SAP MM Techno Functional Consultant

Job Summary

This is a techno-functional SAP MM role requiring strong technical experience and sound business process understanding. As part of a vendor-deployed team, you will work on the client's project, collaborating with cross-functional teams to perform business requirements analysis, system and process design, and to create functional specifications.

You will drive system development, participate in cross-functional testing, support project cutover, provide post go-live warranty support, and complete handover to the client's SAP support group.

You will be expected to work with the client's global IS&T teams, regional business users, and external business partners to design, develop, and deploy strategic supply chain solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, design, and customise SAP suite of solutions to support Logistics and Supply Chain across a cross-section of business groups.

• Translate complex, cross-functional business needs into system design and functional/technical specifications.

• Understand and assimilate detailed and complex business processes across multiple functions in the supply chain.

• Work through ambiguity in close partnership with business and cross-functional teams to define a workable model and design that meets and manages all systems and business expectations.

• Work on and deliver complex project deliverables to support business operations in a highly integrated, heterogeneous landscape, collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams across different locations.

• Execute project deliverables, monitoring and reporting on progress and outcomes.

• Work closely with the client's Global IS&T teams during requirement analysis, design review, build, and testing phases.

• Extend SAP standard features to support requirements through the SAP enhancement and extensibility framework, utilising user exits, implicit enhancements, BADIs, BAPIs, iDocs, oData, etc.

• Support custom SAP solution delivery via SAP BTP and its associated development framework.

• Develop technical specifications for partner systems integration, including data element-level mapping with partner systems, while enforcing global design standardisation.

• Demonstrate strong understanding of the SAP development platform with the ability to debug and troubleshoot.

• Review the technical development team's deliverables for accuracy and completeness via SIT, UAT, etc.

• Ensure consistent delivery of quality work in line with the established project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to project governance.

• Establish close working relationships and partnerships with cross-functional IS&T and business stakeholders.

Job Requirements

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

• At least one full life-cycle implementation of SAP S/4HANA.

• Minimum 6 years of SAP MM working experience in a high-tech manufacturing/OEM or consumer products environment.

Skills Matrix

Key Qualifications

• At least one full life-cycle implementation of SAP S/4HANA.

• Good understanding of procurement, inventory management, and materials management business processes.

• Hands-on SAP MM experience is essential — including work on Purchase Requisitions/Orders, Goods Receipt/Issue, Inventory Management, Vendor Invoice Management, and Batch Management.

• Experience performing detailed system analysis, developing functional and technical specifications, and hands-on configuration for S/4HANA MM in a large-scale project implementation (preferably for a global, multi-national organisation).

• Played a key MM functional role in Testing phases and Cutover activities for an S/4HANA project implementation. Experience with Test Automation, Data Migration, and Data Validation tools is an advantage.

• Ability to work effectively across multiple organisations to successfully implement projects spanning multiple SAP modules.

• Worked closely with Technical, DevOps, and other teams in the design and implementation of SAP S/4HANA.

• Open and adaptive to learning new technologies. Strong written and verbal communication skills required.

• Cross-functional team experience, with strong configuration and development skills.

About Cognizant: 
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

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