Job Description

Shape the future of automotive supply chain excellence with enterprise SAP expertise!
SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) driving global logistics innovation
? Master WM, MM & EWM modules in cutting-edge Group systems
? Lead business transformation through advanced SAP configuration
? Senior-level functional consulting with international impact
POSITION: Contract: 01 October 2025 - 31 December 2028
EXPERIENCE: 6-8 Years relevant experience
COMMENCEMENT: 01 October 2025
LOCATION: Hybrid: Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotation
TEAM: OtD -- Parts Logistics
Qualifications/Experience

• Relevant IT degree or 10+ years industry working experience (Required)
• Experience working in international teams (Required)
• South African citizens/residents preferred; valid work permit holders considered
• Willing and able to travel extensively, for up to 2 weeks at a time (international)

Essential Skills Requirements Must have experience/understanding:

• SAP ECC/R3 systems administration and configuration
• SAP WM & MM module expertise
• SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management)
• Business requirements analysis and documentation
• Analyse and solve SAP Module issues
• Conduct SAP Module process configuration
• Strong ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirements with an aptitude to move concepts through to proposal and successful implementation
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

Advantageous Skills Requirements

• SAP Module Configuration advanced expertise
• SAP MM/EWM, Knowledge of ABAP Debugging, IDOCs, RFCs
• Splunk, SmartOps, Kafka integration tools
• Confluence, JIRA, Power BI, TOSCA, Tableau
• Operations experience: Release Management, Change Management, Test Management
• Application Monitoring and Incident Handling
• SAP S/4HANA platform experience
• Development documentation and technical writing
• Analyse and scope End-user authorisation roles
• Conduct Unit tests, Integration tests and System Integration security tests
• Work to conform to Group IT Security Instructions
• Problem solving capabilities and analytical thinking
• Ability to work interdependently as well as independently and to submit deliverables on time with excellent quality
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills with effective communication (verbal and written) with technical and non-technical colleagues
• Strong presentation skills and stakeholder management
• Above-board work ethics and professional integrity
• Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project

Role Requirements

• Business Analysis: Analyse business requirements and prepare AS-IS and TO-BE documentation with user sign-off for Business Blueprint documents
• System Configuration: Configure organisation structures (Purchase Organisation, Plants, Storage Locations) and prepare master data templates for Material Master, Vendor Master, and other objects
• Integration & Testing: Conduct integration testing with other SAP modules, execute cutover strategies and provide go-live and post-go-live support
• System Configuration & Troubleshooting: Execute system changes through configuration, perform ABAP debugging to support issue resolution
• Incident Management: Handle tickets, troubleshoot issues, and resolve incidents within SLA timelines.
• Raise Change Requests (CRs) and draft functional specifications
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Conduct testing of CRs, including regression testing and preparing test results.
• Support release preparation, sanity checks, and rollout processes
• System Integration: Understand and manage system interfaces, IDOCs, RFCs, and Kafka integrations.
• Set up and manage application monitoring tools like Splunk, SmartOps, and SAP Health
• Documentation & Training: Create IDOC monitoring rules and alerting systems.
• Prepare user manuals and training materials for business process owners.
• Provide training sessions and onboarding for new team members
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Liaise with cross-functional teams and stakeholders through meetings, calls, and emails.
• Participate in daily stand-ups, grooming sessions, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews
• Tool Administration: Manage Confluence and JIRA for team collaboration.
• Administer mail tools, mailing lists, and key user lists.
• Oversee tools such as TOSCA (automated testing), Tableau, and SAP Basis Info Portal
• Operations Support: Handle major incident escalations and reporting.
• Execute ITSM processes, including ticket creation and management. Follow Operations best practices
• Quality & Performance: Conduct automated and manual testing using tools like TOSCA.
• Manage testing for SAP release upgrades and retrofitting processes.
• Perform SAP system health checks and troubleshoot identified issues
• Monitoring & Reporting: Monitor job scheduling through tools like ESAS and OPC-Job Scheduling.
• Support master data validation using tools like Master Data Checker. Generate reports and dashboards using Power BI and Tableau
• DevOps Support: Provide support for existing solutions (DevOps) even outside of business hours

NB:

• South African citizens/residents preferred. Valid work permit holders will be considered.
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• If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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