The Senior SAP SCM Lead Consultant will be the team lead responsible for supporting, troubleshooting, and optimizing logistics and materials management processes, with SAP at its core. This will cover the entire procurement cycle, shipment processes, and inventory management. This person will ensure seamless operations, resolve complex issues, and drive continuous improvements in integration with cross-functional modules like SAP SD, WM, PP, and FI/CO.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 6-8 years of relevant experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 5+ years of SAP hands-on experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of ERP systems, including a solid understanding of the system development life cycle, application development dynamics, and IT best practices.
• Advanced knowledge of SAP business processes and core SAP modules preferred.
• Hands-on experience with SAP ECC 6 and SAP S/4HANA 2021 or newer preferred.
• Involvement in large-scale SAP implementations or transformation initiatives preferred.
• Direct participation in an ECC to S/4HANA migration project preferred.
• Technical SAP expertise is a plus, including ABAP programming, BAPI, BAdI, IDOC, batch input, SAPscript, Smart Forms, LSMW, job scheduling, and OSS note implementation.

• Resolve issues in the end-to-end procurement cycle, including purchase requisitions (PR), purchase orders (PO), and Stock transfer orders (STO).
• Resolve issues related to ATP checks in procurement and logistics, ensuring accurate stock availability and delivery date confirmation for stock transfers and production planning. Optimize ATP logic for real-time availability across warehouses, considering stock levels, planned receipts, and production plans.
• Troubleshoot issues in inventory management, including stock discrepancies, incorrect stock types (e.g., unrestricted, quality inspection, blocked), or missing material movements.
• Resolve errors in goods receipt (GR), goods issue (GI), and stock transfer processes, ensuring accurate inventory updates and accounting postings. Work with FI/CO teams to fix account determination errors and ensure correct cost postings during GR and invoice verification.
• Troubleshoot issues in outbound and inbound shipment processes, including incorrect shipping points, route determination, or transportation planning errors.
• Support configuration of logistics execution processes, such as delivery types, shipping conditions, and output determination for shipping documents (e.g., bill of lading, packing lists).
• Support integration with SAP Transportation Management (TM) and SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) and other external logistics systems for freight cost calculation, carrier selection, and shipment tracking.
• Assist with shipment document generation and ensure compliance with international trade requirements (e.g., customs documentation).
• Support Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for procurement and logistics, such as inbound purchase orders (e.g., EDI 850) and outbound advance shipping notifications (ASN, EDI 856).
• Troubleshoot EDI issues, including IDoc failures (e.g., PURCHASE_ORDER, DESADV), mapping errors, or partner profile misconfigurations.
• Collaborate with middleware teams (e.g., Biztalk) to resolve connectivity issues with vendors or logistics partners.
• Configure and support special stock processes, such as consignment stock or subcontractor stock.
• Participate in cross-functional workshops to align procurement and logistics processes with business requirements and system capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with SOX, GDPR, and other regulatory requirements in procurement, inventory, and shipment processes.