Location: Bangalore
Engagement Type: Contract / Full-time
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Advanced Variant Configuration (AVC) Consultant/Architect to lead the design and implementation of product configuration capabilities for a complex manufacturing environment. The role is central to enabling configuration-driven sales and manufacturing processes for highly customizable products, including golf equipment and accessories.
The consultant will play a key role in translating existing product logic from legacy systems (Infor) into scalable, rule-based models within SAP AVC.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end design and implementation of SAP AVC in an S/4HANA greenfield environment
- Translate complex product configurations into:
- Characteristics, classes, and configuration profiles
- Constraint-based dependency models
- Work closely with business stakeholders to:
- Understand existing configuration logic in Infor
- Redesign and optimize for SAP S/4HANA
- Integrate AVC with:
- Sales & Distribution (SD) for order configuration
- Production Planning (PP) for BOM explosion and manufacturing
- Design and validate:
- Configurable materials (KMAT)
- Super BOMs and routings
- Variant pricing logic
- Ensure performance, scalability, and maintainability of configuration models
- Support testing cycles, data migration, and go-live readiness
- Provide guidance on best practices for AVC modeling and governance
Required Skills & Experience
- 8+ years of SAP experience with strong focus on Variant Configuration
- Proven hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Advanced Variant Configuration (AVC)
- Experience in greenfield S/4HANA implementations (must-have)
- Strong expertise in:
- Characteristics & classes
- Configuration profiles
- Constraints, procedures, preconditions
- Deep understanding of:
- Configurable materials (KMAT)
- Super BOMs and dependency-driven BOM explosion
- Experience integrating AVC with:
- SD (Sales) and PP (Manufacturing)
- Prior experience in manufacturing environments with highly configurable products
- Ability to translate business rules into structured configuration logic
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience migrating from Infor (or similar ERP) to SAP S/4HANA
- Prior exposure to industries such as:
- Discrete manufacturing
- Consumer goods with product customization
- Experience with variant pricing and advanced dependency modeling
- Strong stakeholder communication and workshop facilitation skills