Assistant Manager / Manager – Business Process & SAP MM
Must Have Skills
Preferred Skills
About The Client
We are hiring for a leading automotive manufacturing organization with a strong presence in the Indian automotive ecosystem. The organization operates in a technology-enabled manufacturing environment where SAP-driven business processes, supply chain efficiency, procurement, inventory management, and plant operations are critical to business performance.
The role offers an opportunity to work closely with manufacturing, procurement, production, quality, logistics, and finance teams, making it well suited for professionals who enjoy combining SAP MM functional expertise with hands-on business/process ownership.
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Business User / Functional Specialist with deep hands-on expertise in SAP MM (Materials Management) and core automotive manufacturing operations. In this role, you will act as a pivotal bridge between shop-floor procurement and inventory processes and enterprise SAP ERP systems—driving process optimizations, resolving transactional bottlenecks, and ensuring seamless cross-module integration across plant functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Procurement & Inventory Management: Oversee end-to-end P2P (Procure-to-Pay) cycles, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, goods receipt (MIGO), vendor evaluation, and invoice verification (MIRO).
- Master Data Governance: Manage and maintain high-accuracy Material Masters, Bill of Materials (BOM), Vendor Masters, Info Records, and Source Lists across automotive product lines.
- Process Optimization: Identify shop-floor operational requirements and translate business pain points into functional configurations, customized reports, or system enhancement requests.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate actively with Production, Quality Control, Dispatch/Logistics, and Finance & Accounts teams to resolve interface mismatches and posting errors.
- User Support & System Testing: Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system upgrades, patches, and Change Requests (CRs); prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and train shop-floor end-users.
Qualifications & Key Competencies
- Experience: 3 to 7 years of operational experience within automotive or discrete manufacturing environments as an SAP MM Power User, Business Analyst, or Functional Specialist.
- Educational Background: B.E. / B.Tech (Mechanical, Production, Industrial, or Operations) or an MBA in Supply Chain / Operations.
- Core SAP MM Expertise: Hands-on working knowledge of SAP MM (ECC 6.0 or S/4HANA), inventory valuation, subcontracting.
- Cross-Module Integration (Preferred): Strong functional familiarity with integration touchpoints across SAP PP (Production Planning), SAP QM (Quality Management), SAP SD (Sales & Distribution), and SAP FICO.
- Domain Knowledge: Solid grounding in automotive manufacturing workflows, and Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
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