SCM Consulting Lead

A bit about us

We're Applexus, a global IT Consultancy with a people-centric and collaborative culture focused on employee well-being, learning and development and creating an excellent place for our people to work.

As an SAP Partner with over 30 years' SAP experience, we provide wall-to-wall SAP advisory, implementation, development and support services.

Our mission is to deliver business process solutions of enduring value to our customers, through a combination of technical expertise, best practice and innovation — this is where you come in!

As an SCM Consulting Lead, you will lead SAP MM‑led work streams within S/4

HANA and ECC programmes, with responsibility for solution design across a blended supply chain landscape spanning PP, WM/EWM, IM and SD.

This role is a senior, client‑facing position responsible for owning solution design within your workstream, directing configuration and integration activity across connected modules, and coaching consultants around you. You will also contribute to pre‑sales activity and fit‑to‑standard analysis, and support the ongoing development of our Supply Chain consulting capability.

Key tasks and responsibilities of this role will include:

• Leading SAP SCM work streams — MM‑led, spanning PP, WM/EWM, IM and SD — within end‑to‑end S/4
  
  HANA and ECC programmes.
• Owning and designing best‑practice solutions across procurement, inventory, planning, warehouse and order‑to‑cash processes, aligned to client requirements.
• Running and facilitating functional workshops, fit‑to‑standard analysis and solution walkthroughs across the wider supply chain landscape.
• Translating complex business needs into scalable, well‑integrated SAP solutions.
• Directing configuration, testing and defect resolution activities across MM, PP, WM/EWM, IM and SD.
• Managing cross‑module integration with FI/CO and external systems.
• Overseeing data migration, cutover preparation and post‑go‑live stabilisation activities.
• Supporting pre‑sales activity, including estimating, solution input and proposal contributions.
• Coaching, mentoring and supporting the development of consultants within the team, promoting quality and consistency.
• Building strong, trusted relationships with client stakeholders, advising on best practice and solution options.

• Strong SAP MM experience, ideally supplemented by exposure to PP, WM/EWM, IM or SD, including leading work streams or acting as functional lead on complex engagements.
• Proven expertise across core supply chain processes including purchasing, inventory management, planning, warehouse and logistics execution.
• Solid understanding of cross‑module integration across a blended SCM landscape, including FI/CO.
• Practical experience in configuration, testing, functional documentation and solution design.
• Confidence leading client workshops, fit‑to‑standard analysis and translating requirements into clear, actionable designs.
• Experience supporting cutover, data migration and post‑go‑live stabilisation.
• Some exposure to pre‑sales activities such as estimating or proposal input.
• Experience coaching or leading functional work streams, promoting knowledge sharing across the team.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills, able to engage credibly at all levels.
• S/4
  
  HANA experience strongly preferred; familiarity with Fiori, IBP or Ariba desirable.