SAP Materials Management Project Lead

Wakefern Food Corp. is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States and supports its co-operative members' retail operations, trading under the ShopRite®, Price Rite®, The Fresh Grocer®, Dearborn Markets®, Fairway Market®, and Gourmet Garage® banners.

Employing an innovative approach to wholesale business services, Wakefern focuses on helping the independent retailer compete in a big business world. Providing the tools entrepreneurs need to stay a step ahead of the competition, Wakefern’s co-operative members benefit from the company’s extensive portfolio of services, including innovative technology, private label development, and best-in-class procurement practices.

We are seeking a seasoned SAP MM Procurement Lead with deep expertise in retail supply chain processes to lead procurement transformation initiatives. The candidate would also be Participate in design and implementation of overall Procurement solutions including Master Data, Direct and Indirect Procurement, Vendor Funding, Promotion Management (PMR), Sourcing Strategy, PO pricing, WMS and EDI integration and other related functionality

Key Responsibilities

• Lead SAP MM module implementation in retail environments, focusing on procurement, inventory, and supply chain processes.
• Drive the conceptual work and provide recommendations around overall S/4 HANA P2P (Procure to Pay) and system architecture as well as implementation roadmap to support business requirements
• Design and configure Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes including purchase requisitions, purchase orders, inventory management, vendor evaluation, and invoice verification.
• Responsible for all Procure to Pay (P2P) configuration and integration with other downstream applications, legacy systems, warehouse management system and third party application
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into functional specifications and coordinate closely with the ABAP team to ensure successful completion of the enhancement.
• Facilitate collaborative architecture discussions within IT, with Business and external SMEs
• Lead and mentor a team of SAP consultants and collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment and success.
• Oversee master data management for articles, vendors, and purchasing info records.
• Conduct fit-gap analysis, blueprinting, and solution design for procurement processes.
• Support testing, training, and change management activities during project rollout
• Scope includes working with other SAP and non-SAP systems and support any enhancements and related integrations
• Drive end-to-end Accounts Payable process optimization, including invoice receipt, three-way matching, exception handling, and payment processing.
• Collaborate with finance teams to resolve AP discrepancies, automate workflows, and improve vendor payment cycles.

Experience:

• 10 years of SAP MM experience, with 3 years in retail procurement.
• Strong understanding of retail supply chain, store replenishment, and procurement cycles.
• Experience with a focus on Supply Chain / Procure to Pay, WMS and EDI integration, Purchasing in Retail Industry
• Experience with SAP IS-Retail (Article Master, Site Master, Listing, Pricing)
• Experience with cross-functional Integration with Sales & Distribution / Order to Cash, Inventory & Warehouse Management, and Accounts Payable processes strongly preferred
• Experience with Ariba modules (Sourcing, Buying, Contracts, Supplier Management) is a plus
• Demonstrated proficiency in leveraging AI tools to enhance business processes, automate workflows, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Strong understanding of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), including its integration capabilities, extension suite, and data management services.
• Hands-on experience integrating SAP S/4HANA with mainframe systems, ensuring seamless data exchange and process synchronization across heterogeneous environments.
• Experience with BAPI, IDoc, API and FIORI apps is beneficial
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Other Qualifications and Competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in areas of Business Information, Information technology, Engineering or other alternative education in support of requirements
• Strong understanding of SAP Retail solution portfolio and product strategy
• Prior experience in MRP, Production Orders and Planned Order – nice to have