SAP MM Architect

Focus on SAP is a specialist SAP and ERP Recruitment organisation offering both permanent and contract staffing solutions on a global scale.

Client - Partnered with a global leader in digital transformation and IT services, working with some of the world’s biggest brands. Their mission is not only to deliver cutting-edge technology but also to empower organisations to create meaningful impact for the people and communities they serve. For you, this means working on challenging projects that demand innovation, collaboration, and thought leadership.

Role - We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA MM Architect to provide functional and solution architecture leadership across a major SAP S/4HANA brownfield transformation and enhancement programme.

This senior role requires deep expertise across SAP Materials Management (MM), Procurement, Inventory Management and Supply Chain, with responsibility for defining the target-state architecture and ensuring solutions align with SAP S/4HANA standard capabilities and Clean Core principles.

You will lead the design and optimisation of end-to-end procurement and inventory processes, supporting ECC-to-S/4HANA transformation, process harmonisation, integration and architectural governance across the wider SAP landscape., * SAP MM & Solution Architecture

• Own the end-to-end SAP S/4HANA MM architecture across Procurement, Purchasing, Inventory Management and Material Management.
• Define target-state architecture, design principles and functional standards, ensuring alignment with SAP S/4HANA and Clean Core.
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable SAP solutions, maximising standard functionality while reducing customisation and technical debt.
• Procurement & Supply Chain Transformation
• Lead the assessment, redesign and optimisation of Procurement, Inventory and Supply Chain processes.
• Conduct Fit-to-Standard/Fit-Gap analysis, identifying process improvements and opportunities for standardisation and automation.
• Drive process harmonisation across procurement and material management, ensuring alignment with wider business transformation objectives.
• S/4HANA Transformation & Integration
• Provide architecture leadership across SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration and brownfield transformation.
• Define integration requirements across SAP MM, Finance, Supply Chain, Warehouse Management and wider SAP/non-SAP applications.
• Support master and transactional data strategy, migration, testing, deployment and operational readiness.
• Architecture Governance & Leadership
• Provide architectural governance across SAP programmes, ensuring solutions comply with enterprise architecture, security and platform standards.
• Lead solution design workshops and architecture reviews, working closely with Business, Functional, Technical and Integration teams.
• Act as a senior SAP MM advisor, influencing key solution, process and transformation decisions.

• Extensive experience across SAP MM/Materials Management, with strong architecture and solution design expertise within SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Deep end-to-end knowledge of Procurement, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Material Management and Supply Chain processes.
• Proven experience defining SAP MM target-state architecture, standards and scalable enterprise solutions.
• Strong ECC-to-S/4HANA migration/brownfield transformation experience, including Fit-Gap analysis and mapping business requirements to SAP capabilities.
• Strong understanding of SAP Clean Core, process standardisation and reducing customisation and technical debt.
• Experience leading procurement and supply chain process transformation, including current-state assessment, future-state design and process optimisation.
• Strong understanding of integration between SAP MM, Finance, Supply Chain and Warehouse Management.
• Excellent architecture leadership, stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into effective SAP solutions.