Sr. SAP SD Consultant

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Company: iRectify Department: Group IT / Digital Transformation Job Level: Senior Consultant / Associate Manager / Senior Lead Consultant Reporting To: IT Project Manager Location: Dubai, UAE Employment Type: Full-Time About the Role iRectify is seeking an experienced Sr. SAP SD Consultant to take end-to-end functional ownership of the SAP Sales & Distribution (SD) landscape supporting a major SAP S/4HANA transformation and digital business transformation program. The successful candidate will play a key role across S/4HANA Greenfield implementation, business-as-usual support, continuous improvement, and integration initiatives. The position requires strong expertise in Order-to-Cash, pricing, delivery, billing, returns, customer master data, and SAP SD integrations. Experience with Van Sales, route sales, handheld/mobile sales applications, field-sales operations, e-Invoicing, and FMCG/distribution environments will be highly valued. Key Responsibilities 1. SAP S/4HANA Transformation - Lead SAP SD functional design and implementation activities for S/4HANA Greenfield programs. - Conduct Fit-to-Standard workshops and assess business requirements against SAP Best Practices. - Define scalable end-to-end SAP SD solutions aligned with business and digital transformation objectives. - Support project planning, requirements gathering, solution design, testing, cutover, migration, go-live, and hypercare. - Identify opportunities to simplify and standardize existing business processes. 2. Order-to-Cash & SAP SD Operations - Own and support end-to-end Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes. - Manage sales orders, quotations, contracts, deliveries, picking, goods issues, billing, returns, credit/debit processes, and customer-related transactions. - Support pricing, discounts, promotions, rebates, tax determination, output management, and account determination. - Analyse production issues and provide functional solutions and root-cause analysis. - Ensure operational continuity across multiple business units. 3. Van Sales & Mobile Sales - Lead the SAP SD functional landscape supporting Van Sales and route-sales operations. - Support integration with handheld devices, mobile sales applications, field-sales systems, and route-management solutions. - Manage processes involving: - Route sales - Mobile order capture - Van inventory - Sales and delivery transactions - Collections - Returns - Stock reconciliation - End-of-day settlement - Customer invoicing - Work closely with sales and distribution teams to optimize field-sales processes. 4. Integration & Interfaces - Manage SAP SD integration with: - SAP FI - SAP MM - Inventory Management - Logistics and Warehouse processes - E-Invoicing / Tax platforms - Mobile and handheld applications - Middleware/integration platforms - Third-party applications - Work closely with ABAP, integration, middleware, infrastructure, and external implementation teams. - Analyse interface failures and coordinate functional resolution. - Define interface requirements, mappings, validations, and business rules. 5. E-Invoicing & Compliance - Support SAP SD processes related to electronic invoicing and tax compliance. - Ensure billing and invoicing processes comply with applicable regulatory and business requirements. - Coordinate with Finance, Tax, integration, and technical teams on e-Invoicing solutions. - Support audit requirements, internal controls, data integrity, and compliance initiatives. 6. Business Process Improvement - Analyse existing SD processes and identify opportunities for automation, simplification, and standardization. - Improve O2C, pricing, delivery, billing, returns, credit management, customer management, and output processes. - Recommend SAP-standard solutions wherever practical and minimize unnecessary customizations. - Support continuous improvement and digitalization initiatives. 7. WRICEF & Functional Specifications - Own and manage SD-related requirements. - Prepare detailed Functional Specifications, business process documentation, and solution designs. - Translate business requirements into clear functional and technical requirements. - Coordinate with developers and technical teams throughout the development lifecycle. - Review delivered solutions and validate them against business requirements. 8. Testing, Cutover & Go-Live - Prepare and execute functional and integration testing. - Develop test scenarios, test scripts, and expected results. - Coordinate SIT, UAT, regression testing, and defect resolution. - Support data validation and master-data readiness. - Participate in cutover planning and execution. - Provide go-live and post-go-live stabilization support. 9. Stakeholder & Vendor Management - Work closely with Sales, Finance, Logistics, Distribution, Supply Chain, and business-unit stakeholders. - Act as the key SAP SD functional point of contact for business and IT teams. - Manage requirements, priorities, functional risks, and issue resolution. - Coordinate effectively with SAP implementation partners, vendors, and support teams. - Communicate complex SAP concepts clearly to business stakeholders. 10. Master Data & System Governance - Support governance of: - Customer master data - Business Partner - Sales areas - Material/customer relationships - Pricing master data - Output conditions - Tax-related master data - Interface-related master data - Ensure master-data quality and consistency across integrated systems. - Support data-cleansing and migration activities during S/4HANA implementation. Required Technical & Professional Skills - 8–10+ years of hands-on SAP SD consulting/implementation experience. - Strong expertise in SAP SD and end-to-end Order-to-Cash processes. - Strong experience in: - Sales order management - Pricing - Delivery - Billing - Returns - Credit/debit management - Customer master data - Output management - Account determination - Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA SD and SAP Best Practices. - Experience with S/4HANA Greenfield implementation methodology. - Strong SAP SD integration knowledge with FI, MM, Inventory, Logistics, and third-party systems. - Experience preparing Functional Specifications and managing objects. - Strong experience in SIT, UAT, regression testing, cutover, go-live, and hypercare. - Experience working with ABAP and integration teams. - Understanding of middleware, APIs/interfaces, and third-party system integration. - Experience with e-Invoicing and tax-compliance integrations is highly desirable. - Experience with Van Sales, route sales, handheld/mobile sales, or field-sales solutions is strongly preferred. Industry Experience Experience in one or more of the following industries is preferred: - FMCG - Dairy - Food & Beverage - Poultry - Agriculture - Distribution - Consumer Products - Process Manufacturing - Route-to-Market / Field Sales Education & Certification - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline. - SAP S/4HANA SD certification is preferred. - Relevant SAP certifications or professional qualifications will be an advantage. Key Competencies We are looking for a consultant who demonstrates: - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Excellent stakeholder-management capability - Strong business-process understanding - Ability to translate business requirements into SAP solutions - Excellent written and verbal communication - Strong documentation and functional-specification skills - Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities - Strong collaboration with technical and business teams - Ownership mindset and commitment to delivering high-quality solutions - Ability to operate effectively in transformation as well as production-support environments What You Will Do at Rectify This is a hands-on senior SAP SD role with significant ownership across transformation and operations. You will have the opportunity to work on complex business processes spanning S/4HANA, Van Sales, mobile sales, e-Invoicing, distribution, and integrated Order-to-Cash operations. The ideal candidate is not only an SAP SD configuration expert but also a business-process-oriented consultant who can engage senior stakeholders, challenge existing processes, drive standardization, and deliver sustainable SAP solutions. Preferred Candidate Profile Must Have - 8–10+ years SAP SD experience - Strong S/4HANA SD experience - End-to-end O2C expertise - SAP SD integration experience - Greenfield implementation experience - WRICEF and Functional Specification experience - Testing, cutover, go-live, and support experience Highly Preferred - Van Sales / Route Sales experience - Handheld/mobile sales integration - FMCG / Dairy / Food & Beverage / Distribution experience - E-Invoicing integration - SAP S/4HANA SD certification Seniority: Senior Consultant / Associate Manager / Senior Lead Consultant

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