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Title: SAP MM Solution Consultant
Location: Waukegan, IL
Duration: 10 Months with possible extension
Travel: Not expected initially; optional and project-dependent in the future
Relocation/traveling candidates: Must be onsite Mon Fri; weekly travel not preferred for contractors.
Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered.
This position is NonExempt. Hours over 40 will be paid at Time and a Half.
Job Description
Client is seeking an experienced professional to manage medium and large SAP projects, with a strong focus on financial systems and business transformation. The role requires a seasoned SAP MM Consultant with 10+ years of experience in end-to-end SAP implementation, rollout, and optimization projects. Prior experience working in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry is highly desirable. The candidate will be responsible for driving solution design, ensuring process standardization, and partnering closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and external vendors to deliver high-quality solutions on time and within budget.
Role Context
- Reason role is open: Backfill for a contractor who exited.
- Projects: Supports multiple large and small SAP projects (20+ active).
- Typical day: SAP MM configuration, functional design specs, testing, stakeholder collaboration, documentation.
- Work breakdown: Heavy documentation (~50%), meetings ~4 5 hrs/week, remainder project/configuration work.
- Interactions: Cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, technical developers.
- 90-day success: Understand business processes, independently design/configure in SAP, collaborate with dev teams.
- Prior hiring challenges: None significant.
- What projects will this person support? - Multiple
- What does a typical day look like? Hands-on design, Documentation, Configuration, Meetings.
- How would you roughly break down the work in percentages (e.g., project work, meetings, documentation, other)? Balanced between Design, Documentation, Configuration, Meetings.
- Who will they interact with regularly? Business, Process Leads, Functional and Technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Work as SAP MM Solution Consultant / Lead to deliver end-to-end medium to large projects, including blueprinting, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support
- Act as a subject matter expert for SAP Material Management and Procurement processes, ensuring alignment with business, regulatory, and compliance requirements
- Ensure integration consistency between SAP MM and other SAP modules (e.g., FICO, SD, PP, PS) as well as external and boundary systems
- Procurement and Purchasing Processes
- Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders
- Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Vendor Management
- Inventory Management and Physical Inventory
- Goods Receipt and Goods Issue Processing
- Material Master Data Management
- Source Determination and Vendor Evaluation
- Subcontracting, Consignment, and Stock Transport Orders
- Invoice Verification and Integration with FI
Key Procurement Experience Required:
- Purchasing
- Inventory Management
- Stock Transport Orders (STO)
Required Skills
- Advanced SAP MM experience (10+ years).
- Strong understanding of Materials Management / Purchasing and integration with other SAP modules.
- Hands-on configuration, documentation, and testing experience.
Required Skill -Tool / Technology / System/Depth of Experience (Basic / Intermediate / Advanced)- What the candidate must be able to do
- SAP MM Functional Consultant - SAP ECC, Solution Manager, HPQC, ServiceNow - Advanced - Design,Document,Build,Test,Deploy
Preferred Skills
- Experience with SAP Solution Manager, testing/documentation tools.
- Pharma or regulated industry experience (nice-to-have).
- Additional Candidate Details
- Education: College degree or higher preferred.
- Minimum 16 years of education
- Systems: SAP ECC (not S/4HANA).
- Traits: Team player, proactive, comfortable asking questions.
Additional Skills & Experience
- Experience working in global, multi-country SAP environments with complex financial structures
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with cross-functional, global teams Strong documentation, presentation, and stakeholder management skill
Interview Process- Format: MS Teams video (in-person optional if local).Can do in-person for local candidates.
- Rounds: Two hiring manager screening, then technical panel.
- Interviewers: Hiring manager and technical SAP team.
- Start date: As soon as possible; onboarding timing flexible.
Additional Insights
- Team culture: Collaborative, Flexible, diverse, experienced (18+ members, global background).
About us:
DivIHN, the 'IT Asset Performance Services' organization, provides Professional Consulting, Custom Projects, and Professional Resource Augmentation services to clients in the Mid-West and beyond. The strategic characteristics of the organization are Standardization, Specialization, and Collaboration.
DivIHN is an equal opportunity employer. DivIHN does not and shall not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.