SAP S/4HANA Sourcing Consultant

Tata Consultancy Services; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

401K Plan

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced SAP Materials Management and procurement lead to drive end-to-end Procure-to-Pay and sourcing for global programs.

You will implement, configure, test, and stabilize SAP solutions, work with Ariba and S/4HANA, and ensure seamless integration with Inventory and Financial processes. Strong collaboration and governance skills are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of SAP Materials Management and procurement experience.
• Minimum three full-cycle SAP implementations, including at least two SAP S/4HANA Procurement implementations.
• Strong expertise in direct, indirect, service, and project procurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Procure-to-Pay and sourcing solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and stabilization.
• Facilitate fit-to-standard workshops and translate business requirements into scalable global procurement process designs.
• Design requisitioning, sourcing, contract, purchase order, receiving, service entry, invoice verification, and supplier collaboration processes.
• Define direct, indirect, service, project, subcontracting, consignment, stock transport, and intercompany procurement scenarios.
• Coordinate integration with SAP Ariba, SAP Business Network, and other supplier platforms.
• Own cross-functional integration with Inventory Management, EWM, PP, QM, PM/EAM, PS, Finance, and Accounts Payable.
• Lead test planning, defect resolution, deployment readiness, and hypercare.

Skills

SAP MM

Procure-to-Pay

Strategic Sourcing

S/4HANA Procurement

Purchasing Config

Supplier Master Data

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Tools

SAP Ariba

S/4HANA

Fiori

EWM

Job description

• 10+ years of SAP Materials Management and procurement experience, including 7+ years in Procure-to-Pay and strategic sourcing processes.


• Minimum three full-cycle SAP implementations, including at least two SAP S/4HANA Procurement implementations.


• Strong expertise in direct, indirect, service, and project procurement using purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, and scheduling agreements.


• Hands-on configuration experience with purchasing organizations, purchasing groups, document types, release strategies/workflows, source determination, pricing, account assignment, and output management.


• Experience with subcontracting, consignment, stock transport orders, third-party procurement, returns, intercompany procurement, and evaluated receipt settlement.


• Strong knowledge of supplier, material, purchasing info record, source list, quota arrangement, and business partner master data.


• Experience with S/4HANA flexible workflow, Fiori procurement applications, approval design, situation handling, and embedded analytics.


• Strong integration experience with Inventory Management, EWM, Manufacturing, Quality Management, Plant Maintenance, Project Systems, Finance, and Accounts Payable.


• Experience with invoice verification, GR/IR, tax and payment-relevant data, blocked invoice resolution, and three-way match processes.


• Experience integrating SAP S/4HANA with SAP Ariba Sourcing, Contracts, Buying and Invoicing, Business Network, or other supplier platforms is preferred.


• Experience supporting data migration, interfaces, functional specifications, SIT, UAT, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.


• Strong knowledge of SAP Activate, global template deployment, procurement controls, and process standardization.


• Lead end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Procure-to-Pay and sourcing solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and stabilization for the Helix transformation program.


• Facilitate fit-to-standard workshops and translate business requirements into scalable global procurement process designs.


• Design requisitioning, sourcing, contract, purchase order, receiving, service entry, invoice verification, and supplier collaboration processes.


• Define direct material, indirect material, service, project, subcontracting, consignment, stock transport, and intercompany procurement scenarios.


• Configure procurement organizational structures, document types, item categories, account assignments, pricing procedures, source determination, tolerances, and output management.


• Design approval processes using S/4HANA flexible workflows, including agent determination, escalations, substitutions, and exception handling.


• Define supplier and purchasing master data requirements, governance rules, migration objects, validation controls, and data quality measures.


• Own cross-functional integration with Inventory Management, EWM, PP, QM, PM/EAM, PS, Finance, Controlling, Accounts Payable, and tax processes.


• Coordinate integration with SAP Ariba, SAP Business Network, supplier portals, catalog providers, EDI, BTP, and other external procurement platforms.


