SAP MM/Purchasing Consultant

Responsibilities

• Act as a business consultant to help customers achieve their objectives understanding    the importance of communication in a consultant's role
• Problem solve with an extraordinary technical and functional understanding of business process and MM Principles and SAP products
• Support end users from a functional and/or technical perspective working closely with them and the business to analyze and review their business requirements or processes
• Troubleshoot and configure SAP MM including integration points with other modules and cross functional design/build of other modules. Working on multiple projects as a project team member or team lead.
• Lead fit/gap and other types of working sessions to understand needs driven by business process requirements. Translate requirements into solutions, using SAP Best Practices
• Prepare clear and concise documentation, as well as provide timely status updates
• Proactively identify risks and develop strategies to mitigate potential issues. Assess corporate impacts of changes and recommend strategies to senior management
• Provide knowledge transfer to clients and fellow consultants, in formal and ad hoc settings

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Travel up to 50%
• 8 years of SAP experience with a minimum of 3 full-cycle SAP implementations including both public and private cloud
• Deep expertise in SAP MM/Purchasing within manufacturing environments, including procurement processes, purchasing operations, source determination, inventory and materials management, vendor evaluation and management, goods receipt/invoice verification, subcontracting, batch management/traceability, integration with warehouse and production processes, and SAP Fiori apps. 
• Expert in set-up/configuration of MM and cross functional design/build of other module(s)
• Proficient in all aspects of a project from requirement gathering and gapping to realization to testing, go-live prep and go-live execution as well as hyper-care support. Ability to lead sessions and create requirements to develop the right client solution
• Highly skilled in MM master data set-up, cleansing, harmonization and migration, including LSMW and Migration Cockpit
• Ability to be a though leader in your domain and contribute to ecosphere both within and external of Reply

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of IOT, Machine Learning and Big Data a plus
• International project or SAP configuration experience in NAFTA, LATAM and/or EMEA
• S/4 Public and/or Private Cloud Certification
• Experience with SAP Activate methodology and SAP’s fit-to-standard approach.