SAP QM S/4 Hana Consultant – UK

SAP QM S/4 Hana Consultant – UK Overview

This role is for a senior SAP Quality Management consultant based in London, supporting enterprise consulting work within a global delivery environment. The position sits at principal consultant level and focuses on leading SAP QM workstreams, shaping solution direction, and helping clients implement and improve quality processes in SAP S/4HANA. The posting emphasizes both hands-on functional depth and a strong consulting mindset, with responsibility spanning discovery, design, configuration, rollout, and advisory support.

What you will do

• Take ownership of consulting engagements from the earliest stages of business process analysis and problem definition through to solution design, build, deployment, and rollout.
• Serve as a trusted advisor in architecture and design discussions, helping steer the solution and validate design choices.
• Guide delivery teams on implementation approach, project processes, and expected outputs.
• Support business pursuit activity, client training, and the development of internal capability and reusable consulting assets.
• Shape consulting solutions that help clients respond to changing business and operational needs.
• Lead the full design, configuration, and rollout of SAP S/4HANA QM processes, including inspection planning, results recording, usage decisions, and quality notifications.
• Configure and improve key QM transactions such as QA11, QA12, QA32, and QA33, including selection logic, ALV presentation, and table-control behavior.
• Oversee global template objects for QM, ensuring consistency in areas such as quality score procedures, usage decision rules, follow-up actions, inventory postings, and code groups.
• Maintain naming conventions and rollout standards for template objects across global deployments.
• Design batch-related quality processes, including quality batch status handling, expired batch management, and stock-type alignment using enhancements and background jobs.
• Define WRICEF needs and produce functional specifications for QM enhancements such as batch automation, inspection-lot controls, and job-based notifications.
• Improve data quality by identifying inconsistencies, defining validation rules, and enabling controlled correction or deletion processes where appropriate.
• Define reporting requirements for QM, including traceability and chain-of-custody reporting with timestamps, user information, and movement data.
• Specify Fiori app requirements and help ensure the resulting solutions are practical, efficient, and easy to use.
• Work with security teams to resolve authorization issues and make sure access is aligned to business roles.
• Ensure the solution aligns with global template standards and integrates properly with MM, PP, and SD.

What the role requires

• Strong SAP experience with deep functional expertise in SAP QM; S/4HANA experience is preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of inspection processing, batch management, quality notifications, and QM reporting.
• Proven delivery experience across end-to-end QM implementations and global rollout programs.
• Experience working within global template governance and standardization models.
• Ability to define WRICEF objects and write clear functional specifications.
• Practical experience leading SAP S/4HANA QM design, configuration, and deployment work.
• Ability to configure and optimize QM transactions including QA11, QA12, QA32, and QA33.
• Experience managing global QM template content such as quality score procedures, usage decisions, follow-up actions, inventory postings, and code groups.
• Knowledge of batch-related quality processes, including quality batch status, expired batches, and stock-type alignment.
• Ability to define requirements for QM developments such as batch automation, inspection-lot controls, and job notifications.
• Experience improving data quality through validation logic and controlled correction or deletion mechanisms.
• Ability to define and validate QM reporting needs, including event-based reporting and traceability data.
• Experience specifying Fiori app requirements with attention to usability, performance, and adoption.
• Ability to collaborate with security specialists on role-based access and authorization issues.
• Understanding of integration with MM, PP, and SD.
• Background in life sciences or pharmaceutical work is preferred.
• High-level awareness of SAP S/4 EWM and its roadmap is preferred.
• Prior experience in pharmaceutical environments is preferred.
• Multilingual ability is welcomed, although English is mandatory.
• Experience in regulated industries such as pharma or life sciences is preferred.
• Exposure to LIMS or other external quality systems is preferred.
• Familiarity with SAP Fiori applications and UX design principles is preferred.
• Knowledge of audit, compliance, and data governance frameworks is preferred.
• Strong documentation capability, including business blueprint documents, functional design documents, SOPs, and training materials.
• Analytical thinking and a structured approach to problem solving, including defect and issue management.
• Consultative and presales-oriented thinking, including client advisory, value positioning, and roadmap definition.
• Familiarity with delivery tools such as Solution Manager, JIRA/ALM, and ChaRM.
• Ability to work effectively in matrixed, globally distributed delivery models.
• Strong personal qualities including initiative, flexibility, customer orientation, quality focus, and excellent communication skills.

About the employer

The company is a global leader in digital services and consulting, supporting clients in more than 56 countries with digital transformation initiatives. Its approach combines long-term enterprise systems experience with an AI-enabled core and agile delivery at scale. The organization also highlights continuous learning, skills development, and knowledge transfer as part of its culture, alongside a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Additional notes

The hiring process and employment decisions are stated to be based on merit, competence, and performance. The employer also presents itself as an equal opportunity organization committed to building an inclusive workplace.

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