SAP S 4 HANA SD Application Architect

ASSA ABLOY Group; Chennai; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is conducting an SAP S/4HANA rollout to enable its expanding business model. The role focuses on SAP SD design, configuration, data migration, testing, and training for standardized quote-to-cash processes across units.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years of consulting, 4+ full lifecycle implementations, SD customization expertise, and strong English communication to collaborate with cross-functional teams globally. Office-based with travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or master degree in business, CS, or equivalent with 15 years of consulting experience.
• Minimum 4 full lifecycle implementations in SD within S/4HANA or ECC.
• Hands-on SD configurations and SAP Best Practices knowledge.
• Experience with WRICEF objects and cross-functional integrations.
• Strong English communication and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Configure and customize SAP SD in S/4HANA according to best practices.
• Gather requirements, design solutions, and manage data migration and testing.
• Support go-live, hyper care, and post go-live incidents.
• Collaborate with BRIM, MM, FI, PP and EWM for end-to-end processes.
• Prepare functional specs for WRICEF objects and coordinate with technical teams.

Skills

SD configuration

Quotations

Sales orders

ATP

Billing

Pricing

WRICEF

Fiori

S/4HANA

SAP SD

Education

Bachelor / Master’s degree in business, Computer Science, or equivalent

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Job Description:

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is rolling out SAP S/4 HANA across the Division which will enable and support its business expansion strategy in line with the new operating business model.

PRIMARY JOB PURPOSE

Responsible to deliver design and system configuration for the Sales and Distribution (SD) module in SAP S/4HANA, ensuring successful rollout and adoption of standardized Quote-to-Cash processes across business units. The candidate is responsible for translating business requirements into system solutions, managing data migration, testing, training, and post-go-live support, while aligning with SAP best practices and project timelines.

KEY POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Being part of Global IT team and responsible for SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) module configuration and associated developments are designed, built, tested & deployed according to S/4 HANA best practices.
• Facilitate and support workstream managers / Solution Architects & leads right from requirement gathering, solution design with focus on Sales and Customer Service processes and integration of same with operations, finance & product management workstreams.
• Analyse business requirements related to sales quotations, sales orders management, order fulfilment, invoicing, returns and credit management processes.
• Configure core SD components such as sales order types, item categories, ATP, pricing procedures, delivery types, billing types and work with technical teams for WRICEF developments
• Responsible for creating/maintaining functional specifications for WRICEF (Workflow, Report, Interface, Conversion, Enhancement, Forms) objects.
• Perform configuration, testing, training, migration, cutover, go-live and hyper care activities.
• Support incidents or change requests for the live Business units.
• Collaborate with BRIM, MM, FI, PP and EWM module consultants to support cross-functional processes.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential

• Bachelor / master’s degree in business, Computer Science, or equivalent discipline is required with minimum 15 years of consulting experience with multiple Industries.
• Minimum 4 full lifecycle implementations / roll outs & support experience in Sales & Distribution module in S/4 HANA or SAP ECC Projects.
• Extensive experience in the core SD customizing including Quotations, Sales contracts, Sales order management, Available to Promise (ATP), outbound logistics, pricing, billing and returns and credit management.
• Hands‑on experience in SD configurations.
• Understanding on SAP Best Practices in SD module and their integrations & technology.
• Experience in S/4HANA environment and Fiori applications.
• Strong communication skills in English, self-driven and motivated.
• Ability to manage and deliver multiple priorities in a constrained timeline

Desirable

• SAP S/4 HANA Certification in SAP SD.
• Knowledge of new features in SAP S/4HANA like embedded analytics, user experience using Fiori, SAP cloud platform
• Basic ABAP debugging or familiarity with enhancement frameworks.

WORK ENVIRONMENT FACTORS

• Office based/Remote with occasional international travel.
• Health and Safety accountability statements.
• Working times are European time zone, however open to be available in APAC/US time zone as well for the need basis.

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