• Guide functional specifications, reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, security roles, and Fiori applications.


• Define procurement controls, segregation-of-duties considerations, audit requirements, approval limits, and exception-monitoring processes.


• Lead test planning, defect resolution, deployment readiness, mock cutovers, production cutover, hypercare, and transition to support.


• Coordinate onshore and offshore teams, manage dependencies and risks, and communicate decisions and progress to business and program stakeholders.


• Proactively challenge unnecessary customizations and guide stakeholders toward standard, sustainable SAP procurement capabilities.

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 10+ years of SAP Materials Management and procurement experience, including 7+ years in Procure-to-Pay and strategic sourcing processes.


• Minimum three full-cycle SAP implementations, including at least two SAP S/4HANA Procurement implementations.


• Strong expertise in direct, indirect, service, and project procurement using purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, and scheduling agreements.


• Hands-on configuration experience with purchasing organizations, purchasing groups, document types, release strategies/workflows, source determination, pricing, account assignment, and output management.


• Experience with subcontracting, consignment, stock transport orders, third-party procurement, returns, intercompany procurement, and evaluated receipt settlement.


• Strong knowledge of supplier, material, purchasing info record, source list, quota arrangement, and business partner master data.


• Experience with S/4HANA flexible workflow, Fiori procurement applications, approval design, situation handling, and embedded analytics.


• Strong integration experience with Inventory Management, EWM, Manufacturing, Quality Management, Plant Maintenance, Project Systems, Finance, and Accounts Payable.


• Experience with invoice verification, GR/IR, tax and payment-relevant data, blocked invoice resolution, and three-way match processes.


• Experience integrating SAP S/4HANA with SAP Ariba Sourcing, Contracts, Buying and Invoicing, Business Network, or other supplier platforms is preferred.


• Experience supporting data migration, interfaces, functional specifications, SIT, UAT, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.


• Strong knowledge of SAP Activate, global template deployment, procurement controls, and process standardization.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Procure-to-Pay and sourcing solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and stabilization for the Helix transformation program.


• Facilitate fit-to-standard workshops and translate business requirements into scalable global procurement process designs.


• Design requisitioning, sourcing, contract, purchase order, receiving, service entry, invoice verification, and supplier collaboration processes.


• Define direct material, indirect material, service, project, subcontracting, consignment, stock transport, and intercompany procurement scenarios.


• Configure procurement organizational structures, document types, item categories, account assignments, pricing procedures, source determination, tolerances, and output management.


• Design approval processes using S/4HANA flexible workflows, including agent determination, escalations, substitutions, and exception handling.


• Define supplier and purchasing master data requirements, governance rules, migration objects, validation controls, and data quality measures.


• Own cross-functional integration with Inventory Management, EWM, PP, QM, PM/EAM, PS, Finance, Controlling, Accounts Payable, and tax processes.


• Coordinate integration with SAP Ariba, SAP Business Network, supplier portals, catalog providers, EDI, BTP, and other external procurement platforms.


• Guide functional specifications, reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, security roles, and Fiori applications.


• Define procurement controls, segregation-of-duties considerations, audit requirements, approval limits, and exception-monitoring processes.


• Lead test planning, defect resolution, deployment readiness, mock cutovers, production cutover, hypercare, and transition to support.


• Coordinate onshore and offshore teams, manage dependencies and risks, and communicate decisions and progress to business and program stakeholders.


• Proactively challenge unnecessary customizations and guide stakeholders toward standard, sustainable SAP procurement capabilities.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Strong leadership, ownership, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.


• Ability to lead global design workshops and align Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, and technology teams.


• Experience coordinating onshore and offshore teams in a large, multi-site transformation program.


• Strong governance, risk management, decision facilitation, and issue-resolution skills.


• Ability to mentor team members and maintain accountability for solution quality, schedule, compliance, and business outcomes.

Salary Range: $160,000 - $180,000 a year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.


• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.


• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.


• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.


• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.


• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.


• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Qualifications

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE