SAP SD Functional Consultant – ECC & S/4 HANA

Introduction to Role

Are you ready to turn complex order-to-cash challenges into simpler, faster ways of working at a truly global scale? Join a team modernising our core ERP capabilities and directly influence how we plan, sell, invoice and deliver, helping our medicines move from lab to patient efficiently and compliantly. Can you see yourself designing solutions that thousands of colleagues rely on every day?

This role sits at the heart of a multi-continent landscape where ECC and S/4 HANA coexist, integrations are critical, and regulatory needs are non‑negotiable. You will shape design, configuration and support for SAP SD, bringing clarity to cross‑functional processes and interfaces, and ensuring we deliver robust, scalable outcomes that unlock business value and real-time insight.

Accountabilities

• ECC and S/4 HANA SD Delivery: Lead configuration, functional design, testing and deployment for enhancements and projects across multiple landscapes; provide high‑quality support for incidents and service requests.
• Order‑to‑Cash Process Leadership: Own and optimise niche processes including CFDI (Mexico electronic invoicing), NFe (Brazil), intercompany, internal subcontracting, flash sales and sales‑through; drive standardisation and reuse.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Drive conversations with business stakeholders to understand needs, prepare high‑level solutions and estimates, and convert them into clear functional specifications that developers and testers can use.
• Integration Excellence: Define and validate integration with FI and MM; ensure end‑to‑end process integrity from pricing to billing to accounting; partner closely with ABAP teams for build and defect resolution.
• Interface and EDI Stewardship: Govern and improve interfaces via PI/CPI/API/WebServices; design and maintain EDI mappings; strengthen IDoc processing for resilience, monitoring and faster issue resolution.
• Quality, Governance and Compliance: Operate within release and change controls; support validated environments and audit‑ready processes; champion Solution Manager and best‑practice documentation.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify recurring issues and root causes; implement durable fixes and automation that reduce incidents and speed flow from order to invoice.
• Knowledge Sharing and Mentoring: Review peer designs, propose improvements, and mentor junior colleagues within a diverse, globally distributed team, including occasional shift coverage to support key markets.
• Business Impact: Tie technology improvements to measurable outcomes, on‑time order fulfilment, compliant invoicing, reduced cost‑to‑serve and better visibility across the supply chain.

Essential Skills and Experience

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience as an SAP SD functional consultant, with demonstrable configuration expertise across ECC and S/4 HANA environments.
• Solid configuration knowledge across core SD processes, provable in a technical interview, not just theoretical.
• At least one full SD module implementation (greenfield or brownfield).
• Experience acting as the functional bridge between business users and technical teams (ABAP, Basis), including writing detailed functional specifications that developers can build from.
• Ability to lead requirements conversations with business stakeholders, prepare high-level solutions, and produce reliable estimates.
• Experience with various estimation techniques for effort and delivery planning.
• In-depth knowledge of EDI messaging, mapping, translation, and IDoc processing, from daily support through to new-setup projects.
• Strong understanding of key integration points between SD, FI, and MM in end-to-end business processes.
• Experience with interfaces across PI/CPI/API/WebServices and integration with non-SAP systems.
• Experience working in highly customized SAP environments with complex interface landscapes.
• Familiarity with Solution Manager methodologies and release governance processes.
• Experience with incident management tooling and working within change-controlled, validated environments.
• Fluent in English and Spanish (written and spoken). This is non-negotiable given the regional scope.
• Comfortable supporting global markets across time zones, including periodic shift coverage as the team transitions toward a follow-the-sun model.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset with a bias toward root-cause analysis and durable fixes over workarounds.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• S/4 HANA Fiori Apps experience or familiarity with the S/4 HANA user experience layer.
• Hands-on experience in additional SAP core modules (FI, MM, PP).
• Exposure to S/4 HANA-native modules: Transportation Management (TM), Global Trade Services (GTS), Business Network for Logistics (BN4L), or Document Reporting and Compliance (DRC).
• More than one full SAP implementation.
• S/4 HANA Sales certification.
• ABAP debugging capability (not development, diagnostic use for self-service troubleshooting).
• Country-specific localization experience (CFDI, NFe, LATAM electronic invoicing).
• Understanding of business processes in life sciences or pharmaceutical supply chain.
• Familiarity with GxP and SOX requirements in a validated environment.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca

This is a generational ERP transformation powered by S/4 HANA, touching most core processes and used daily by tens of thousands of colleagues worldwide. You will work close to the science and supply chain that gets medicines to patients, solving real problems with diverse experts who combine ambition with kindness. We invest heavily in learning and give you autonomy in how you grow, expect continuous upskilling, stretch assignments and supportive leaders who want you to thrive as you build the capabilities that will serve the company for years to come.

Call to Action

If you want your SAP SD expertise to shape how a global biopharmaceutical leader delivers for patients and the business, take the next step and share your profile to join us in building what's next.

Date Posted

22-jul-2026

Closing Date

06-ago-2026

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.