SAP Senior Systems Configurator
Posted 3 days 19 hours ago by General Motors
General Motors is undergoing a major transformation, both in how we operate and in how we will influence the future of transportation. Our Software Services team is on the forefront of this work. The General Motors Global IT Organization is seeking highly motivated individuals for potential future opportunities as a Senior Systems Configurator - SAP Functional Analyst to design, configure, and support SAP solutions that enable our end to end value chain across Source to Deliver, Source to Pay, Make to Ship, and Order to Delivery.
Responsibilities- Translate business needs into robust, integrated SAP configurations and functional designs.
- Optimize business operations in areas such as Order Management, Pricing, Billing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Direct Material Sourcing & Procurement, Purchasing, Production Planning & Execution, Warehousing, and Master Data.
- Support GM's journey to S/4HANA and SaaS first solutions, helping rationalize and modernize the SAP and surrounding application landscape.
- Lead SAP configuration and solution design for core processes such as Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Production Planning & Execution, and related workflows.
- Oversee financial postings, cost allocations, and supplier collaboration in SAP functional domains.
- Support sourcing, procurement, supplier management, production planning, logistics, inventory control, warehouse management, and goods movement processes.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, analysts, and technical teams to gather requirements and deliver scalable, secure SAP solutions aligned with GM standards.
- Participate in testing, validation, and deployment of SAP enhancements and new functionalities; ensure strong end to end process validation.
- Support integration of SAP with external systems, partnering with integration and infrastructure teams.
- Help evaluate and rationalize existing manufacturing, supply chain, and order management application landscapes, determining which solutions are integrated with, absorbed into, or retired in favor of SAP S/4HANA and SAP SaaS solutions.
- Participate in SAP upgrades, migrations, and digital transformation initiatives, including S/4HANA and cloud/SaaS adoption.
- Apply standard SAP functionality to meet business needs, minimizing custom development while addressing critical gaps via RICEFW objects.
- Contribute to application management and production support, including issue triage, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement in functional areas.
- Create and maintain process documentation, configuration guides, and training materials to support adoption and reuse.
- Mentor junior team members and promote best practices in SAP solution delivery, testing, and operations.
- Adhere to organizational IT standards, security protocols, and industry best practices, including relevant regulatory and internal control requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Computing, Information Systems, Supply Chain or equivalent experience.
- Several years of SAP experience, including configuration of one or more modules (e.g., SD Order Management, Pricing, Billing, FI CO integration, MM, WM, EWM, PP, DMe/DMC, Ariba, S/4HANA).
- Strong understanding of SAP principles and extensibility approaches, including upgrade safe, cloud compliant solutions.
- Solid business process knowledge in Order Management, Pricing, Billing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Direct Material Sourcing & Procurement, Purchasing, Production Planning, Warehousing, and Master Data.
- Experience supporting integration with other SAP modules and external systems (IDocs, APIs, middleware).
- Familiarity with software testing, automation, and quality assurance practices; ability to define and execute test plans and support automated/regression testing.
- Proficiency in debugging and analyzing SAP systems; basic ABAP knowledge preferred.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills with a structured approach to diagnosing issues and proposing options.
- Strong commitment to continuous improvement, teamwork, and integrity, and willingness to learn new SAP and cloud capabilities.
- SAP certification in one or more relevant modules (SD, MM, PP, WM/EWM, FI CO, Ariba, S/4HANA).
- Experience with SAP Automotive Suite or similar industry specific solutions supporting OEMs, suppliers, or complex manufacturing.
- Familiarity with the SAP Integrated Tool Chain (Signavio, SAP Cloud ALM, Tricentis Tosca); SAP Fiori and SAP BTP experience.
- Exposure to SAP AI/analytics capabilities and application to manufacturing, supply chain, or order management use cases.
- Experience with EDI transaction sets (ANSI X12, EDIFACT) and related protocols, or other integration platforms (SAP PI/PO, SAP Integration Suite, Sterling, Connect Direct).
- Background working with manufacturers, suppliers, or service providers, ideally in automotive or complex discrete manufacturing environments.
- Prior consulting experience or working with global stakeholder groups in regulated environments (SOX, internal controls, legal/tax requirements).
This role is categorized as hybrid. The successful candidate is expected to report to Limerick three times per week, at minimum, or as dictated by business needs.
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