About the role
Key Must-Have Requirements
- SAP Skills
- 10–15 years SAP experience in SD + MM combined
- Mix may vary (e.g., 5 yrs SD + 5 yrs MM is fine)
Experience in
- SAP configuration (hands-on)
- Blueprinting and fit-gap analysis
- End-to-end functional work (not just support)
Position Overview
We are seeking a seasoned SAP SD/MM Functional Consultant with strong hands-on configuration experience and deep knowledge of S/4HANA processes. The ideal candidate has experience across SD/MM, understands analytics requirements, and can independently work across configuration, testing, requirements gathering, and business engagement. This role supports multiple small projects, not a large SDLC implementation, and requires someone adaptable, hands-on, and business-facing.
Core Skillset
(Must-Have)
- SAP SD/MM Functional Expertise
- SAP SD (Sales & Distribution)
- Hands-on configuration experience in Order-to-Cash (OTC)
- Sales order management
- Delivery processing
- Intercompany invoicing (IC Invoice)
- Pricing knowledge helpful (not required)
- SAP MM (Materials Management)
Master Data
Info Records
Source Lists
Procurement Configuration
- PO (Purchase Order)
- PR (Purchase Requisition)
- Other purchasing functions
- Strong understanding of procurement flows
- Cross-Functional Integration
Strong knowledge of SD–MM integration points, including:
- Stock transport
- Intercompany flows
- Master data dependencies
- Delivery & billing integration with procurement
- Ability to solution across modules and explain impacts to business users
- S/4HANA Experience
- SAP S/4HANA implementation hands-on experience (required)
- Understanding of Fiori apps, data model changes, and S/4 innovations relevant to SD/MM
- Additional Technical/Functional Skills
- Working knowledge of SAP CRM
- Experience with CRM : SD middleware interactions is a plus
Experience working with interfaces, including
- EDI
- B2B integrations
- 3rd-party systems/data exchanges
- Ability to write functional specifications for integrations and analytics
- Comfortable reviewing and validating interface mapping documents
Responsibilities
- Lead functional work across SAP SD/MM, including configuration, testing, and solution design.
- Conduct business workshops, requirements gathering, blueprinting, and fit-gap analysis.
- Support analytics/reporting projects using SAP and non-SAP data (functional responsibility only).
- Create and maintain functional specifications for SD, MM, analytics, and integrations.
- Collaborate with business partners and guide them through solution options.
- Work independently to manage incoming requests and small project deliverables.
- Troubleshoot functional issues and coordinate with technical teams when needed.
- Engage directly with US-based stakeholders; strong communication required.
Experience Requirements
- 10–15 years SAP experience across SD + MM (combined)
- Minimum 5–7 years recent US experience
- Proven hands-on configuration experience
- Analytics project exposure (design/requirements; not development)
- Experience delivering in environments with multiple small projects
- Excellent communication and client-facing capabilities
Soft Skills
- Strong verbal & written communication
- Ability to lead discussions and drive clarity with business teams
- Highly proactive and comfortable with ambiguity
- Capable of managing workload and priorities independently
- Not a Fit If Candidate Is:
- A support-only consultant
- A solution architect who does not configure hands-on Someone without analytics exposure
- Unwilling to come onsite 2–3 days per week
- Only SD or only MM (must have both)
Interview Process
- Round 1: Team member — functional & scenario-based
- Round 2: Hiring manager — solutioning and experience deep dive
Must have worked on SAP-based analytics projects, including
- Understanding business reporting/analytics needs
- Creating functional specs
- Overseeing analytics development (not doing the development)
- Functional Role Only
- No ABAP or technical requirement
- No architect-only candidates (must be hands-on and flexible)
- Business/Client Interaction
- Strong communication & presentation skills
- Direct business-facing experience
- Ability to drive requirements independently
Location Requirement
- Hybrid (2–3 days onsite REQUIRED)
- Acceptable locations
- Ann Arbor, MI (preferred)
- Milpitas, CA (Bay Area; acceptable if within rate)
- Recent US experience: minimum 5–7 years
Industry
- Manufacturing or high-tech preferred
- Retail OK but not particularly helpful
- Semiconductor experience is a bonus but not required
Work Expectations
- Not part of a large SDLC project
- Will support multiple small projects
- Full-time backfill role
Must
- Do own configuration
- Do own testing
- Handle ambiguity
- Self-manage daily responsibilities