreements, delivery schedules, self-billing/ERS, and OEM-specific message standards.

• Architect supply-side automotive processes where applicable.

• Own the roadmap position on SAP automotive portfolio and vehicle solutions.

Integration and Data Architecture

• Own integration architecture, patterns, standards, and reuse.

• Define interface design, error handling, monitoring, and reprocessing patterns.

• Set master data architecture and governance.

• Define analytics and reporting architecture.

• Establish standards for data migration, reconciliation, and cutover validation.

Design Authority and Governance

• Chair or serve as ranking member of the architecture review board.

• Review, approve, or reject solution designs.

• Publish architecture standards and reusable reference designs.

• Adjudicate design conflicts and manage architectural debt.

• Mentor architects and elevate design maturity.

Partner and Vendor Technical Oversight

• Act as the client-side technical counterweight in reviews with partners.

• Review partner designs and deliverables.

• Validate contractual and technical acceptance criteria.

• Provide technical input into SOWs, RFPs, and vendor evaluations.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.

• 10+ years of SAP PP experience, including multiple full lifecycle SAP implementations.

• 3+ years of SAP S/4HANA solution architecture experience.

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Green field implementation or transformation programs.

• A clear, defensible point of view on clean-core and fit-to-standard design, with the credibility to serve as the implementation partner's counterpart and hold the line against unnecessary customization.

• Experience writing functional specifications, leading finance-side user acceptance testing, and partnering with implementation partners and IT through go-live and stabilization.

• Familiarity with SOX requirements for finance systems, ideally in a pre-IPO or recently public-company environment.

• Comfortable in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment building a system rather than maintaining one.

Salary Range

The compensation for this position is the range Slate reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; work location; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

Base Pay Range (Annual)

171,191.48 - 285,319.13 USD Annual

Additional Compensation and Benefits: Slate offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in the equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.

USD Annual

Additional Compensation and Benefits: Slate offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in the equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.

WHY JOIN TEAM SLATE?

At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.

• Safety First

• Delight Customers

• One Team

• Relentless Improvement

• Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy

• Respectful Collaboration

• Positive Legacy

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.

Slate is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.

Slate is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at

slate-talent_acquisition@slate.auto.