Sap Mm Functional Lead

Role & responsibilities

The SAP MM Functional Lead will lead functional design and delivery of SAP Materials Management solutions across implementation, rollout, and integration programs. The role requires strong hands-on experience in SAP MM configuration, end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, solution design, and integration across SAP ECC, S/4HANA, and third-party procurement platforms.

The role will drive requirement gathering, fit-gap analysis, solution architecture, functional specifications, and integration design while ensuring alignment with SAP standard capabilities, clean-core principles, and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead SAP MM functional activities across end-to-end implementations, rollouts, and integration engagements.
• Own functional design for Procure-to-Pay processes, including PR, sourcing/RFQ, PO, contracts, scheduling agreements, approvals, goods receipt, and invoice verification.
• Conduct discovery sessions, requirement-gathering workshops, fit-gap analysis, and solution-design discussions with business and IT stakeholders.
• Define SAP MM configuration, procurement process controls, validations, and business requirements.
• Assess existing SAP landscapes and define integration touchpoints, data flows, and system responsibilities.
• Define integration requirements across:
• SAP ECC and S/4HANA
• SAP FI/AP
• SAP SD, PP/MRP, and WM/EWM
• Third-party procurement and enterprise platforms
• SAP Integration Suite/CPI and external interfaces
• Identify standard SAP capabilities versus requirements requiring enhancements or custom development.
• Define suitable integration approaches using SAP standard APIs, OData/REST, SOAP, BAPI, IDoc, RFC, and SAP Integration Suite/CPI, where applicable.
• Ensure solution designs align with SAP clean-core principles, standard integration practices, and extensibility guidelines.
• Prepare and review solution design documents, functional specifications, interface mappings, configuration documents, test strategies, and cutover plans.
• Coordinate with ABAP, middleware, and integration teams throughout solution design, development, and deployment.
• Lead System Integration Testing (SIT) and support UAT, regression testing, defect resolution, cutover, production deployment, and post-go-live stabilization.
• Troubleshoot complex SAP MM functional and integration issues across business and technical layers.
• Mentor junior consultants and independently manage customer-facing discussions and stakeholder expectations.

Required Skills & Experience

• 810 years of experience in SAP MM consulting, including strong implementation and solution-design expertise.
• Experience in at least 2–3 end-to-end SAP implementations or rollouts; implementation experience is mandatory.
• Strong hands-on SAP MM configuration and functional solution-design experience.
• Deep understanding of Procure-to-Pay processes and procurement master and transactional data.
• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Comprehensive understanding of procurement processes, including purchasing, purchasing organizations, purchasing groups, purchase orders, contracts, scheduling agreements, goods movements, and invoice verification.
• Strong understanding of integration with SAP FI/AP, SD, PP/MRP, and WM/EWM.
• Good knowledge of SAP integration technologies, including IDoc, BAPI, RFC, OData, APIs, and web services.
• Experience defining functional requirements and interface specifications for SAP and third-party procurement or enterprise platforms.
• Strong understanding of integration architecture, data flows, interface mappings, and system responsibilities.
• Experience preparing functional specifications, solution-design documents, configuration documentation, and test plans.
• Proven experience leading SIT/UAT, cutover activities, defect resolution, and post-go-live stabilization.
• Strong business-process understanding, stakeholder-management, and cross-functional coordination skills.

Good to Have

• Experience in multiple SAP S/4HANA implementation or transformation programs.
• Knowledge of SAP Business Partner (BP) and Customer/Vendor Integration (CVI).
• Experience with SAP Fiori procurement applications.
• Exposure to SAP Integration Suite/Cloud Integration (CPI) and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
• Experience integrating SAP with sourcing, supplier-management, and procurement platforms.
• Knowledge of SAP clean-core principles, extensibility options, and standard API usage.
• Experience in global procurement transformation and process-standardization initiatives.

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong analytical thinking, solution-design, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently lead customer workshops and challenge business requirements constructively.
• High level of ownership and accountability throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Clear communication and collaboration across business, functional, technical, and integration teams.
• Strong stakeholder-management and customer-facing capabilities.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and mentor junior consultants.

Ability to work independently in a delivery-oriented environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.