Associate Principal

ROLE: Senior SAP Material Management Consultant

ROLE DESCRIPTION

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES on PROJECTS
- Assists clients in the selection, implementation and support of SAP S4HANA Material management and S4HANA MM Support Products
- Architecting, designing and SAP Material management module implementation for the Customer
- Lead projects and or lead to implement new functionalities
- Analyse existing functionalities in the clients system and propose improvement thereby translating them into effective solutions
- Supervise and mentor project subordinates and manage client engagements

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES for BRISTLECONE MM PRACTICE
- Liaising with PreSales Teams to help grow the Business around SAP S4HANA Material Management in line with Organizational Strategy and Practice Goals
- Ability to devise and lead Go To Market strategies for SAP S4HANA Material Management to assist Sales and Alliance teams in expanding Bristlecone footprint globally
- Build Assets, Pre-Configured Solutions and Accelerators to reduce the overall cost to serve
- Participate in Assessment, Scoping and Estimation activities for RFQs
- Participate in suggesting or leading Process Improvement for the Practice
- Understanding, analysing, explore and test new features introduced in SAP S4HANA Material Management
- Take training initiatives and collaborating with trainees at multiple locations
- Build strong business relationships with potential clients

QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 8 years of experience in SAP S4HANA Material Management for RB 5
- Minimum 12 years of experience in SAP S4HANA Material Management for RB 4
- Functional proficiency in Green field Implementations or Rollouts or Conversion or Upgradation specific to SAP S4HANA Material Management
- Functional proficiency in Green field Implementations or Rollouts or Upgradation in SAP ECC.
- Experience in Support and CR Development is secondary in priority
- Experienced in SAP FIORI or Interfaces or Integration with other systems will be an added advantage
- Experienced in SAP Warehouse management or SAP Extended Warehouse Management systems will be an added advantage
- Certification in SAP MM and SAP S4HANA Sourcing & Procurement will be an added advantage

PROCESS KNOWLEDGE
- Deep process knowledge in SAP S4HANA Material Management with end to end flow of documents
- Main SAP S4HANA Material management processes sub modules like Procurement processes, scheduling agreements, contracts, release strategy, batch management, inventory management, split valuation, Service procurement.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
- Configuration knowledge in all the sub modules of SAP S4HANA Material Management
- Integration with other modules and end to end flow of accounting documents
- Ability to lead and conduct Design workshops in front of an audience comprising of both Business and IT teams.
- Ability to work on complex configuration scenarios along with writing functional specifications for complex customizations
- End to end impact assessment and flawless solution design
- Understanding of other modules of SAP especially FI, WM, EWM, SD, PP, QM, CO, FSCM, FM, PM.

SOFT SKILLS
- Excellent communication skills verbal as well as written
- Positive attitude with flexibility and maturity to work in a challenging client environment buddy to a joiner in Bristlecone
- Mentoring and grooming subordinates
- Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams while endorsing leadership role

**ABOUT US**:
Our transformative solutions in Digital Logistics, Cognitive Manufacturing, Autonomous Planning, Smart Procurement and Digitalization are positioned around key industry pillars and delivered through a comprehensive portfolio of services spanning digital strategy, design and build, and implementation across a range of technology platforms.

Bristlecone is ranked among the top ten leaders in supply chain services by Gartner. We are headquartered in San Jose, California, with locations across North America, Europe and Asia, and over 2,500 consultants. Bristlecone is part of the $19.4 billion Mahindra Group.

**EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER**:
Bristlecone is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

**INFORMATION SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Understand and adhere to Information Security policies, guidelines and procedure, practice them for protection of organizational data and Information System.
- Take part in information security training and act while handling information.
- Report all suspected security and policy breach to InfoSec team or appropriate authority (CISO).
- Understand and adhere to the additional information security responsibilities as part of the assigned job role.