Functional Consultant – SAP, Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

This is a remote position.

Senior Functional Consultant SAP Aerospace & Defense / Manufacturing

About Twenty5

Twenty5 helps project-centric organizations deliver better outcomes through AI predictive analytics and modern enterprise technology. We partner with clients across Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Professional Services and Capital Projects to modernize how they plan price cost and run complex projects. Our platform is built natively on SAP Business Technology Platform.

Were a remote-first globally connected team that values practical problem-solving accountability and real client impact.

About the Role

Were seeking an experienced Senior Functional Consultant who understands SAP-enabled manufacturing and has worked in or alongside Aerospace & Defense government contracting or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.

This is a hands-on client-facing functional role. Youll work directly with business stakeholders to understand their operations document requirements map processes configure solutions and support successful implementations of the Twenty5 platform and related ERP and CRM systems.

The strongest candidates understand how manufacturing organizations actually run not just how the software works. You can hold a credible conversation about product costing project-based manufacturing production planning materials order settlement and quality with both a shop-floor lead and a CFO.

This is not an SAP developer ABAP BTP or Basis role. Were looking for a functional consultant who has owned business processes configuration requirements and testing with real end users.

What Youll Do

• Partner with customers to gather analyze and document business and system requirements.
  
• Lead discovery sessions and translate business needs into practical functional solutions.
  
• Analyze current-state processes and design improved future-state workflows.
  
• Configure and support the Twenty5 platform and related enterprise solutions.
  
• Support ERP and CRM implementations including configuration data mapping integrations testing documentation training and deployment.
  
• Lead System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT): build test scenarios coordinate defect resolution and confirm solutions meet requirements.
  
• Apply manufacturing and A&D knowledge to problems involving costing production materials quality project delivery and operational reporting.
  
• Work across finance manufacturing supply chain project management IT and technical teams.
  
• Write or interpret SQL queries when needed for reporting analysis validation or troubleshooting.
  
• Produce clear functional specifications process maps user stories configuration documentation and test scripts.
  
• Provide ongoing functional support and recommend process and system improvements.
  

What Were Looking For

Required:

• 510 years of functional consulting ERP functional analysis or business systems analysis experience.
  
• Hands-on experience supporting manufacturing business processes.
  
• Experience with Aerospace & Defense government contractors aviation or another complex highly regulated manufacturing environment.
  
• Strong understanding of one or more of: product costing and cost object controlling; project-based engineer-to-order or make-to-order manufacturing; production planning and manufacturing execution; project accounting and order settlement; materials management and procurement; BOMs routings MRP inventory or quality processes; finance and controlling in a manufacturing context.
  
• A track record of gathering requirements mapping processes configuring solutions and supporting end users.
  
• Demonstrated ownership of SIT and UAT.
  
• Strong client-facing communication facilitation and problem-solving skills.
  
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a remote environment.
  

Preferred SAP Experience

Strongly preferred in one or more areas:

• SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC
  
• SAP Product Costing (CO-PC)
  
• SAP Project Systems (PS)
  
• SAP Production Planning (PP)
  
• SAP Materials Management (MM)
  
• SAP Quality Management (QM)
  
• SAP Sales and Distribution (SD)
  
• Cross-module integration across Finance Manufacturing Projects Materials and Sales
  
• Full-cycle SAP implementation rollout upgrade or transformation projects
  

Candidates with exceptional A&D and manufacturing-process expertise on another major ERP platform will still be considered if they can pick up new systems quickly. If youre deep on one side (domain or SAP) and lighter on the other apply anyway and tell us where your strength is.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Direct functional experience with an A&D manufacturer government contractor or a consulting practice serving A&D clients.
  
• Hands-on SAP configuration experience not solely project coordination or technical development.
  
• Product Costing Controlling or Project Systems experience in a project-driven manufacturing environment.
  
• Knowledge of government-contract manufacturing: contract structures project accounting traceability compliance or customer-specific access requirements.
  
• Experience leading client workshops and advising business leaders on process improvements.
  

What Success Looks Like

In your first several months youll:

• Build a strong understanding of the Twenty5 platform our customers and our implementation approach.
  
• Earn credibility with client stakeholders by understanding both their business and their technology.
  
• Independently lead requirements and process-discovery conversations.
  
• Produce clear actionable functional documentation.
  
• Support configuration testing deployment and adoption of solutions that solve real operational problems.
  
• Spot opportunities to improve customer processes and strengthen outcomes.
  

Why Join Twenty5

• Visible impact at a growing enterprise software company.
  
• Direct work with leading Aerospace & Defense and manufacturing organizations.
  
• A role at the intersection of enterprise technology AI predictive analytics and operational transformation.
  
• A collaborative high-performing global team and a remote-first culture.
  
• Meaningful client-facing work with real room to grow as we scale.
  

Eligibility and Work Authorization

Some Twenty5 engagements involve access to technical data governed by U.S. export control laws (ITAR and EAR). For those engagements applicants must qualify as a U.S. person as defined under those regulations which includes U.S. citizens U.S. nationals lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and individuals granted asylum or refugee status.

Applicants must also:

• Reside in and be authorized to work in the United States.
  
• Be able to travel up to 2030% when required.
  
• Be able to meet applicable client-specific contractual background-screening or system-access requirements which will be discussed during the hiring process.
  

Equal Opportunity

Twenty5 is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are based on qualifications merit and business needs consistent with applicable law. We do not discriminate on the basis of citizenship immigration status national origin or any other protected characteristic and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.