SAP CM Lead - Remote APAC

Job Description:

SAP S/4

HANA CM Physical Lead

Location: Malaysia or Indonesia (Cacao)

Work Arrangement: Remote possible; must align with APAC time zone

Employment Type: Full-time

The SAP CM Physical Lead is responsible for implementing, configuring, and operating SAP S/4

HANA Commodity Management (CM) using a strict Fit to Standard methodology.

This role focuses exclusively on physical commodity operations – procurement, sales, inventory, pricing, and settlement –
without any financial trading or derivatives scope
.

The position requires deep functional knowledge of SAP CM physical processes and the ability to guide business teams toward standard S/4

HANA best practices.

This role covers standard SAP CM physical flows integrated with MM, SD, and FI
, including:

• Physical commodity purchase and sales contracts
• Market‑based pricing including formulas, index-based pricing, premiums/discounts
• Provisional pricing and price fixation
• Goods movements and inventory valuation
• Differential settlement and invoicing
• Physical exposure and position visibility derived from logistics transactions

Note: No CTRM, trading execution, or financial derivatives involved.

• Lead Fit to Standard workshops using SAP Best Practices for Commodity Management
• Map business scenarios directly to SAP standard CM processes
• Leverage standard CM objects (commodity contracts, pricing formulas, CPE, settlement) as delivered
• Clearly define what is handled by SAP CM vs. outside-SAP processes
• Drive decisions based on:
• Standard capability first
• Configuration second
• Customization last

• Configure and deploy SAP CM physical commodity processes across procure‑to‑settle and sell‑to‑cash flows
• Enable and manage provisional pricing → price fixation → final settlement using standard SAP CM
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation, goods movement integration, and FI posting
• Collaborate with Finance and Risk teams to align physical exposure and pricing logic
• Serve as the functional authority on SAP S/4
  
  HANA CM standard capabilities
• Provide guidance and documentation to business and IT stakeholders
• Support testing, training, cutover, and hypercare activities

• Strong hands‑on experience with SAP S/4
  
  HANA Commodity Management (CM)
• Deep understanding of physical commodity processes (agriculture, soft commodities, metals, energy, or similar)
• Demonstrated success in running Fit to Standard workshops and maintaining a close‑to‑standard design
• Experience in agribusiness or food processing strongly preferred (cacao experience is a plus)
• Ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams in a remote and multicultural environment
• Strong communication and documentation skills

• Location
  :
  Malaysia or Indonesia (cacao operations)
• Work Model
  :
  Remote possible, but must be able to work with APAC time zones
• Workload
  :
  Full-time