SAP AFS Consultant
Posted Today by Intuition IT Solutions Ltd
Negotiable
Undetermined
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London, UK
Summary: We are seeking a seasoned SAP AFS Consultant with over 10 years of experience, particularly in international settings, to support and maintain existing SAP AFS solutions. This role involves participation in a senior governance committee overseeing a strategic SAP support project, focusing on governance, solution integrity, and knowledge transfer. The consultant will collaborate with specialized SAP professionals to ensure alignment with business and technical goals. Responsibilities include providing expert support, conducting impact analysis, and leading knowledge transfer sessions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert-level support and maintenance for SAP AFS solutions across global business units.
- Participate in the senior governance committee to define project foundations, standards, and strategic direction.
- Collaborate with solution architects and functional leads to ensure alignment with business and technical goals.
- Conduct impact analysis and propose enhancements or optimizations to existing SAP AFS configurations.
- Lead and facilitate knowledge transfer sessions to upskill internal and external team members.
- Review and validate functional specifications, change requests, and solution designs.
- Ensure compliance with global standards, audit requirements, and security protocols.
- Act as a mentor and escalation point for complex AFS-related issues.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of other SAP modules and technologies such as SD, MM, FICO, WM, and integration platforms (eg, PI/PO, CPI), to ensure cross-functional collaboration and solution consistency.
- Support cross-module issue resolution and contribute to end-to-end process understanding.
Key Skills:
- 10+ years of SAP experience, with deep expertise in SAP AFS (Apparel and Footwear Solution).
- Proven experience working with international companies and multicultural teams.
- Strong understanding of AFS-specific functionalities: Grid value management, Seasonality and collections, Allocation and ATP, VAS (Value Added Services).
- Mandatory expertise in: SAP CAR (Customer Activity Repository).
- POS (Point of Sale) integration.
- POSDM/POSDA (Point of Sale Data Management/Analytics).
- Experience in support and maintenance of SAP AFS in a live production environment.
- Familiarity with cross-functional SAP modules and their integration points.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to lead governance discussions and contribute to strategic decision-making.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
We are seeking a seasoned SAP AFS Consultant with 10+ years of experience, including work with international organizations, to support and maintain existing SAP AFS solutions. This consultant will be part of the senior committee overseeing a strategic SAP support project involving a team of specialized SAP professionals. The role includes governance, solution integrity, and knowledge transfer responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert-level support and maintenance for SAP AFS solutions across global business units.
- Participate in the senior governance committee to define project foundations, standards, and strategic direction.
- Collaborate with solution architects and functional leads to ensure alignment with business and technical goals.
- Conduct impact analysis and propose enhancements or optimizations to existing SAP AFS configurations.
- Lead and facilitate knowledge transfer sessions to upskill internal and external team members.
- Review and validate functional specifications, change requests, and solution designs.
- Ensure compliance with global standards, audit requirements, and security protocols.
- Act as a mentor and escalation point for complex AFS-related issues.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of other SAP modules and technologies such as SD, MM, FICO, WM, and integration platforms (eg, PI/PO, CPI), to ensure cross-functional collaboration and solution consistency.
- Support cross-module issue resolution and contribute to end-to-end process understanding.
Required Skills
- 10+ years of SAP experience, with deep expertise in SAP AFS (Apparel and Footwear Solution).
- Proven experience working with international companies and multicultural teams.
- Strong understanding of AFS-specific functionalities: Grid value management
- Seasonality and collections
- Allocation and ATP
- VAS (Value Added Services)
Mandatory expertise in: SAP CAR (Customer Activity Repository)
- POS (Point of Sale) integration
- POSDM/POSDA (Point of Sale Data Management/Analytics
- Experience in support and maintenance of SAP AFS in a live production environment.
- Familiarity with cross-functional SAP modules and their integration points.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to lead governance discussions and contribute to strategic decision-making.
Desired Skills
- Experience working in global SAP environments with multi-country operations and localization requirements.
- Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA and its compatibility or transition considerations with SAP AFS.
- Exposure to SAP Solution Manager for change management, documentation, and testing.
- Understanding of EDI integrations, third-party logistics, and retail-specific interfaces.
- Knowledge of performance tuning, system audits, and compliance standards in SAP landscapes.