Staff Systems Configurator, SAP Functional Analyst

General Motors is undergoing a major transformation in how we operate and influence the future of transportation. Our Software Services team is seeking determined, innovative individuals to join as a Staff Systems Configurator – SAP Functional Analyst (Level 8 individual contributor) to design, configure, and support SAP solutions enabling our end-to-end value chain across Source-to-Deliver, Make-to-Ship, and Order-to-Delivery processes.

About the Role

As an SAP Functional Analyst, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams in Product Lifecycle Management, Global Purchasing & Supply Chain (GPSC), Manufacturing, Logistics, and Order Management to gather requirements and design, configure, and support SAP solutions. You will implement scalable SAP processes aligned with industry best practices and GM’s IT Solution Delivery Methodology, optimize business operations, and drive process improvements through automation and standardization.

At the staff level, you will own the functional roadmap for your domains, lead design decisions spanning multiple product teams, and act as the primary advisor to leaders on SAP capability and process strategy.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into robust, integrated SAP configurations and functional designs.
• Optimize business operations in areas such as Order Management, Pricing, Billing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Direct Material Sourcing & Procurement, Purchasing, Production Planning & Execution, Warehousing, and Master Data.
• Support GM’s journey to S/4HANA and SaaS-first solutions, helping rationalize and modernize the SAP and surrounding application landscape.
• Define and champion SAP configuration standards, patterns, and guardrails for Senior (Level 7) and mid-level Systems Configurators across your functional domains.
• Provide final functional sign-off for high-risk or high-impact changes, balancing stability, scalability, and speed of delivery.
• Lead SAP configuration and solution design for core business processes such as Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Production Planning & Execution, and related workflows, including ownership of complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Oversee financial postings, cost allocations, and supplier collaboration as they relate to your SAP functional domains.
• Support sourcing, procurement, supplier management, production planning, logistics, inventory control, warehouse management, and goods movement processes.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, analysts, and technical teams to deliver scalable, secure, and standards-aligned SAP solutions.
• Influence prioritization and trade-offs across teams to ensure solutions advance key GM objectives.
• Participate in testing, validation, and deployment of SAP enhancements and new functionalities; ensure strong end-to-end process validation.
• Drive the overall test strategy for your domains and ensure appropriate use of automation and regression testing.
• Support integration of SAP with external systems, partnering with integration and infrastructure teams.
• Evaluate and rationalize the existing manufacturing, supply chain, and order management application landscape, determining integration, absorption, or retirement in favor of SAP S/4HANA and related SaaS solutions.
• Participate in SAP upgrades, migrations, and digital transformation initiatives, including S/4HANA and cloud/SaaS adoption.
• Serve as a key decision-maker on fit-to-standard vs. extension, aligned with GM’s clean core strategy.
• Apply standard SAP functionality to meet business needs, minimizing custom development while addressing critical gaps via RICEFW objects.
• Contribute to application management and production support, including issue triage, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement in your functional areas.
• Act as the top functional escalation point for complex incidents and systemic issues.
• Create and maintain process documentation, configuration guides, and training materials to support adoption and reuse.
• Mentor junior team members and promote best practices in SAP solution delivery, testing, and operations.
• Systematically coach Senior Systems Configurators and other team members, building depth and succession in critical SAP domains.
• Adhere to organizational IT standards, security protocols, and industry best practices, including relevant regulatory and internal control requirements.
• Proactively identify control gaps and drive remediation in partnership with Risk, Compliance, and Audit teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Computing, Information Systems, Supply Chain) or equivalent experience.
• Extensive hands-on SAP experience, including configuration of one or more relevant modules, such as:
  • SD Order Management, Pricing, Billing, Order-to-Cash.
  • FI-CO integration with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Order Management.
  • MM, WM, EWM procurement, inventory, warehouse, and logistics execution.
  • PP / Manufacturing production planning and execution, plan-to-produce.
  • DMe/DMC SAP Digital Manufacturing or other digital manufacturing solutions, and integration with plant-floor and logistics systems.
  • Ariba Direct Material Sourcing and Procurement for Automotive.
  • S/4HANA functional configuration and extensibility.
• Proven track record leading end-to-end SAP solution delivery for complex programs (e.g., multi-release roadmaps, large deployments, S/4 migrations, or significant new capability introductions).
• Strong understanding of SAP principles and extensibility approaches, including how to design upgrade-safe, cloud-compliant solutions.
• Solid business process knowledge in areas such as Order Management, Pricing, Billing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Direct Material Sourcing & Procurement, Purchasing, Production Planning, Warehousing, and Master Data.
• Experience supporting integration with other SAP modules and external systems, including familiarity with common interface technologies (e.g., IDocs, APIs, middleware).
• Familiarity with software testing, automation, and quality assurance practices; ability to define and execute test plans and support automated/regression testing.
• Ability to debug and analyze SAP systems, preferably with some ABAP knowledge to support issue analysis and collaboration with development teams.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured approach to diagnosing issues and proposing options.
• Strong commitment to continuous improvement, teamwork, and integrity, including willingness to learn new SAP and cloud capabilities.
• Ability to set direction for a functional area, influence architecture and product roadmaps, and make sound trade-off decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP certification in one or more relevant modules (e.g., SD, MM, PP, WM/EWM, FI-CO, Ariba, S/4HANA).
• Experience with SAP Automotive Suite or similar industry-specific solutions supporting OEMs, suppliers, or complex manufacturing.
• Familiarity with the SAP Integrated Tool Chain – including Signavio (process modeling), SAP Cloud ALM (CALM), and Tricentis (Tosca) – as well as SAP Fiori and SAP BTP, especially for cloud-based SAP extensions and integrations.
• Exposure to SAP AI / analytics capabilities and apply analytics/AI in manufacturing, supply chain, or order management use cases.
• Experience with EDI transaction sets (ANSI X12, EDIFACT) and related communication protocols, and/or other integration platforms (e.g., SAP PI/PO, SAP Integration Suite, Sterling, Connect Direct).
• Background working with manufacturers, suppliers, or service providers, ideally in automotive or complex discrete manufacturing environments.
• Prior consulting experience or working with global stakeholder groups, including experience in regulated environments (e.g., SOX, internal controls, legal/tax requirements).
• Demonstrated ability to represent your functional area in senior-level forums (e.g., steering committees, enterprise design councils) and influence outcomes across organizations without direct authority.

Schedule

This role is categorized as hybrid. The successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI or Austin, TX three times per week, at minimum, or as dictated by business needs. GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.