SAP Inventory Management Functional Consultant

Accenture New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture New Zealand is recruiting a Senior SAP Inventory Management Functional Consultant to review and enhance SAP IM/WM configurations in a live environment. You will collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into precise functional specs and drive improvements across supply chain processes.

Responsibilities include configuring IM/WM, performing fit-gap analyses, and supporting integration touchpoints across MM, SD, PP, EWM/TM, and Finance, while leading testing and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of SAP Supply Chain functional experience.
• Deep expertise in SAP Inventory Management (IM) including goods movements and physical inventory.
• Hands-on SAP EWM/WM experience with warehouse structures and bin management.
• Experience in brownfield/live SAP environments and testing (SIT/UAT/Regression).
• Cross-functional knowledge across MM, SD, PP, TM, or Finance integration touchpoints.

Responsibilities

• Review and optimize SAP IM/WM/EWM configurations in a live SAP environment.
• Translate business requirements into SAP functional specifications and perform fit-gap analyses.
• Configure and support core IM/WM/EWM processes including goods movements, stock transfers, and inventory control.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (MM, SD, PP, EWM/TM, Finance) on integration touchpoints.
• Prepare functional specification documents for RICEFW objects and support testing (SIT/UAT/Regression).
• Lead workshops and solution presentations with stakeholders and ensure QA adherence.

Skills

SAP Supply Chain

IM / Inventory Management

EWM / WM

SIT/UAT/Regression Testing

Brownfield / Live SAP

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

AIF

Job description

As an SAP Inventory Management Functional Consultant, you will play a key role in reviewing, refining and enhancing existing SAP Inventory Management (IM) and Warehouse Management (WM/EWM) configurations within a live environment. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to ensure minimal disruption while driving improvements across supply chain processes, inventory control, and system integrations.

Responsibilities

Functional Consulting

• Review and optimize existing SAP IM/WM/EWM configuration in a brownfield environment
• Understand business requirements and translate them into SAP functional specifications
• Perform fit-gap analysis and recommend best-practice supply chain solutions
• Configure and support core IM/WM/EWM processes including:
• Goods receipt, goods issue, stock transfers
• Inventory control and physical inventory
• Warehouse structures, bin management, picking, packing and staging
• Support master data definition and governance including material master, storage locations, and warehouse structures
• Prepare functional specification documents for RICEFW objects
• Work with cross-functional teams (MM, SD, PP, EWM/TM, and Finance) on integration touchpoints
• Participate in workshops, walkthroughs, and solution presentations

Integration & Process Improvement

• Support integration activities including API mapping, testing and functional alignment across supply chain and external systems (e.g. procurement, logistics providers, 3PLs)
• Analyse end-to-end supply chain processes and identify opportunities for optimisation and automation
• Ensure alignment between warehouse operations, inventory processes, and upstream/downstream systems

Testing Responsibilities

• Create and execute detailed test scenarios, test scripts, and test cases
• System Integration Testing (SIT)
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Regression testing
• Log defects, track resolution, and validate fixes
• Work closely with business users to validate supply chain processes and expected outcomes
• Ensure all testing deliverables meet quality and audit standards

Must Have

• 7+ years of SAP Supply Chain functional experience
• Deep expertise in SAP Inventory Management (IM) — goods movements, physical inventory, stock control
• Proven hands-on experience with SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) or (WM) — warehouse structures, bin management, picking, packing, and staging
• Experience working in brownfield / live SAP environments
• Strong fit-gap analysis and functional documentation skills
• Experience across SIT, UAT, and regression testing

Highly Desirable

• Experience with SAP Advanced Interface Framework (AIF) for monitoring and managing integrations
• Exposure to API, EDI, or middleware-based integrations with external entities (3PLs, logistics providers, procurement systems)
• Cross-functional knowledge across MM, SD, PP, TM, or Finance integration touchpoints
• Experience in stakeholder workshops and solution presentations

Note

• Open to any NZ locations – Auckland / Wellington / Christchurch
• Should be NZ Citizen / PR Holder / other eligible working rights (Partner Visa, Post Study Visa, Open Work Visa).