SAP MM Consultant
Saint-Gobain Group in India
Experience: 5 to 7 Years
Location: Egmore, Chennai
Job Type: [Full-time ]
Notice Period: [Immediate ]
Key Responsibilities
- Implement, configure, and optimize SAP MM (Materials Management) functionalities to improve procurement, inventory management, and sourcing processes within manufacturing setups.
- Analyze business processes specific to Indian manufacturing sectors to tailor SAP MM solutions effectively, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Lead or support full project lifecycles, including requirements gathering, system design, configuration, testing, user training, and post-implementation support.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams such as procurement, logistics, production planning, finance, and quality management to ensure seamless SAP MM integration with other SAP modules like SD, PP, FI/CO, and QM.
- Drive process improvements and standardization in procurement and inventory management aligned with best practices and compliance relevant to Indian manufacturing environments.
- Handle data migration and interface management between SAP ECC or S/4HANA and third-party systems or modules.
- Conduct workshops and trainings to empower end users and stakeholders, ensuring effective adoption of SAP MM functionalities.
- Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting for SAP MM-related issues and suggest functional enhancements.
- Document configuration, processes, and changes for audit and knowledge management purposes.
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business, or related fields.
- Strong background in SAP MM implementation, configuration, and support with at least 5–10 years relevant experience, preferably on manufacturing industries in India.
- Consulting experience, capable of advising clients on best practices without excessive customization.
- Strong understanding of procurement, inventory management, materials planning, and accounts payable processes in manufacturing.
- Good knowledge of SAP integration points with SD, PP, FI/CO, and QM modules.
- Experience with data migration tools and understanding of SAP Activate methodology is beneficial.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills suited for client-facing and cross-team collaboration.
- SAP MM certification and experience with SAP Fiori apps are advantageous.
- Exposure to project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).
- Hands-on knowledge of EDI, SAP workflows, and embedded analytics related to MM.
- Experience with large Indian manufacturing companies such as those in automotive, chemicals, and fertilizers sectors is highly valuable.