SAP MM Functional Consultant

• 5+ years SAP design and configuration
• 2+ years Agile experience (e g sprint planning, stand-up)
• Experience in preparation of business cases, business process
• Functional knowledge of SAP MM and integration with other SAP modules (WM, Master Data)
• Knowledge and application of relevant IT best practices
• Knowledge of development concepts, guidelines and SAP architecture
• Knowledge of IT Service Management principles and frameworks (ITIL 3)
• Knowledge of Project & programme management including methods and tools
• Knowledge of Project management including methods and tools
• Knowledge of retail industry models
• Knowledge of Retail Merchandising Processes
• Knowledge of Retail SAP architecture, implementation and operations
• Knowledge of SAP Master Data module
• MS Office proficiency with advanced excel and VISIO
• Stakeholder management
• Understanding of development concepts, guidelines and SAP architecture
• Working with business process/activity owners in understanding business requirement and solution design

• 3 year IT related degree (advantageous)
• Certified in ITIL 3 (required)
• Certified in COBIT, Prince II (advantageous)
• Certified in TOGAF, Agile Methodologies (advantageous)
• SAP MM Specialist Certification (advantageous)

• Analytical
• Customer orientation
• Energy and drive
• Excellence orientation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Influencing others
• Innovative
• Personal resilience
• Team player

• The Functional Consultant: MM is responsible for writing functional and test specifications, as well as training and testing material
• The Functional Consultant: MM is responsible for providing user support and assistance for 3rd level incidents, and resolving business as usual issues aligned to operations and service processes
• Assist portfolio manager with business case development
• Assist Portfolio Manager to ensure business sign off of documentation and changes as defined in frameworks and processes
• Attend and consult into Business CAB's, when required
• Communicate change/transition to enable transport to take place
• Complete change documentation and present changes at CAB for deployment, including possible system implications
• Conduct problem and incident troubleshooting resolution that could not be resolved by Application Support Engineers
• Conduct unit and configuration testing
• Contribute to, and implement a continuous improvement plan to improve the portfolio solutions
• Create and provide testing scenarios, test scripts and checks to test team
• Create and update functional and technical documentation and processes
• Deliver portfolio changes, projects and operations as agreed with business
• Design and implement regression testing for portfolio solutions
• Document configuration standards
• Documenting functional and technical specifications
• Driving change
• Ensure best practice configuration aligned to Group architecture and SAP standards
• Ensure changes release to production have been deployed successfully and are working the way intended
• Ensure Functional Team adherence to Service and Operating levels for Incidents allocated
• Ensure that all required system administration to process CR's and related CHARMs throughout the solution landscape (Develop, QA and Production) is completed
• Ensure that all SolMan logs are cleared within SLA (24 hours), trouble shoot and resolve where required
• Ensure that both development and configuration changes are tested in Development and QA environments before release to the testing team
• Ensure that items produced are in line with the solution architecture, design and specifications
• Identify suitable solutions to new and existing business requirements (changes and projects)
• Implement changes to previously designed software to meet client demands and specification
• Make recommendations on the integration between MM, WM and Master Data modules
• Make recommendations to enhance control mechanisms to ensure compliance
• Make recommendations to optimise Material Management processes, policies and procedures
• Manage data modelling and system process mapping
• Manage MM configuration
• Migrate data
• Monitor the building of security into solutions as per specifications
• Participate as Member of Transition task teams and WAR rooms for example when Projects go live
• Participates as a member of problem resolution team, when required
• Provide consultation to business owners related to SAP MM functions and modules
• Provide functional training material
• Provide input into evaluating project designs, their costs and timing
• Provide input into identifying project issues and risks
• Provide input to auditors on audit findings; liaise with business to correct errors
• Provide testing team with complete test cases and verify test results before release into production environment
• Provide training on relevant solutions and applications to the IT service department, when required
• Provides assistance to the Portfolio Manager in creating and developing project schedules
• Review changes and requests and identify the best and the most efficient methods of maintaining and using configuration
• Table and introduce MM module's new functions
• Update and maintain known error database, knowledge base, configuration database and training material relevant to the portfolio's solutions

Dina Gates Recruitment (Pty) Ltd