Full Name
Brian Nienhaus
Job Title
Manager – SAP OTC
Company
Brown-Forman
Speaker Bio
Brian Nienhaus, Manager – SAP OTC, Brown-Forman

Brian Nienhaus is a seasoned SAP leader with over a decade of global experience designing, optimizing, and integrating SAP systems to drive value across complex enterprise landscapes. As Manager of SAP Order-to-Cash (OTC) at Brown-Forman, Brian plays a critical role in modernizing the company’s SAP infrastructure to support compliance, finance, and supply chain transformation across more than 170 countries.

Throughout his career, Brian has served as a bridge between IT and business leading SAP rollouts, integrating government-mandated e-invoicing frameworks in Latin America, and guiding organizations through large-scale migrations such as S/4HANA brownfield transitions and SAP EWM/AutoStore deployments. His background spans both technical configuration and cross-functional program management, with expertise in SAP PI, SD, MM, FI, and IDOC processing.
Prior to joining Brown-Forman, Brian held key SAP positions at Hilti, Krone North America, and Multivac, where he was instrumental in leading global initiatives, enabling B2B integrations, and implementing tax compliance solutions across North and South America.

Known for “making SAP make sense,” Brian brings a pragmatic and business-aligned perspective to SAP transformation ensuring that technology serves as a platform for agility, compliance, and growth in a constantly evolving regulatory environment.
Brian Nienhaus