Business Analysis & Requirement Gathering:
- Engage with quality, production, and supply chain teams to understand quality processes, inspection requirements, and standards.
- Document functional requirements, workflows, and gaps between business needs and SAP standard functionality.
- Translate business requirements into SAP QM solutions.
2. SAP QM Configuration & Implementation:
- Configure SAP QM modules including Quality Planning, Quality Inspection, Quality Control, and Quality Certificates.
- Set up inspection types, inspection plans, sampling procedures, and quality notifications.
- Integrate SAP QM with SAP PP, MM, SD, and other relevant modules.
- Support SAP S/4HANA QM implementations, upgrades, and rollouts.
3. Testing & Quality Assurance:
- Prepare and execute Unit Test Scripts, Integration Test Scripts, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Collaborate with technical teams to resolve defects and issues identified during testing.
- Validate that SAP QM configurations meet business requirements and quality standards.
4. Documentation & Training:
- Prepare functional specifications for reports, interfaces, enhancements, and custom developments.
- Develop training materials and conduct training sessions for QA and production teams.
- Maintain documentation of SAP QM configurations, workflows, and best practices.
5. Support & Continuous Improvement:
- Provide post-implementation support for SAP QM-related issues.
- Identify opportunities to streamline quality processes, optimize inspections, and enhance SAP QM functionalities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent and efficient quality management practices.
Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or related field.
- Minimum 3–5 years of experience as an SAP QM Functional Consultant.
- Strong knowledge of SAP QM module and quality management processes in manufacturing or production environments.
- Experience with SAP configuration, integration, and best practices.
- Proficiency with SAP S/4HANA QM is highly desirable.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration with stakeholders and technical teams.
- SAP QM Certification.
- Experience with quality standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, or other industry-specific standards.
- Familiarity with SAP reporting tools (BW, Analytics Cloud) for quality management.
- Prior experience in large-scale SAP implementations, rollouts, or global projects.