SAP - Sales and Distribution Functional Consultant

Role & responsibilities

• Gather and analyze business and technical requirements from internal teams and external partners for new or updated EDI integrations.
• Design solutions for EDI requirements with SD knowledge and create technical specifications, including data mapping and process flows.
• Prepare functional specification for trading partner setup, mapping requirements that enables the EDI systems to interact with ERP system.
• Plan and execute testing to ensure data accuracy, compliance with standards like ANSI X12 and EDIFACT, and successful integration with internal systems.
• Provide functional support to identify and resolve data issues and failures related to EDI transactions.
• Create and maintain documentation for EDI processes and provide training to internal users.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and data quality.
• Establish and manage business analysis activities.
• Elicit business requirements from stakeholders using various techniques.
• Evaluate proactively and critically the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
• Collect and analyze functional and non-functional software requirements and turn them into high-quality specifications.
• Create Epics/Use Cases/User Stories based on selected formats.
• Lead User Acceptance Testing, prepare training materials, and conduct training sessions.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, collaborate with cross-functional teams (business, operations, technical), manage expectations, and communicate clearly.
• Actively participate in internal knowledge-sharing forums and conduct trainings.
• Manage all Risks and escalate to the leadership team.
• Work closely with Leadership team.

Preferred candidate profile

• 4+ years of work experience as a Business/Product Analyst in software development or Sales & Distribution functional experience.
• A bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience is typically required.
• Candidates should have prior experience as Functional Consultant in SD area, having EDI skills is an added advantage or Business Analyst role with experience in SD area/EDI system implementation and support.
• Technical skills include familiarity with EDI standards (such as ANSI X12, EDIFACT, XML, and AS2) and experience with mapping and translation tools. Knowledge of ERP systems (like SAP, Oracle, and their EDI integration is also beneficial.
• A basic understanding of database concepts and experience with SQL may be required.
• Experience working on SAP ERP or in-depth knowledge of SAP order to cash Processes.
• Expertise in MS Excel, Project, and Powerpoint.
• Expertise in articulating visually the problem, solution, value to the stake holders using various communication tools.
• Knowledge of BA tools: modeling notations (UML, BPMN), diagram types and tools (Visio, , etc.), UI wireframing and prototyping (Balsamiq Mockups, InVision, etc.), backlog and wiki tools (JIRA, Confluence etc.)
• Demonstrated experience with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban
• Strong Product Backlog Management skills
• Proven track record of end-to-end delivery experience for at least 3 software projects
• Proactivity, ability to work without supervision, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication skills to motivate and influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders ranging from business leaders to software engineering teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Desired Qualifications

• Functional Consultant in SD area or OTC process experience/ certifications
• Business Analysis Trained /Certified
• Preferably from Retail or CPG industry
• Agile Certified
• S/4 Integration Experience
• Technical background