SAP IS-Retail Functional Consultant

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior SAP IS-Retail Functional Consultant with strong hands-on expertise in SAP IS-Retail processes, Article Master Data, Listing & Assortments, Pricing, Retail Procurement, and retail business operations. The ideal candidate will have strong functional knowledge of the SAP Retail ecosystem and experience integrating SAP IS-Retail with SAP MM, SAP SD, and FICO. The consultant will work closely with business stakeholders to analyze retail processes, design and configure SAP solutions, support integrations, conduct testing, and provide production support.

Key Responsibilities

• SAP IS-Retail Functional Expertise
  • Analyze retail business processes and translate business requirements into SAP IS-Retail solutions.
  • Configure and support SAP IS-Retail functionality.
  • Work with key retail processes including: Article Master Data, Listing & Assortments, Pricing Procedures, Retail Procurement, Merchandise Management, Pricing & Promotions, Assortment Planning.
  • Identify process gaps and recommend appropriate SAP solutions.
  • Support continuous improvement of retail business processes.
• Article & Master Data
  • Manage and support Article Master Data processes.
  • Work with retail sites, articles, assortments, and related master data.
  • Support data consistency and quality across retail systems.
  • Troubleshoot master-data-related issues.
  • Understand the relationship between article, site, assortment, pricing, and procurement data.
• Pricing & Promotions
  • Support SAP Retail pricing procedures.
  • Configure and troubleshoot pricing-related functionality.
  • Support retail promotions and pricing processes.
  • Analyze pricing issues and coordinate resolution with relevant functional teams.
• Listing & Assortments
  • Configure and support listing and assortment management.
  • Work with business teams to define assortment requirements.
  • Support site/article assignment and assortment processes.
  • Troubleshoot assortment-related issues.
• Retail Procurement
  • Support retail procurement processes within SAP IS-Retail.
  • Work with purchasing and procurement business processes.
  • Support integration with SAP MM.
  • Analyze procurement-related issues and recommend solutions.
  • Ensure retail procurement processes align with business requirements.
• SAP Integration
  • Work with integration points between SAP IS-Retail and: SAP MM, SAP SD, SAP FICO, POS systems.
  • Understand data flows between retail, procurement, sales, inventory, and finance processes.
  • Troubleshoot functional integration issues.
  • Collaborate with technical/integration teams on interface requirements and defects.
• POS Integration
  • Support integration between SAP IS-Retail and Point-of-Sale (POS) systems.
  • Understand retail transaction flows between stores, POS systems, and SAP.
  • Troubleshoot POS-related integration and data issues.
  • Coordinate with technical teams to resolve production issues.
• Testing & Quality Assurance
  • Develop and execute functional test scenarios.
  • Perform: Unit Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
  • Support defect analysis and resolution.
  • Validate SAP configuration and integration changes.
  • Participate in regression testing for enhancements and releases.
• Production Support
  • Provide functional production support for SAP IS-Retail.
  • Analyze incidents and identify root causes.
  • Resolve issues related to: Master Data, Pricing, Assortments, Procurement, POS integration, MM/SD integration.
  • Coordinate with technical and business teams for complex issues.
  • Support application stability and business continuity.
• Business & Stakeholder Management
  • Work directly with business users to gather and analyze requirements.
  • Conduct requirement workshops and solution discussions.
  • Translate business requirements into functional SAP specifications.
  • Provide guidance and recommendations to business stakeholders.
  • Coordinate with developers, integration teams, SAP functional teams, and business users.

Required Technical Skills

• SAP IS-Retail — Mandatory
  • Strong hands-on experience with: SAP IS-Retail, Article Master Data, Listing & Assortments, Retail Pricing, Pricing Procedures, Retail Procurement, Merchandise Management, Pricing & Promotions, Assortment Planning.
• SAP Integration
  • SAP MM – Mandatory
  • SAP SD – Mandatory
  • SAP FICO – Working knowledge
  • POS Integration
  • Retail system integrations
• Technical
  • Basic ABAP debugging knowledge – Preferred
  • Ability to analyze functional/technical issues.
  • Understanding of SAP integration points.
  • Ability to work with technical development teams.

Retail Domain Expertise

Candidates should have a strong understanding of: Retail business processes, Store operations, Inventory management, Retail supply chain, Merchandise management, Retail procurement, Pricing and promotions, Point-of-Sale operations, Article and site master data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale SAP IS-Retail implementations.
• Experience supporting SAP Retail production environments.
• Experience with SAP Retail/POS integrations.
• ABAP debugging experience.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Retail is a plus.
• Experience with retail supply chain transformation.
• Experience working with global retail organizations.
• Strong experience in retail master-data management.

Core Competencies

• Strong SAP IS-Retail functional expertise.
• Excellent retail business-process knowledge.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent troubleshooting capabilities.
• Strong integration understanding.
• Strong requirements-gathering skills.
• Excellent stakeholder communication.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced onsite environment.

Candidate Requirements

• Marlboro, MA – 100% onsite.
• 8–10 years of relevant SAP experience preferred.
• Strong SAP IS-Retail experience is mandatory.
• Hands-on experience with Article Master, Listing & Assortments, Pricing, and Retail Procurement.
• Strong SAP MM and SAP SD integration knowledge.
• Retail domain experience is mandatory.
• POS integration experience is highly desirable.
• Basic ABAP debugging is preferred.