Technical Specialist SAP MDG

Lanxess India Pvt. Ltd.; Thane; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Lanxess India Pvt. Ltd. seeks an experienced SAP MDG Functional Consultant to support the global MDG landscape—covering Business Partner, Customer, Supplier and Material master data for 2,000+ users across BUs, GFs and entities.

You will drive end-to-end MDG solutions, governance workflows, incident management, and training content. Strong MDG on S/4HANA experience and cross-system collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in SAP MDG operations and/or functional consulting.
• Strong functional knowledge of SAP MDG processes for Material and Business Partner, including Customer and Supplier.
• Advanced experience with SAP MDG on S/4HANA; exposure to ECC/legacy MDG environments and MM/SD processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional consulting and support for the global SAP MDG landscape covering master data for Business Partner, Customer, Supplier and Material.
• Ensure stable day-to-day MDG operations through monitoring, workflow checks, IDoc/data-transfer monitoring and incident resolution.
• Analyze business requirements and independently develop end-to-end functional MDG solutions, including design, configuration, testing and cross-system impacts.
• Translate requirements into MDG governance processes, workflows, validations and configurations.
• Lead functional incident and problem management with root-cause analysis and preventive improvements.
• Design, maintain and deliver global MDG training and user-enablement content and SOPs.
• Support S/4HANA upgrades and related MDG solutions like PAW/DUCC with functional impact analysis.
• Expand MDG capabilities and reinforce knowledge transfer for long-term governance.

Skills

MDG operations

Functional consulting

End-to-end MDG solutions

Incident & problem mgmt

Governance & workflows

Training content creation

Cross-system impact analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IT

Tools

SAP MDG

S/4HANA MDG

Job description

Job Description:

Job Highlights

• Provide functional consulting and support for the global SAP MDG landscape covering Business Partner, Customer, Supplier and Material master data, supporting more than 2,000 users across BUs, GFs and legal entities.
• Ensure stable day-to-day MDG operations through application monitoring, workflow checks, IDoc/data-transfer monitoring, L1 incident resolution and L2 functional root-cause analysis, coordinating complex technical findings with the respective technical teams.
• Analyze business requirements and independently develop end-to-end functional solutions for MDG Change Requests, including requirement clarification, functional design/specifications, configuration, testing and consideration of cross-system impacts.
• Translate business requirements into appropriate MDG governance processes, workflows, validations, approval rules and functional configurations, ensuring alignment with global master-data governance standards.
• Lead functional incident and problem management, including root-cause analysis, SLA adherence, recurring-problem identification and definition of preventive improvements rather than focusing only on ticket closure.
• Design, maintain and deliver global MDG training and user-enablement content, including live training, key-user enablement, SOPs, business-process documentation, Knowledge Base and MediaWiki content.
• Support S/4HANA upgrades, migrations and connected MDG solutions such as PAW and DUCC, including functional impact analysis, testing, validation and cross-system alignment.
• Continuously expand MDG functional capabilities, documentation maturity and knowledge transfer to strengthen internal expertise and support the long-term sustainability of global MDG operations.

Experience / Skills

• Must-have (Specific Education) Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related analytical/technical discipline.
• Must-have (Work Experience) 5–10 years of experience in SAP MDG operations and/or functional consulting, preferably within global and complex SAP environments.
• Must-have (Functional Expertise) Strong functional knowledge of SAP MDG processes for Material and Business Partner, including Customer and Supplier, and understanding of how master data supports ERP business processes.
• Must-have (SAP Knowledge) Advanced experience with SAP MDG on S/4HANA, with exposure to ECC/legacy MDG environments and working knowledge of relevant SAP MM and SD processes.
• Proven capability in L1/L2 incident management, functional root-cause analysis, workflow/application monitoring, IDoc/data-transfer monitoring and problem management.
• Experience in translating business requirements into MDG functional solutions, configurations, functional specifications, governance rules, validations, workflows and testing scenarios.
• Strong documentation, training and knowledge-transfer capabilities, including preparation and maintenance of SOPs, process documentation, Knowledge Base/cookbook content and user training material.
• Strong analytical, communication and consulting skills with the ability to work independently and act as a bridge between Business, Data Governance, IT and global stakeholders.