Job Title:  Senior Consultant | SAP MM IS-Retail | Mumbai | SAP | DSA Consumer & TMT

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Your work profile

• Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable SAP MM and SAP IS-Retail solutions that support retail merchandising, procurement, and supply chain operations.
• Configure and support core SAP MM processes, including Purchasing, Procurement-to-Pay (P2P), Inventory Management, Invoice Verification, Vendor Master Management, Material/Article Master Management, Physical Inventory, and Stock Transfer processes.
• Design and support SAP IS-Retail functionalities, including Merchandise Management, Article Master, Assortment Management, Site Master Management, Store Replenishment, Retail Procurement, and Listing Procedures.
• Partner with business stakeholders to optimize retail operations, inventory management, store supply, and procurement processes.
• Participate in SAP implementation, rollout, enhancement, migration, and support projects across retail and merchandise management landscapes.
• Conduct Fit-Gap analysis and recommend industry best practices to improve retail supply chain efficiency and process effectiveness.
• Prepare functional specifications and collaborate with ABAP teams for reports, interfaces, forms, workflows, and custom developments.
• Support System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and business validation activities.
• Support data migration, master data governance, validation, reconciliation, and cutover activities during project implementations.
• Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD, SAP FICO, SAP WM/EWM, and other related SAP modules.
• Provide post-go-live support, production support, issue resolution, and continuous process improvement recommendations.
• Maintain functional documentation, process flows, training materials, and knowledge repositories.

Key Requirements

• 6-9 years of hands-on SAP MM consulting experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in SAP IS-Retail projects or retail industry implementations.
• Strong expertise in Purchasing, Procurement-to-Pay (P2P), Inventory Management, Invoice Verification, Vendor Management, Material/Article Master Management, Release Strategies, Physical Inventory, and Stock Transfer processes.
• Good understanding of retail business processes including Merchandise Procurement, Merchandise Management, Assortment Management, Store Operations, Replenishment Planning, Inventory Control, and Retail Supply Chain Management.
• Experience with SAP MM integration with SAP SD, SAP FICO, and SAP WM/EWM modules.
• Experience in implementation, rollout, enhancement, AMS, or production support engagements.
• Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Retail for Merchandise Management is preferred.
• Exposure to SAP CAR (Customer Activity Repository), SAP Fiori, SAP Ariba Integration, SAP EWM, and SAP MDG will be an added advantage.
• Understanding of omnichannel retail, e-commerce operations, demand replenishment, and retail merchandising processes is desirable.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with business users and cross-functional teams.
• Experience in retail transformation initiatives and large-scale retail operations is highly desirable.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• SAP MM or SAP S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement certification is preferred.
• SAP Retail or Merchandise Management certification will be an added advantage.
• Experience in Retail, FMCG, Consumer Goods, Grocery, Fashion & Apparel, E-commerce, or related industries is highly desirable.
• Exposure to Agile, Scrum, SAP Activate methodologies, and global rollout programs will be an added advantage.