Job Description
Job Title: SAP SCM Lead Consultant
Location: Rosemont, IL Hybrid
Duration: 6+ months Contract
Job Description:
Responsibilities:
- Subject Matter Expertise: Act as the primary SME for SAP Supply Chain processes and solutions, providing authoritative guidance on best practices, functional capabilities, and industry trends.
- Solution Design Blueprinting: Lead or significantly contribute to the design of end-to-end supply chain processes in SAP, mapping business requirements to SAP standard functionalities in modules such as:
- SAP S4HANAERP: Materials Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD), Production Planning (PP), Warehouse Management (WM)Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), Transportation Management (TM).
- SAP Ariba: Strategic Sourcing (Sourcing, Contracts), Operational Procurement (Buying, Invoicing, Guided Buying), Supplier Management (Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, Supplier Risk).
- Integration Leadership: Possess a strong understanding of integration points and data flows between SAP Ariba and SAP S4HANA/ECC, as well as other relevant SAP Supply Chain modules. Provide guidance on integration strategies and troubleshooting.
- Requirements Analysis: Partner with business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document complex supply chain business requirements, translating them into clear functional specifications.
- Configuration Validation: Guide and support configuration activities in SAP Supply Chain modules and Ariba solutions to realize the designed processes. Perform functional validation of configured solutions.
- Problem Solving Optimization: Identify and resolve complex business and system issues within the supply chain domain. Proactively identify opportunities for process optimization and system enhancements to drive efficiency.
- Project Lifecycle Support: Participate in all phases of the project lifecycle, from discovery and design to build, testing (SIT, UAT), training, and hypercare support.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including other SAP functional areas (e.g., Finance, Master Data), technical teams (ABAP, Integration), OCM, and Testing teams to ensure integrated solutions.
- Documentation Knowledge Transfer: Create and maintain comprehensive functional documentation, including design documents, test scripts, and training materials. Facilitate knowledge transfer to internal teams and end-users.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, facilitating consensus and driving decision-making.
Qualifications:
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in SAP Supply Chain functional consulting or equivalent SME role.
- Proven in-depth functional experience across multiple SAP Supply Chain modules, including Materials Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD), and Production Planning (PP).
- Significant experience ([Number, e.g., 3-5+]) years with SAP Ariba modules (e.g., Ariba Sourcing, Ariba Contracts, Ariba Buying, Ariba Guided Buying, Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance).
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA is highly preferred; experience with ECC is also valuable.
- Demonstrated experience in at least [Number, e.g., 2-3+] full lifecycle SAP implementation projects.
- Strong understanding of integration scenarios between SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA/ECC.
Technical & Functional Skills:
- Expert-level functional configuration skills in core SAP MM, SD, and PP.
- Strong understanding of procurement, order-to-cash, and production processes.
- Hands-on experience with Ariba configuration, template design, and integration aspects.
- Ability to read and understand ABAP code (for debugging/specifications) is a plus.
- Proficiency in creating functional specifications for WRICEF (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms).
Key Skills:
SAP, SCM, Ariba, SAP MM, ABAP, S4 HANA
Job Tags
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