SAP MDG Techno functional Consultant

Cognizant; Halifax; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

Disability insurance

Parental Leave

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced SAP MDG-focused data governance professional to lead master data design, mapping, and integration across Ariba and ERP ecosystems. You will drive discovery workshops, capture and harmonize legacy processes, and produce actionable specifications for developers.

The role involves configuring MDG-S/MDG-C, managing data migrations at scale, and ensuring data quality through validation rules and reconciliation. Remote Canada-based work is supported.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in SAP master data with full MDG implementations covering supplier and/or customer MDG
• Deep knowledge of vendor and customer master structures in ECC/S/4HANA
• Strong grasp of P2P and O2C data including payment terms, methods, and tax withholding
• Hands-on SAP Ariba experience including SLP and ERP integration patterns

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and support discovery, design, and validation workshops with Procurement, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Tax, Master Data, and IT stakeholders across the US, Mexico, and Brazil
• Capture as-is vendor and customer master processes and design harmonized to-be MDG model
• Produce functional specifications, data dictionaries, and design decision logs; drive open items to closure
• Own source-to-target field mapping for supplier and customer master data
• Define transformation and validation rules; document exceptions and business rule ownership
• Set up MDG-S and MDG-C configuration and BRF+ rules; UI configuration and duplicate check
• Support data replication to Ariba and the ERP; assist key mapping across systems
• Profile legacy data and run cleansing, enrichment, and de-duplication cycles
• Support SIT, UAT, cutover, and hypercare with reconciliation reports

Skills

MDG Master Data

Workshop Facilitation

Data Migration

Vendor/Customer Data

Ariba Integration

S/4HANA Knowledge

Tools

SAP MDG

Ariba Network

SAP Cloud Integration

Job description

In this role, you will:

Workshops and design

Facilitate and support discovery, design, and validation workshops with Procurement, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Tax, Master Data, and IT stakeholders across the US, Mexico, and Brazil

Capture as-is vendor and customer master processes for the acquired entity and design the harmonized to-be model in MDG

Produce functional specifications, data dictionaries, and design decision logs; drive open items to closure

Data mapping

Own source-to-target field mapping for supplier and customer master, including general data (name, address, communication, search terms), company code data (payment terms, payment methods, house bank, reconciliation account, withholding tax), purchasing data, partner functions, bank details, and tax identifiers

Define transformation, derivation, defaulting, and validation rules; document exceptions and business rule ownership

MDG configuration and build

Configure MDG-S and MDG-C: data model extensions, change request types and workflows, BRF+ rules, derivations, UI configuration, duplicate check and match/merge, key and value mapping

Set up data replication (DRF, IDoc, SOA services) to Ariba and the ERP; support key mapping across systems

Ariba

Work with the Ariba workstream on Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP) registration and qualification flows, supplier requests, questionnaires, and Ariba Network account linkage

Support integration through SAP Cloud Integration Gateway / SAP Integration Suite, including field mapping, error handling, and reconciliation between Ariba, MDG, and the ERP

Migration and data quality

Profile legacy data; define and execute cleansing, enrichment, and de-duplication cycles with business data stewards

Build and run extraction and load

Support SIT, UAT, cutover, and hypercare; produce reconciliation reports and sign-off packs

Governance and handover

Help define the ongoing stewardship model, data ownership, SLAs, and SOPs

Deliver training and knowledge transfer to the retained organization

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the Canada. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• Strong Techno – functional experience with 10+ years in SAP master data, with at least two full-lifecycle SAP MDG implementations covering MDG-S (supplier) and/or MDG-C (customer)
• Deep working knowledge of vendor and customer master structures - LFA1/LFB1/LFM1 and KNA1/KNB1/KNVV in ECC, Business Partner (BP) and BUT000/BP roles in S/4HANA
• Strong functional grasp of the P2P and O2C data that drives payment: payment terms, payment methods, blocking indicators, bank master, withholding tax, tolerance groups
• Hands-on SAP Ariba experience - SLP and/or Buying & Invoicing - including supplier onboarding flows and Ariba-to-ERP integration patterns
• Data migration experience at scale: profiling, mapping specs, load tooling, mock cycles, reconciliation
• Demonstrated ability to run workshops with senior business stakeholders and write specifications a developer can build from

Salary and Other Compensation

Applications will be accepted until September 26, 2026.

The annual salary for this position is between CAD 100,000 - CAD 160,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.