Role Purpose:

We are seeking a Senior Data Migration Consultant with deep SAP Data Services (BODS) expertise to support the SAP S/4HANA store s rollout for the MAF Retail operating company. The consultant will own the design of the migration solution for assigned retail data objects, lead the build and execution of load cycles, and drive reconciliation, data quality and cutover readiness across store waves.

The ideal candidate will have 10 to 12 years of SAP data migration experience, advanced BODS design and performance tuning skills, and must have completed at least one full greenfield SAP S/4HANA retail implementation.

Role Details - Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Migration Design and Specification:

- Define the migration approach, object scope, sequencing and acceptance criteria with functional leads and business data owners.
- Author and review mapping and transformation specifications for retail migration objects, ensuring alignment with SAP load requirements and retail data standards.
- Recommend cleansing, deduplication and enrichment strategies for article hierarchies, site master, pricing conditions and open items.

BODS Build and Load Execution:

- Design and build SAP Data Services jobs, dataflows and reusable frameworks for retail objects across MM, SD, FI and IS-Retail, and review the work of junior developers.
- Manage end-to-end data flow from legacy source systems through staging and validation into S/4HANA, including delta, repeat and rollback handling.
- Plan and run mock load cycles, reconcile counts and values against source, and secure business sign-off ahead of each cutover.

Data Quality and Governance:

- Define data quality rules, validation reporting and defect management standards for retail master data across the programme.




- Tune BODS jobs and load sequences to move high-volume retail article, price and inventory data within agreed cutover windows.
- Maintain migration templates, mapping rules, audit evidence and governance forum reporting.

Project Management Support:

- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for data migration throughout the rollout lifecycle, from design through store go-live and hypercare.
- Identify risks and propose mitigation strategies for migration-specific challenges, such as legacy data gaps, load run times and constrained cutover windows.
- Own the data readiness plan for assigned objects and report progress and issues to the Data Migration Lead and programme governance.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

- Act as a primary contact for data migration topics in the retail stream, collaborating with functional leads, legacy system owners, SAP consultants and external partners.
- Lead data validation workshops with business data owners and mentor junior migration consultants.

Other Context (if applicable):

Functional/Technical Competencies

Education:

- Bachelor s/master s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience:

- 10 to 12 years of experience in SAP data migration, with advanced hands-on SAP Data Services (BODS) design and development.
- Mandatory: at least one complete greenfield SAP S/4HANA retail implementation delivered end to end, from design through go-live,



with proven expertise in retail master data objects such as article, article hierarchy, site master, vendor, customer and inventory balances.
- Solid command of the full migration lifecycle: extraction, mapping, transformation, load, reconciliation, defect resolution and sign-off.
- Experience leading mock load cycles, dress rehearsals and multi-site cutover execution.

Technical Skills:

- Advanced SAP Data Services (BODS) skills, including job design, reusable frameworks, error handling and performance tuning.
- Strong working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit (LTMC/LTMOM), staging tables and retail modules such as IS-Retail, CAR and EWM.
- Strong SQL skills for data profiling, validation and large-volume reconciliation.
- Familiarity with SAP Master Data Governance and S/4HANA retail data models.

Soft Skills:

- Strong communication skills for engaging with cross-functional teams, business data owners and senior stakeholders.
- Analytical mindset to identify data gaps early and propose practical solutions.
- Ability to lead under pressure through cutover weekends and fixed store opening deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

- SAP Data Services or SAP S/4HANA Data Migration Certification.
- Experience with large-scale retail SAP projects involving multi-location, multi-country and multi-currency operations.
- Familiarity with Agile or hybrid project methodologies and defect management tools such as Jira or Solution Manager.

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