SAP PP / SD Consultant with ARM experience

This is a remote position. For a short part time project we are looking for an experienced SAP PP Consultant with good knowledge of SAP SD and experience with returns / complaint handling / ARM -related processes, to support a client project design phase. You will be focused on estimating, designing and specifying an automation for production order creation in a complaint / returns flow. This is a strongly functional and analytical role. We are looking for someone who can work directly with the client, understand the end-to-end process, assess possible solution options, support estimation, and prepare a solid functional specification for ABAP developers. Responsibilities: • Analyze the business process across SAP PP / SAP SD in the context of automating production order creation. • Participate in client discussions and workshops. • Design a solution for a scenario where a production order is automatically created based on a complaint / sales / returns process. • Assess impact on related areas, especially: • Make-to-Order / customer stock, • production order type, • settlement / costing / possible impact on CO-PA, • master data requirements, • process trigger point, quantity changes, cancellations, reprocessing, authorizations. • Support SAP PP customizing and cooperate with consultants from related modules. • Prepare a clear functional specification for the ABAP team. • Support solution estimation and recommend the best functional approach. Requirements • Very good knowledge of SAP PP. • Good knowledge of SAP SD. • Experience in projects integrating PP and SD. • Experience with SAP Advanced Returns Management (ARM) or broader returns / complaint management processes. • Experience in SAP S/4HANA. • Experience working as a functional consultant / analyst / solution designer. • Experience analyzing end-to-end SAP processes across more than one module. • Ability to prepare functional specifications and work closely with ABAP developers. • Hands-on experience with customizing and impact assessment. • Ability to work independently with the client and drive analysis discussions. The ideal candidate combines: • strong SAP PP expertise, • practical understanding of SAP SD / returns flow, • solid consulting and analytical experience, • ability to translate business requirements into a workable design and functional specification for development. Originally posted on Himalayas