SAP Functional/Technical Consultant – SAP Retail – MM & SD

Job Description :

JOB ANALYSIS REPORT: SAP Functional/Technical Consultant –

SAP Retail – MM & SD

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To evaluate the demands of the business owners, transforms the essence into an abstract and algorithmic business model and as such identifies the use cases and transforms them into logical and technical views and are able to configure the system.

JOB OBJECTIVES

Structuring of system strategy such as the development of systems requirements through the design, prototyping, testing, training, defining, and implementation of procedures for support of practical business solutions.
Customizing the respective business area and making sure the system reacts in the manner according to the constraints of the request.
Prepare test scripts for testing the configured scenarios and perform the testing.
To oversee the developing of ABAP programs and functions as requested by business in accordance with the Shoprite Standards
To provide support to the members of the team as well as users of the SAP System.

TASK INFORMATION

Structuring of system strategy such as the development of systems requirements through the design, prototyping, testing, training, defining, and implementation of procedures for support of practical business solutions.
- Assist the Business Analysts with the capabilities of the SAP system when required.
- To generate knowledge about the current business process, design current business flows, study current business processes and its complication, and getting through with current business setup.
- Identifies the use cases and transforms them into logical and technical views.
- Ensure that the users agree and sign-off the suggested solutions.
- Maintain the task management systems (EPM and Remedy)
- Do accurate time keeping of time spent on changes
Customizing the respective business area and making sure the system reacts in the manner according to the constraints of the request.
- Design and implement technological business solutions
- Prepare test scripts and execute testing of the configured scenarios
- Do testing of customisations and developed programs
- Maintain the task management systems (EPM and Remedy)
- Do accurate time keeping of time spent on changes
To provide support to the members of the team as well as users of the SAP System.
- Assist the business users when necessary.
- Assist the Business Analysts with the capabilities of the SAP System when required.

REPORT STRUCTURE

Reports to Project Manager or Support Manager

IMPACT OF DECISION
Time Span	Operational


Problem solving	Complex to Highly Complex
Risk of decisions	High Internal
Risk of decisions
Financial impact	Medium
Influence of work	Operational


Work proficiency	Professional
Demands of change	High

JOB RELATED EXPERIENCE
	Time	Essential	Desirable
SAP- Retail Domain experience	4-6 years	X
Strong business facing Consultancy experience	4-6 years	X
Minimum of 2, ideally 3 IS retail project lifecycle in industry verticals, food, fashion or hard goods.		X
Solid implementation, configuration and functional and technical experience		X
Integration experience to POS DM			X
Integration experience to F&R			X
Integration experience to Merchandise and Assortment Planning			X
Integration experience to Shelf Optimization products			X
Integration experience to Warehouse Management systems			X

FORMAL QUALIFICATION
	Time	Essential	Desirable
Degree/Diploma	3 years	X

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION / MEMBERSHIP
	Yes	No

JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE
	Time	Essential	Desirable
Strong understanding of SAP SD, pricing, billing and order management functionality		X
Good understanding of MM/SD/Retail integration to SAP Financials		X
IS Retail Master data – Article master, Site master, Merchandise Hierarchies, Article Hierarchies		X
IS Retail Merchandising – Assortment Management and Layout Workbench, Pricing, Promotions, Markdowns		X
IS Retail Procurement to Pay processes including Retail replenishment, Perishable Planning, Merchandise Distribution, Rebates, Imports		X
IS Retail POS/BOS Integration – Assortment list, POS Interface, Enterprise services		X

JOB RELATED SKILLS
	Time	Essential	Desirable
Strong SAP MM skills in procurement, inventory management and MRP.		X

WORKING CONDITIONS
	Working hours	Normal. Overtime and Standby may be required from time to time.
	Travel	None
	Time away from home	None
	Posture	Workstation in open plan office.
	Physical danger	None
	Physical environment	Brackenfell – Cape Town, South Africa