Role & responsibilities

Lead functional design for supplier and Business Partner governance, including Procurement Tool supplier-portal workflow adjustments, data-quality rules, approval processes and integration with downstream SAP procurement processes.

Experience

812 years in SAP master data/procurement, including 4+ years in SAP MDG Supplier/Business Partner and end-to-end implementation experience.

Key Responsibilities
Own functional design for supplier/BP governance and change-request processes.
Define workflow stages, approvals, field controls, validations, derivations and data-quality rules.
Assess Procurement Tool supplier-portal workflow requirements and translate them into scalable MDG process changes.
Define supplier/BP data standards, mandatory attributes, duplicate-checking and governance controls.
Coordinate integration requirements across MDG, S/4HANA/ECC, procurement and external supplier platforms.
Lead functional testing, UAT, defect triage, cutover and post-go-live stabilization.
Work with technical teams on BRFplus rules, workflow, replication and enhancements.
Provide governance documentation,



process training and stakeholder alignment.

Required SAP / Technical Skills
Strong SAP MDG-S / Business Partner functional experience.
Deep understanding of supplier master, BP roles, purchasing/company-code data and governance processes.
Knowledge of MDG change requests, workflow, validations/derivations, duplicate checks and data quality.
Valuable understanding of BP/CVI and supplier integration with SAP MM/P2P.
Experience defining functional requirements for interfaces and supplier portals.
Robust business-process, stakeholder-management and UAT leadership skills.

Preferred / Good to Have
SAP MDG certification.
SAP Ariba supplier/procurement exposure.
Experience with global supplier onboarding and master-data governance programs.

Behavioral Competencies

Robust analytical thinking, ownership, clear communication, collaboration across business and technical teams, and ability to work independently in a delivery/support workplace.

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