Sap Mm Business Lead

My client based in the Chicago area is looking for a local Senior Level Business Analyst to come join their growing and dynamic Team. This is a Direct Hire position. My client which is at the top in their industry and growing. Based in the United States with additional location in Europe, South and Central America. My client is growing organically and by acquisition and rolling out SAP 4/Hana to each of their locations.

The MM Lead, will be responsible for the implementation and support of specific business applications including S/4 Material Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Demand planning, Manufacturing, Quality Management, Inventory Management, Warehouse Operations and Logistics
This role will have primary responsibility for the relationship between business users and technology.
This position is expected to engage and deliver value as outlined by business requirements.
Expectations included detailed understanding of SAP’s processes and configuration related to Supply Chain capabilities.

Candidate should have:

· 5+ years of SAP MM Experience; with at least two full life-cycle implementations of SAP S/4 HANA

· SAP MM/IM configuration, Proficient in all areas of Procurement

· Strong understanding of procurement processes, best practices, and industry standards

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

· 1+ years of EWM Integration with MM

· SAP Certification is a plus

Other responsibilities will include:
Leading the Supply Chain functional team through build, testing, and deployment phases of SAP implementation
Manage other associates in configuration of other SAP capabilities.
Understand and own configuration for PTP and adjacent business process
Lead / Facilitate work-shops, design sessions and gap analysis based on requirements
Influence the business process leaders towards standard SAP
Roll-out SAP by region/location.
Develop a global template for SAP deployments
Support business process leads / member of the power user group to develop business cases