SAP MM Functional Lead

Experience: 8 - 12 Years

Location: Bangalore, India (Work from Office)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Workstream: SAP Materials Management (MM)

Team Size: 2–3 SAP MM Consultants

We are looking for an experienced SAP MM Functional Lead to lead and manage the Materials Management (MM) workstream for our client. The ideal candidate should possess robust hands-on expertise in SAP MM, along with proven experience in leading functional teams and managing end-to-end SAP implementation projects.

The role involves owning the complete MM solution delivery, leading a team of functional consultants, driving solution design decisions, and ensuring alignment with business requirements, procurement policies, and audit standards.

The candidate will act as the primary design authority for the SAP MM workstream, ensuring solutions remain aligned with SAP standard best practices while meeting the client's business and operational requirements.

Responsibilities

A. Workstream Leadership & Delivery Management

- Take end-to-end ownership of the SAP MM workstream, ensuring successful delivery across all project phases.
- Lead, mentor, and allocate responsibilities to a team of 2–3 SAP MM Functional Consultants.
- Establish standards for configuration, functional documentation, testing, and solution delivery.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and provide regular updates to the Program Manager and client steering committee.
- Manage project scope through formal change control processes, including effort estimation and impact assessment of change requests.
- Ensure timely delivery of project milestones and resolution of critical issues.

B. SAP MM Solution Design & Architecture

- Act as the functional design authority for the SAP MM module.
- Review and approve solution designs,



functional specifications, and configuration decisions.
- Collaborate with technical teams on technical specifications, custom developments, and integration requirements.
- Conduct fit-gap analysis and lead workshops with Procurement, Finance, Accounts, and Billing stakeholders.
- Drive functional discussions and ensure timely closure of business and technical decisions.
- Ensure solutions are aligned with SAP standard functionalities and best practices, minimizing unnecessary customizations.
- Evaluate and justify custom developments based on business requirements.

C. SAP MM Configuration & Integration

- Provide hands-on expertise in complex SAP MM configurations and functional enhancements.
- Troubleshoot critical production issues, defects, and integration challenges.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration with:
- SAP FI/CO (including FI-AA)
- SAP Project Systems (PS)
- SAP Plant Maintenance (PM)
- SAP Sales and Distribution (SD)
- SAP Quality Management (QM)
- Support technical teams during development, testing, and deployment activities.
- Ensure functional consistency across integrated SAP modules.

D. Project Management & Stakeholder Coordination

- Drive project planning, resource allocation, effort estimation, and delivery tracking.
- Coordinate with business stakeholders, IT teams, and cross-functional SAP leads.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate project status, risks, and dependencies.




- Ensure proper documentation, testing, defect management, and change control throughout the implementation lifecycle.

Skills & Experience

- 12+ years of overall SAP experience, with at least 10+ years of hands-on SAP MM experience.
- Proven experience leading SAP MM implementation projects as a Functional Lead.
- Must have successfully delivered at least 2 full-cycle SAP implementations as an MM Lead.
- Strong experience in end-to-end implementation activities, including:
- Requirement gathering and fit-gap analysis.
- Solution design and functional configuration.
- Functional specification and documentation.
- Integration and user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Go-live, hyper care, and post-implementation support.
- Strong cross-functional integration knowledge of SAP FI/CO (including FI-AA), PS, PM, SD, and QM.
- Experience in leading and managing a team of SAP MM Functional Consultants.
- Strong understanding of procurement processes, materials management, and business workflows.
- Proven capabilities in project planning, effort estimation, progress reporting, and change management.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

- Strong combination of hands-on SAP MM functional expertise and team leadership experience.
- Ability to independently manage the MM workstream and take ownership of solution delivery.
- Experience working directly with senior business stakeholders and IT leadership.
- Strong decision-making skills with the ability to balance business requirements against SAP standard best practices.
- Comfortable working in a client-facing consulting environment.

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