Experienced **SAP S/4HANA Plant Setup & Deployment Lead** **to execute Plant setup and configuration across Purchasing and Finance product areas** , including but not limited to Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Intercompany, Vehicle Accounting, and Reporting. This role is focused on the technical configuration and enterprise structure setup required to enable new/expanded plants within the system. This position acts as the core architect bridging the enterprise structure setup between the Purchasing (MM) and Finance (FI/CO) domains. + Execute Plant setup and configuration in SAP S/4HANA, including enterprise structure definition (Plant, Purchasing Organization, Storage Locations) and their assignments to Company Code, Sales Organization, and related organizational units. + Perform plant-related configuration across Purchasing, including: + Purchasing Organization assignment to Plant. + Plant-specific procurement settings and vendor master extensions. + Perform plant-related configuration across Finance product areas, including: + Accounts Payable: Plant-level configuration to support vendor invoice/payment processing. + General Ledger: Valuation area and account determination setup at the plant level. + Intercompany: Configuration to enable cross-plant/cross-company code transaction processing. + Vehicle Accounting: Plant-level setup to support vehicle inventory valuation and related accounting structures. + Reporting: Plant-level configuration required to support downstream financial and management reporting. + Coordinate with respective Product teams (AP, GL, Intercompany, Vehicle Accounting, Reporting, etc.) to gather plant-specific configuration requirements prior to setup. + Ensure configuration is completed accurately and on schedule to enable Product teams to conduct their own validation and testing. + Hand off completed configuration to Product teams with clear documentation for their independent testing and sign-off. + Support cutover and go-live activities related to plant configuration (e.g., transport coordination, sequencing across dependent products). + Maintain configuration documentation and a plant setup checklist/tracker across all involved product areas. + Troubleshoot and resolve configuration-related issues identified by Product teams during their validation/testing cycles. +
Experience: **5-8+ years of SAP configuration experience, with hands-on experience setting up Plants and related enterprise structure elements in S/4HANA** . + Core Modules: Working knowledge of Purchasing (MM) and Finance (FI/CO) configuration as it relates to plant-level setup (valuation areas, account determination, purchasing org assignments). + Enterprise Structure Expertise: Demonstrated experience configuring Plants, Company Codes, Purchasing Organizations, and Storage Locations, and their assignments (e.g., OX10, OX18, OX17, OX09). + Cross-Functional Coordination: Ability to work with multiple Product teams (AP, GL, Intercompany, Vehicle Accounting, Reporting) to gather requirements and sequence configuration work. + Automotive Familiarity: Exposure to vehicle accounting or automotive OEM/dealer financial structures is a plus, but deep functional ownership is not required. + Project
Skills: Ability to manage configuration timelines, documentation, and coordination across parallel workstreams; familiarity with SAP Activate methodology. Preferred Qualifications + SAP S/4HANA Certification in MM or FI. + Prior experience in a plant rollout/expansion project involving multiple finance/purchasing product teams.
