SAP SCM Lead

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).