A General ERP Analyst or Consultant collects and analyzes data that provides an accurate picture of enterprise resource planning requirements and performance for an organization.
Lead the IT Application team that provides Tier2/3 SAP functional support for MAKE business processes (PP/QM/Sub-contracting/PM), own production incident and change resolution, ensure knowledge transfer, and drive continuous improvement. The role requires strong functional configuration skills, handson process knowledge, and crossmodule integration experience in ECC and/or S/4HANA. Responsibilities Lead the IT Application team providing
S/4 HANA
functional support for Business teams on production issues within the MAKE business function (Plant Maintenance, Quality Management, and Production Planning and Execution). Work closely with business stakeholders and operations. Provide functional expertise in troubleshooting Support Incidents and Service Requests; ensure resolutions meet defined SLAs. Coordinate and collaborate with business, product, development, integration, and Basis teams to resolve issues. Monitor application and integration errors; maintain strong understanding of
SAP S/4HANA
messaging and AIF monitoring frameworks to proactively detect, triage, and route issues. Review built solutions and incoming enhancements before production deployment; ensure support teams receive continuous knowledge transfer and up-to-date runbooks. Mentor and coach junior consultants; organize formal knowledge-transfer sessions and maintain the knowledge base / runbooks. Drive root-cause analysis (RCA) and permanent fixes for recurring issues; track and report on problem-management actions and improvements. Maintain close oversight of change/transport processes and ensure appropriate rollback/mitigation plans for production risks. Participate in workshops, prepare and review functional specifications, and guide technical teams on functional design and conversion of requirements into solutions. Lead or support system testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), cutover, golive and hypercare activities. Requirements - Must-have 8-12 years of SAP experience with 3+ fullcycle implementations in PP, QM and PM and proven handson support experience. Strong experience in any two of the above three functional areas is required. Deep understanding of production order lifecycle: order types, number ranges, release/confirmation profiles, settlement rules, master data (material master (MRP/Work Scheduling), BOMs, routings, production versions), MRP types, lot sizing, planning strategies, MRP Live. Experience of Integration with
MM/QM/FICO/EWM/MES
procurement, inspection lots/usage decisions, settlement postings and common interfaces. Troubleshoot production issues, analyze
MD04/MRP
logs, and drive corrective actions.
Experience with application support activities:
incident triage, root-cause analysis, problem management, and SLA-driven delivery. Practical understanding of integration points with MM, SD and FICO and experience working with API Interfaces with other eco systems (internal and external applications). Client-facing experience with strong communication and leadership skills; ability to coordinate across business and technical stakeholders. Nice-to-have Exposure/Experience with Fiori Applications, Clean Core Implementation approach Exposure to SAP Solution Manager / ChaRM or other ALM tools and ITIL practices. Familiarity with other cross-functional areas within SAP and ability to work with development teams. Experience with S/4HANA conversions/migrations and embedded analytics (CDS views, S/4 reporting). Understanding of ABAP debugging and ability to read logs/traces. Understanding of automated testing of any Jira X-Ray, Work soft, HP ALM tools and test-case management.
