SAP Purchasing (MM) Consultant

Job Description

FORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. Coming together with Faurecia in the FORVIA Group, we build the worlds seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies. As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs 157,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA therein stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, we cover a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles with our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions. With around 37,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of 8.1 billion on a preliminary basis in the fiscal year 2023. Being IT business partner in operations questions, concepts, strategic discussions and business process design Design the technical solution, together with the Development Team and Solution Architect when necessary Be a main actor in the system evolution and upgrades. Drive the technical evolution of the module together with the rest of the support chain actors Participate in Problem Management to solve repetitive/critical issues with the rest of the actors of the support chain. Support, preparing and handling of trainings for the operating departments, key-user, L2 team etc Close collaboration with modules SD, WM, EWM, FICO, QM and other related modules Developing of concepts for optimization of the Purchasing processes in collaboration with the operating department. (digitalization and process standardization and automatization with innovative solutions) Support, consulting in questions for Purchasing processes and application optimization with internal and external customers in the automotive-/ and sales-business (incl. inbound processes) Support and consulting of SAP processes and application optimization in the area of Purchasing with internal customers. Analyzing and correction of errors in the Purchasing modules Close collaboration with modules SD, WM, FICO, QM and other related modules Implementation of Purchasing projects or functionalities, communication with the operating departments, members of the team and consultants having regards to deadlines and capacity. Preparing and implementing test scenarios, as well as preparing decision-related documents and Change Requests in the SAP Purchasing area Customizing of the MM modules in line with the business processes of the companies Creating documentations concerning the Purchasing-processes and system components\ YOUR QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor / Master s degree or equivalent qualification. Min. 5+ years of SAP Purchasing(MM) configuration and process experience Detailed knowledge in MM-customizing, SAP S/4 knowhow, FIORI apps are an advantage Knowledge on other modules such as ARIBA is a plus Knowledge of automotive industry and manufacturing processes is a plus