SAP SD Solution Architect (Remote)

Overview

Remote
$60 - $65
Full Time
No Travel Required

Skills

SAP SD
SAP Sales and Distribution
SAP S/4 HANA
O2C
OTC
Order To Cash

Job Details

Role Summary:

The SAP SD Solution Architect is a highly skilled professional with strong SAP leadership abilities. They evaluate business requirements and design integrated solutions for SAP customers, aligning and orchestrating company business processes with SAP SD capabilities. They play a crucial role in leading technical discussions, translating complex SAP concepts for non-technical stakeholders, and guiding clients through project scoping and delivery to ensure successful implementation. With a unique combination of business process understanding and technical expertise, the Solution Architect acts as a liaison between functional consultants, business analysts, and technical teams, and is involved in multiple stages of implementation, from design to post-go-live support.
Expertise in SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) is critical for this role, particularly in supporting Order-to-Cash processes, pricing, billing, and customer master data integration with other SAP modules.

Role Responsibilities

Define Strategic SAP Vision and Roadmaps

  • Partner with business functions to manage existing product plans, develop new plans, and ensure alignment with the overall SAP S4/HANA ERP environment.

  • Provide direction, guidance, and motivation to Product and Capability Teams, ensuring collaboration and alignment with business partners.

  • Possess a thorough understanding of supported business functional areas, including goals, opportunities, and competitive challenges. Deep experience with Sales and Distribution (SD) functions, including pricing strategies, delivery processing, and sales order management.

  • Drive innovative technical business solutions by leading the team in business process engineering and alignment with the SAP solution set, including Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes and SD integration points.

Design, Configuration, and Implementation

  • Assess business requirements, including non-functional constraints, to design, configure, and implement end-to-end SAP S/4HANA solutions that meet business needs.

  • Lead SD-specific process design sessions including sales order management, shipping, invoicing, and credit management.

  • Ensure architecture is scalable, sustainable, and integrates seamlessly with other systems and SAP modules, particularly SD with FI, MM, and LE.

  • Define and oversee custom developments when standard configurations in SD are insufficient.

  • Define data models, workflows, and automation in areas such as sales order creation, pricing conditions, and billing.

  • Develop implementation plans and provide leadership and oversight for SD-related deliverables.

Technical Expertise

  • Lead the technical vision for SAP implementation.

  • Possess a deep understanding of SAP S/4HANA and its platform capabilities, especially in Sales and Distribution (SD).

  • Configure SD module to meet specific sales business needs, including condition technique, output determination, and partner functions.

  • Define integration points between SD and other SAP modules such as FI (for billing and AR), MM (for availability checks), and LE (for delivery and shipment).

  • Be familiar with SAP Fiori apps specific to SD processes, as well as NetWeaver and ABAP for enhancements.

BPO CI

  • Stay current with the SAP S/4HANA roadmap, especially upcoming changes to SD functionalities and O2C innovations.

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into SD solutions using standard S/4HANA functionalities.

  • Optimize sales-related business processes by leveraging S/4HANA SD best practices.

  • Recommend and implement SD process improvements in line with business growth strategies.

Communications

  • Translate technical SD configurations and functionality into business-friendly language for stakeholders.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, especially those involved in sales operations, order management, and customer service.

Performance Management & Leadership

  • Provide SAP SD expertise and guidance to functional and capability teams.

  • Support the mentoring and development of SAP SD consultants and cross-functional team members.

  • Recommend and contribute to SD resource planning in SAP project teams.

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