SAP Material Master Architect w/MDG

Role Summary


The SAP S/4HANA Material Master Management Enterprise Solution Architect is responsible for defining, designing, and governing enterprise-wide material master data solutions across SAP S/4HANA and integrated systems. This role ensures harmonized data models, robust governance, and scalable architecture that supports business processes such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory, logistics, finance, and analytics. The architect acts as a strategic bridge between business stakeholders, master data governance teams, and technical delivery teams, ensuring material master data is accurate, consistent, compliant, and future-ready.


Key Responsibilities


Solution Architecture & Design
• Define end-to-end enterprise architecture for SAP S/4HANA Material Master, including integration with MM, PP, SD, EWM, QM, FI/CO, and external systems.
• Design global material data models, classification strategies, and numbering schemes aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
• Establish best practices for material types, views, field controls, and extensibility (custom fields, Fiori apps, APIs).
• Ensure alignment with SAP Clean Core principles and S/4HANA extensibility standards.


Master Data Governance & Strategy
• Lead Material Master governance strategy, including data ownership, stewardship, lifecycle management, and approval workflows.
• Define and enforce data standards, naming conventions, validation rules, and quality KPIs.
• Architect SAP MDG-M (Material Master) solutions for create/change/extend processes.
• Support data compliance requirements (e.g., SOX, auditability, regulatory reporting).


Integration & Data Management
• Architect integrations with upstream and downstream systems (PLM, SRM/Ariba, MES, WMS, 3PLs, analytics platforms).
• Define data replication, synchronization, and error-handling strategies using SAP tools (MDG, DRF, AIF, CPI, IDocs, APIs).
• Support material master data migration and harmonization for S/4HANA transformations, rollouts, and mergers.


Program & Stakeholder Leadership
• Act as enterprise authority for Material Master design decisions across projects and releases.
• Collaborate with business process owners, IT leadership, and global/regional teams to align requirements and priorities.
• Review and approve solution designs, ensuring consistency across landscapes and implementations.
• Mentor functional consultants, data architects, and MDG teams.


Quality, Performance & Innovation
• Ensure data performance, scalability, and usability in high-volume, global environments.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, Fiori UX enhancements, and advanced analytics.
• Stay current with SAP S/4HANA roadmap, MDG innovations, and industry best practices.


Required Skills & Experience


SAP & Technical Expertise
• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Material Master (MM) data structures and dependencies.
• Strong experience with SAP MDG-M and enterprise master data governance frameworks.
• Solid understanding of S/4HANA integration technologies (CPI, APIs, IDocs, DRF).
• Experience with S/4HANA data migration approaches (e.g., Migration Cockpit, ETL tools).
• Knowledge of SAP Fiori UX and extensibility concepts.


Architecture & Leadership
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect or Enterprise Architect in large SAP programs.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable, compliant SAP designs.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills at executive and operational levels.
• Experience working in global, multi-country SAP landscapes.


Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of SAP experience, with significant focus on Material Master and S/4HANA.
• SAP S/4HANA and/or SAP MDG certifications preferred.
• Experience with large-scale S/4HANA transformations or global rollouts highly desirable.