SAP MM/Procurement Functional Consultant

Project overview

Role: SAP MM/Procurement Functional Consultant

Project details

Cardiff (Nantgarw), Wales UK

Experience: Min. 10+ Years.

6 Months Fixed Term or 6 months Contract (Any)

(High possibility of conversion to a permanent position based on performance and business requirements.)

Hybrid Remote. 3 days a week in office. 2 days remote.

Job Description:

We're seeking a highly specialised SAP MM/Procurement Functional Consultant to advise, configure, and maintain our global procurement and materials management fabric. In this role, you will be hands-on in executing our digital transformation from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA, ensuring that planned end-to-end implementation results are fully realised across our aviation engine manufacturing, maintenance, and design operations.

Acting as a strategic functional advisor and configuration expert, you will implement a "Clean Core" architecture by driving Fit-to-Standard workshops, establishing robust inventory architectures, and deploying standard procurement solutions while ensuring strict compliance with industry regulations.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Transition Strategy

Business Advisory: Act as the trusted advisor to senior leadership to map high-level aviation sourcing and procurement goals into scalable SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement blueprints.

Coexistence Support: Design temporary operational workarounds and data bridging strategies to maintain material flow continuity during phased SAP ECC to S/4HANA rollouts.

Landscape Strategy: Evaluate Legacy customization within SAP ECC and establish a roadmap to transition towards standard S/4HANA Materials Management and Sourcing functionalities.

Technical Execution & Governance

Expert Configuration: Execute hands-on configuration of complex SAP MM modules including Organizational Structures (Plants, Storage Locations, Purchasing Orgs), Material Master, Business Partner (Vendor Master), and Source Lists.

Workshop Facilitation: Lead and facilitate end-to-end blueprinting, scoping, and Fit-to-Standard workshops with cross-functional supply chain, procurement, and logistics teams.

Value Realization: Own the functional delivery lifecycle to ensure that planned operational efficiencies, inventory optimizations, and cost savings are fully realised.

Functional & System Alignment

Execution & Planning: Architect and configure the end-to-end processing of the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle, including Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Goods Movements (MIGO), and Logistics Invoice Verification (MIRO).

Inventory & Rotable Management: Define and build complex inventory strategies, leveraging standard SAP MM configurations to manage rotable engine components, pool assets, and high-value serialized spares.

Process Integration: Align SAP MM configuration closely with Warehouse Management (WM/Embedded EWM) for optimised material flow, Plant Maintenance (PM) for MRO material staging, Production Planning (PP) for material requirements planning (MRP), and Finance/Conting (FI/CO) for product costing and inventory valuation.

Automation & Robotics: Collaborate with automation leads to integrate SAP WM/EWM via standard Task and Resource Management (TRM) or Material Flow Systems (MFS) with Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and automated conveying machinery.

Mobility Infrastructure: Configure, support, and extend warehouse operational workflows using standard RF scanning, mobile data entry solutions, and voice-directed picking technologies.

Ecosystem Connection: Collaborate with integration teams to connect SAP MM with third-party enterprise platforms, supplier networks, and internal Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).

MRO Subcontracting: Configure and optimize complex MRO subcontracting, refurbishment purchasing lifecycles, and external service management (ESM) for internal and vendor-managed engine repairs.

Domain & Industry Compliance

Aviation Regulation: Ensure all configured procurement, goods receipt, and quality-hold processes comply fully with CAA, EASA, FAA, ITAR, and AS9100 quality and export control standards.

Traceability Engineering: Establish robust configuration for serialization and Batch Management (including batch derivation and classification) to guarantee absolute data genealogy for tracked engine components from receipt to installation.

Best Practices & Innovation

Clean Core Implementation: Enforce the utilization of standard SAP features, standard Fiori apps, and standard APIs over custom ABAP modifications to protect the digital core.

Scalable Warehousing Architecture: Architect the current inventory blueprint to ensure a seamless, non-disruptive future expansion from classic SAP WM footprints to advanced SAP S/4HANA Extended Warehouse Management (EWM).

Predictive Frameworks: Advise on the adoption of modern sourcing technologies, including SAP Ariba integration, advanced MRP (Live MRP), and Real Time inventory analytics.

Stakeholder Management & Leadership

Technical Collaboration: Work closely with the Enterprise Architect, Data Migration Leads, and external systems integrators to align on data standards and cutover plans.

Documentation: Author and maintain comprehensive Business Blueprint documents, functional configuration rationales, testing scripts (UAT/SIT), and operational training playbooks.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Experience: Minimum 10+ years of hands-on SAP MM/Procurement consulting experience within complex, global enterprise landscapes.

MRO Expertise: Deep, expert-level knowledge of Aerospace MRO procurement processes, including rotable exchange, repair orders, and external service processing.

Configuration Mastery: Proven, hands-on capability to configure deep material master structures, complex pricing procedures, automated release strategies, split valuation, and serialization profiles.

Track Record: Demonstrated experience leading at least 3 full-lifecycle SAP implementations, with a strong preference for large-scale SAP ECC to S/4HANA migrations.

Industry Background: Extensive prior experience operating within the Aerospace & Defence, aviation engine manufacturing, or high-tech military maintenance sectors.

ERP Exposure: Thorough understanding of structural data model differences between SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement (eg, Business Partner approach, simplified data models).

Methodologies: Expert proficiency in operating within Agile delivery frameworks and utilizing SAP Activate methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement.

Practical knowledge of integrating SAP WM/EWM with automated hardware, PLC middleware, or external Warehouse Control Systems (WCS).

Practical knowledge of integrating SAP MM with SAP Ariba or SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management).

Familiarity with ITAR/Export Control configuration within SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) or standard compliance features.

• Start: flexible
• Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, GB