SAP SD IT Consultant

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The Position

Job description

The SAP SD IT Consultant designs business-driven, standards-based, and future-ready enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions within our global SAP landscape. In this role, you will design cross-functional SAP solutions that meet product requirements, business priorities, and enterprise standards while managing non-functional requirements and evolving the architecture throughout the product life cycle. By solving complex technical integration problems, defining reference architectures for modern interfaces, and aligning with the broader architecture community for governance, you will ensure robust SAP Order-to-Cash implementations that deliver enhanced value to the organization.

Description of the area

The ERP Order-to-Cash (O2C) / Sales and Distribution (SD) domain is the architectural backbone of our global sales, delivery, and financial processes. We operate at the intersection of deep SAP functional logic and modern enterprise integration. Our strategic goal is to seamlessly connect SAP core modules (SD, MM, FI) with other SAP/non-SAP and integration platforms, transitioning to robust, event-driven integration models and scalable interfaces to future-proof our global operations.

Job Responsibilities

Scope / (Content Leadership): Leads teams and squads in matrix organization (internal and external, which could be unofficial) and delivers on a diversity of products. Leads the development of approaches (e.g., Agile backlog management) and timelines across product teams and squads. Prioritizes, plans, and reports status at the enterprise or multi-product/product line level.

Accountability/Problem Solving: Leads problem-solving for complex challenges and proposes highly innovative solutions and improvements. Uses mentoring and coaching to provide constructive feedback, helping colleagues find solutions to particular problems. Influences strategy on products and product lines with a strong understanding of industry trends and how to apply them for value creation. Proactively contributes to organizational development, such as showing leadership in Communities of Practice (CoPs), and is responsible for leading cross-product collaborative team environments.

Stakeholder Management: Manages high-level relationships with key stakeholders and ensures alignment between project outcomes and stakeholder expectations. Communicates complex information, issues, and potential solutions across the enterprise or multiple portfolios. Demonstrates the ability to tailor messaging to different target audiences and choose appropriate communication channels.

Impact/Strategy: Develops and maintains the product's technology roadmap within the solution context. Provides technical oversight, guidance, and consultation on specific ERP technologies for product teams. Identifies opportunities to enhance value and business processes, improves existing solutions, manages technical debt, and researches, evaluates, pilots, and drives the adoption of new technologies.

Complexity / (Product Size): Works on high-impact, multi-faceted projects and products. Routinely works on unusually complex problems and provides highly innovative solutions.

Business / Technical ability: Possesses general and in-depth knowledge in SAP SD, cross-module integration (MM/FI), and enterprise integration patterns. Makes foundational contributions to architecture practices development and mentoring.

Qualifications

Education / Experience

5+ years of Consultancy experience, including 3+ years of experience in life sciences/pharma or the assigned business function being supported.

Demonstrated experience designing and implementing business-driven, standards-based solutions within an SAP environment, specifically O2C.

Proven track record of maintaining solution roadmaps, assessing technology trends, and conducting vendor assessments.

Proven experience working on high-impact, multi-faceted projects and successfully resolving unusually complex problems with innovative solutions.

Technical Skills

Architect, configure, and optimize comprehensive SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) solutions, with a core focus on establishing robust external and internal integrations utilizing EDI protocols, IDOC messaging, and ALE distribution models.

Expertise in enterprise interface architecture, including REST/OData APIs, Event-Driven Architecture, and modern middleware technologies (e.g., MuleSoft, Solace, or SAP XI).

Strong capability in creating Conceptual & Logical Data Models, Taxonomies, and Ontologies for solutions and complex data flows between systems.

Expertise in managing Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs), defining fitness functions, and establishing reference architectures and patterns.

Ability to accurately record and maintain Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).

Additional Qualifications

Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to navigate enterprise-level portfolios and tailor messaging to diverse audiences.

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to take new perspectives on existing solutions.

Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining difficult or sensitive information and working to build consensus among diverse teams.

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