SD Functional Consultant

Your Role:

The Functional Consultant acts as a key advisor to the Business on ERP system processes and solutions. They translate Business needs into detailed requirements and technology-enabled use cases. They develop a deep understanding of the opportunities, risks, and issues facing the Business, and advise on how technology solutions can be used to achieve / resolve them. 

Main Responsibilities:

• Supports the Product Owner to realise the Product strategy by eliciting and managing detailed Business requirements (e.g., features, user stories) and designing technology-enabled Business use cases.
• Documents as-is and to-be system processes, identifying areas for overall system process improvement.
• Collaborates with Product Owner, Solution Architect, and Business stakeholders to conduct paper-based design activities, capturing high-level system flows and possible technology solutions.
• Supports technical delivery activities by advising Developers, etc. on expected system behavior, informed by clear Business requirements.
• Configures ERP components and modules to realise detailed functional requirements.
• Performs functional testing on delivered solutions, ensuring it fulfils detailed business requirements.
• Develops Product user guides and training materials, delivering training to end users / support teams to enable Product adoption and maintenance.
• Supports the Product Owner to identify areas where additional security and compliance considerations should be factored in (e.g., sensitive data handling). Works with internal SMAs and Product team to ensure these considerations have been addressed correctly.
• Handles configuration changes and emergency transport for high priority production issues (as needed).
• Provides escalated support for incident resolution related to ERP configuration.
• Provides Business and IS with key functional guidance on relevant ERP specialisms to inform the approach to realising Business needs and architectural evolution.

To succeed you will need:

• Proven track record in eliciting and managing detailed business requirements.
• Strong business knowledge in a relevant functional domain (i.e. Marketing and Sales, Logistics), and how the opportunities, risks, and issues in these domains can be addressed by technology.
• Strong understanding of ERP technologies, with deep hands-on configuration experience in SD ERP module.
  • Master Data
  • Order Management
  • Pricing/Taxes
  • Output Management
  • Billing
  • Credit Management
  • Interfaces (e.g e-invoicing)
  • Technical knowledge – function modules, user exits etc
• Strong understanding of Integration with MM and FI modules with good understanding of other modules

• Experience in analysing business challenges using structured frameworks and methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for developing technology-enabled use cases and analysing Business needs.
• Experience in modelling system processes; knowledge of common notational standards is beneficial (e.g., BPMN).
• Able to design and execute functional tests, with experience managing bugs / defects through to remediation.
• Good working knowledge of software engineering, information risk, security standards, and technology solutioning is beneficial.
• Hands-on experience in Agile methodologies and practices (e.g., SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) is beneficial.
• Good communication skills with an ability to build rapport with a wide range of different Business and IS stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a cross-functional IS team.

In return, we offer you; 

• Plenty of opportunities to grow and develop.
• A culture known for respectful interaction, ethical behavior and integrity.
• Potential to see your ideas realized and to make an impact.
• New challenges and new things to learn every day.
• Access to global job opportunities, as part of the Atlas Copco Group.
• An excellent remuneration package
• Support for maintaining a healthy work-life balance, including vacation, personal, and sick time.

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