SAP MM Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Health care

Life assurance

Laptop

Phone

Training resources

Employee discounts

London Marathon sponsor

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is seeking an experienced SAP Technical Architect to support the journey to a secure, modern SAP S/4HANA platform, focusing on procurement, inventory, and logistics. The role requires governance across programs, standard SAP capabilities, and minimal customizations to reduce technical debt.

Based in London or Manchester, you will work in a hybrid mode, collaborating with stakeholders and leading architectural decisions that enable scalable, AI-enabled SAP solutions

Qualifications

• End-to-end SAP MM procurement & inventory design.
• Define enterprise-wide material management architecture & standards.
• Lead ECC to S/4HANA migration initiatives.
• Experience with WM/EWM and batch management.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and optimization of SAP S/4HANA MM solutions.
• Define procurement & inventory architecture; ensure integration with supply chain & finance.

Skills

SAP MM

S/4HANA Migration

Procurement & Inventory design

ECC to S/4HANA migration

WM/EWM experience

IDoc/ALE interfaces

ABAP coordination

Analytics & reporting

Stakeholder management

Retail / high-volume env

GST knowledge

Education

SAP MM Certification

Tools

LSMW

Data upload tools

Job description

Role: SAP MM Architect

Work Location: London/Manchester

Role Type: Permanent

Mode of Working: Hybrid

Are You Ready to Utilise Your Experience in SAP Architecture?

We have an exciting role for you — SAP MM Architect!

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Be part of experienced team and talented team to explore more learnings and opportunities
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and wider team on enabling product and development prospects
• Support and contribute to customers success journey by implementing strategic and tactical solutions

The Role

As an experienced SAP Technical Architect, you will support the organization’s business transformation journey to transition into a secure, modern, cloud-aligned SAP S/4HANA platform. The objective is to enable continuous transformation, operational agility, and AI-driven growth.

The role is aligned with a decoupling strategy focused on establishing a clean core architecture, ensuring that the SAP S/4HANA system leverages standard SAP capabilities across key business domains, while minimizing customizations and technical debt.

Overall, the role is pivotal in maintaining environment integrity, minimizing risks, and accelerating delivery timelines while aligning with enterprise governance, compliance standards, and the broader goal of building a future-ready, AI-enabled SAP platform.

Key responsibilities

An SAP MM (Materials Management) Architect is responsible for designing, governing, and optimizing the SAP procurement, inventory, and logistics solution landscape. The role combines deep SAP MM functional expertise with solution architecture, business process transformation, integration, and stakeholder management.

Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of SAP S/4HANA Materials Management solutions. Define procurement and inventory management architecture, ensure seamless integration with supply chain and finance processes, drive business transformation initiatives, and provide architectural governance across SAP programs while aligning technology solutions with enterprise business objectives.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience

• Design end-to-end procurement and inventory management solutions using SAP MM.
• Define enterprise-wide material management architecture and standards.
• Analyze and redesign procurement and supply chain processes.
• Map business requirements to SAP capabilities.
• Lead ECC to S/4HANA migration initiatives.
• Conduct fit-gap analysis.
• Experience with warehouse processes (WM / basic EWM exposure)
• Knowledge of batch management, serial numbers, and inventory optimization
• Exposure to LSMW / data upload tools for master and transactional data
• Basic understanding of interfaces (IDoc, ALE) and integration concepts
• Experience in reporting and analytics (basic SAP reports, queries)
• Exposure to automations or user exits / enhancements (coordination with ABAP team)
• Experience in retail or high-volume transaction environments
• Understanding of GST / taxation processes (India or relevant geography)
• Exposure to ECC to S/4HANA transition or brownfield conversion projects
• SAP certification in MM module (optional but preferred)

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at [e-mail] if you would like to opt in.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at [e-mail] with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 / [phone] to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.

Next Steps

Application Process

• Online application: You can apply directly through LinkedIn/ by uploading your CV. In case you wish to submit your application via another format like audio/video, please, contact - [e-mail]
• Skill-Based discussion: This will be a level 1 interview with the project team, it can be via video or in-person. Details will be confirmed by your recruiter.
• Managerial discussion: This discussion will focus on behavioural aspects and person-organisation fit.
• HR Discussion: This will be with one of the members of the HR team and will cover your career journey, aspirations for growth, compensation and any other questions you may have.

Due to the high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.