Ford Manufacturing

SAP MM Functional Consulting and Tester

Chennai, India Hybrid Full-time
  • The candidate should be able to perform the below from SAP MM Skillset
  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Configuration: Set up and manage purchase requisitions, purchase orders, goods receipts, and invoice verifications in SAP S/4HANA
  • Inventory & Logistics Management: Handle stock transport orders, physical inventory, batch management, subcontracting, and vendor consignment
  • Cross-Module Integration: Connect SAP MM with related modules such as Finance/Controlling (FICO), Sales and Distribution (SD), and Production Planning (PP)
  • Functional Specifications: Write detailed requirements for ABAP developers to build custom reports, enhancements, and system interfaces (IDocs, APIs, EDI).
  • Testing & Support: Execute unit and user acceptance testing (UAT), perform system cutovers, train end-users, and provide post-go-live production support
  • Testing : Work on all phases of testing SIT, UAT and working to create automation test scripts
  • Understand the current business process across all regions / plants.
  • Understand the functionality of current Legacy Material requirements Planning (MRP) and associated upstream and downstream systems
  • Work with various stakeholders to study the transformation of current process / legacy systems to Industry best standards / technology/ systems focusing on the SAP MM modules
  • Perform Requirements Gathering, Business Analysis, and Fit-Gap / Fit-to-Standard Analysis to understand the as-is/to-be states and identify key functionality / process gaps
  • Recommend possible technology / process solution to address gaps
  • Deploy SAP S/4 MM across various sites globally and integrate with both legacy & other best-in-breed applications
  • Provide recommendations for continuous improvement
  • Defining the overall test strategy, scope, and approach for the project.
  • Preparing and managing test plans, test scenarios, and test schedules.
  • Coordinating SIT, UAT, regression, and other testing phases with functional and technical teams
  • Ensuring defects are logged with proper analysis, prioritization, and follow-up until closure.
  • Ensuring test evidence, documentation, and sign-offs are completed as per governance standards.
  • Analyse the need for customization and prioritize the RICEFW objects and size them
  • Create functional specification, Key design document, prototypes or Proof-of-Concepts wherever required
  • Have good functional knowledge on IDOC’s, BADI, Fiori applications etc.
  • Troubleshooting and resolving functional issues related to the SAP MM system.
  • Collaborating with the technical team to understand and implement business requirements.
  • Ensuring the system is performing optimally and securely.
  • Work closely with the Test Automation team and assist in providing functional expertise for development of automation test scriptsusing Tricentis TOSCA for SAP S/4HANA
  • Working on testing activities across various releases of the MMP Program
  • We are looking for a S4 Hana Material Management (MM) Consultant with the following skills:
  • Industry process knowledge, solution expertise, consultation skills in SAP MM
  • Excellent understanding of the overall SAP MM solution and how it is implemented in conjunction with other components of the S/4 HANA modules like SAP Production Planning and SAP PPDS
  • Good knowledge on automotive assembly and manufacturing domain with good communication skills

Experience in SAP MM module configuration

  • Experience working in SAP S4 Hana environment
  • Handled / worked with global teams
  • Automotive experience is preferred
  • Support in an onshore/offshore model is preferred
  • Respect and empathy for team members, business partner and product customer
  • Excellent at problem solving and prevention.
  • Knowledge and practical experience of agile delivery
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver product roadmap milestones
  • Respect and empathy for team members, business partner and product customer
  • Should possess complete knowledge of every phase of SAP implementation including creation of business blueprint, implementation, data migration, cutover and go-live
  • Ability to discover what is valuable, usable, and feasible acting in the intersection of business, technology and user experience.
  • Have a strong pulse on the business / IT landscape to determine how to rigorously prioritize features to best suit the market conditions.
  • Experience in Agile methodology effectively when performing all tasks.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and troubleshoot issues effectively
  • Experience with Agile development and testing practices

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