Senior SAP SD Functional Lead (S/4HANA / Order-to-Cash)

Senior SAP SD Functional Lead (S/4HANA / Order-to-Cash) Location: Novi, MI - onsite/hybrid Employment Type: Contract to Hire Start Date: As soon as possible North Point Technology is hiring a Senior SAP SD Functional Lead to support a global automotive and industrial manufacturing client. We’re looking for a hands-on SAP SD professional who has personally led Order-to-Cash implementations or rollouts, worked directly with business stakeholders, and owned functional solution design from requirements through go-live. You must be comfortable independently leading business discussions, identifying the information needed to define a solution, and translating operational requirements into practical SAP processes and configuration. This position is intended to transition to direct employment with the client following an initial contract period. What You’ll Do - Lead the SAP SD/OTC functional workstream across requirements gathering, process design, configuration, testing, cutover, go-live, and stabilization. - Independently facilitate business discovery and fit-to-standard workshops with sales, customer service, logistics, finance, and manufacturing stakeholders. - Ask targeted questions to understand current processes, business requirements, exceptions, pain points, and integration dependencies. - Document AS-IS and TO-BE processes, identify gaps, and recommend solutions aligned with standard S/4HANA functionality and clean-core principles. - Own functional design decisions, explain options and tradeoffs, and secure alignment with business stakeholders. - Configure end-to-end SD processes, including sales orders, pricing and condition technique, delivery, billing, returns, intercompany, third-party, and consignment. - Define integration requirements across SD, FI, MM, PP, and external applications. - Write functional specifications for reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and forms; partner with ABAP, integration, and Fiori teams through delivery. - Support manufacturing EDI/IDoc interfaces, including ORDERS, ORDRSP, DESADV, and INVOIC. - Lead SD functional testing and support SIT, UAT, defect resolution, and business acceptance. - Support cutover planning, go-live readiness, user knowledge transfer, and post-go-live issue resolution. - Troubleshoot complex OTC issues and address underlying process or configuration problems. Required Qualifications - 10+ years of hands-on SAP SD/OTC functional consulting experience. - Experience personally leading the SD/OTC workstream through at least one full-cycle S/4HANA implementation or rollout, including requirements, solution design, configuration, testing, and go-live. - Demonstrated ability to independently lead business workshops and turn requirements into detailed functional solutions. - Strong hands-on configuration experience across sales order management, pricing, delivery, billing, and output determination. - Ability to explain specific solution decisions you owned, the business requirements behind them, and the resulting outcomes. - Strong understanding of SD integration with FI, MM, and PP. - Experience with EDI/IDoc integrations in a manufacturing environment. - Experience writing functional specifications and guiding technical teams through development and testing. - Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain SAP processes and recommendations to business users and technical teams. - Willingness to work onsite/hybrid in Novi, Michigan, and transition to direct client employment. Preferred Qualifications - Automotive or industrial manufacturing implementation experience. - Experience leading multiple SAP implementations or global plant rollouts. - Experience with aATP, product allocation, and backorder processing. - Familiarity with API-based integrations and Fiori applications. - SAP S/4HANA Sales certification. Work Authorization Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future, including upon conversion to direct client employment. Application Questions Please include brief answers to the following: - How many SAP SD/OTC implementations or rollouts have you personally led? - Describe your most recent S/4HANA implementation, including your ownership of business workshops, solution design, configuration, and go-live. - Are you available for onsite/hybrid work in Novi, Michigan? - Are you willing to transition to direct client employment, and will you require sponsorship now or in the future? - What is your earliest available start date? North Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions! We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems. At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first! We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members. Come join us! Apply with North Point Technology today! For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.