Job Description

Job Title: SAP S/4HANA SD Functional Consultant

Role: Functional consultant

Location: India

Role Summary:

· As the SAP S/4HANA SD Functional Consultant, you will be responsible for designing, configuring, and implementing SAP S/4HANA Sales & Distribution (SD) and related processes.

· You will work closely with business stakeholders (sales, distribution, service, project, finance) and the technical team to tailor and deploy solutions in line with best practices—and with minimal custom code.

· You will also play a key role in migration of legacy Z-objects, integration with other modules (MM, PS, CS, FI/CO), and enablement of advanced capabilities such as Advanced Intercompany Sales (AICoS), Advanced Returns Management (ARM), pricing via BRF+, variant configuration, and embedded analytics.

· Must have experience in end to end deployment/implementation for at least 1 project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead workshops with business stakeholders to map current business processes (Order-to-Cash, Returns, Intercompany sales/purchase, Project sales, Service sales) and document “as-is” and “to-be” scenarios.
  
• Perform fit-to-standard assessments for SAP S/4HANA: identify what can be configured out-of-box and where extensions/refactoring are needed (e.g., intercompany trade→ AICoS).
  
• Configure SAP S/4HANA SD functionality including sales order types, item categories, schedule line categories, pricing procedures, condition types, access sequences, credit management, delivery, billing, intercompany billing, returns processes.
  
• Work on master-data strategy: customer/vendor integration (CVI), business partner data, item categories, sales organizations, plants, etc. Review and rationalise Z-objects (custom item categories, sales orgs, etc.).
  
• Enable advanced features: intercompany sales (AICoS), returns management (ARM), variant configuration, embedded analytics dashboards, Fiori apps for sales & distribution, output management (BRF+).
  
• Integrate SD with MM, PS, CS, FI/CO, EWM, TM; ensure seamless end-to-end flows across modules.
  
• Create functional specifications for configuration, enhancements (only where absolutely required), and integration (IDocs, EDI maps, middleware).
  
• Support testing: unit, integration, regression, UAT for SD processes; author test scripts, lead test cycles, manage go-live cut-over activities.
  
• Provide training and knowledge transfer to business users; prepare documentation such as configuration guides, process flows, user manuals.
  
• Post-go-live support for SD module, including issue analysis, performance tuning, process optimization, and continuous improvement (e.g., reducing custom code footprint).
  
• Work within the agile SAFe/ART framework for the S/4HANA migration program; participate in PI planning, backlog refinement, sprint delivery, retrospectives.
  

Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
  
• Minimum 8-12 years of hands-on experience in SAP SD functional consulting; at least 2 full end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation (green-field, brown-field or hybrid) preferred.
  
• Deep knowledge of SAP SD module: sales order to cash, delivery, billing, credit management, intercompany processes, variant configuration, pricing (condition technique).
  
• Proven experience working in large global organizations (multi-company-code, multinational, distributed teams) and complex business processes (product, project, service).
  
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA capabilities: Advanced ATP (aATP), Advanced Intercompany Sales (AICoS), Returns Management (ARM), Business Partner/CVI, BRF+, Fiori apps, embedded analytics.
  
• Strong understanding of integration points: MM, PS, CS, FI/CO, EWM, TM; experience in inter-company trade flows, EDI/IDoc setups, custom code rationalization.
  
• Excellent workshop facilitation, business-process mapping, gap-analysis and blueprinting skills.
  
• Strong configuration skills in SAP SD (sales orders, item categories, schedule lines, pricing procedures, master data).
  
• Familiarity with data migration strategy, master-data cleanup and rationalization (e.g., customers, vendors, materials, Z-object inventory).
  
• Excellent communication (English), stakeholder management, documentation and training skills.
  
• SAP SD and/or SAP S/4HANA certification is highly desirable.
  

Desirable Skills

• Exposure to SAFe agile delivery, multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) in a large-scale ERP migration.
  
• Experience with SAP Field Service Management (FSM), Customer Service (CS) module, Commercial Project Management (CPM).
  
• Experience in manufacturing, high-tech, global supply-chain heavy industries.
  
• Ability to travel (domestic & international) as required