SAP Retail IS Solution Architect - Inside IR35

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established IT consultancy in the UK is seeking a SAP IS Retail Solution Architect for a 6-month contract in Leeds. This hybrid role requires extensive experience with SAP Retail modules and solution architecture. The ideal candidate will manage SAP implementation phases and client interactions, ensuring business requirements are accurately translated into system specifications. Competitive pay via an umbrella company is offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10-12 years of experience in working with IT services or products.
• Should have 8+ years of experience in working with SAP in Retail IS.
• Proven experience in SAP solution architecture and design.

Responsibilities

• Validate proposed changes and assess impacts.
• Lead fit-gap workshops and prepare deployment teams.
• Translate business requirements into system specifications.

Skills

10-12 years of IT services experience

8+ years with SAP Retail IS modules

SAP solution architecture experience

End-to-end SAP implementation involvement

Client-facing roles experience

Change request management

Gap analysis and fit-gap workshops

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP BTP

Job description

A SAP IS Retail Solution Architect is required for an initial 6 month contract. This is a hybrid role with 2 days per week on site in Leeds and is inside IR35 so will require working via an FCSA accredited umbrella company.

Essential Skills and experience

• Minimum of 10-12 Years of experience in working with IT Services or products.
• Should have 8+ years of experience in working with SAP in either of the Retail Functional modules oSAP Retail IS
• Proven experience in SAP solution architecture and design, with deep knowledge of SAP modules and platforms (eg, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP)
• Very Good understanding of the SAP modules in Retail IS
• Involved in end to end phases of SAP implementation projects, played client facing roles and managed client workshops.
• Acts as the custodian of the solution validates proposed changes and assesses impacts.
• Support SAP deployment teams in prepare phase and/or fit-gap as needed for short periods of time expected to lead fit-gap workshops and explanation of the template.
• Ensures business requirements are translated into complete and accurate system specifications.
• Manages the process to translate gaps into RICEFW objects and estimates effort/impact of each object.
• Responsible for the assessment, management and delivery of all configuration changes in approved Change Requests (excluding Global Configuration requirements); the provision of updates to the Global Configuration Document.
• Creates/review all functional requirements specification and interface requirements specifications, test scenarios, training materials required for template localizations

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