Lead Consultant(Development)

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced SAP EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) Functional Consultant with strong functional knowledge of SAP EHS processes and hands-on experience in implementation, enhancement, rollout, and application support engagements.

The consultant will work closely with business, EHS, compliance, and technical teams to understand requirements, design SAP solutions, perform configuration, support integrations, testing, deployment, and production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct business workshops and understand Environment, Health, Safety, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Perform requirement analysis, fit-gap assessment, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment of SAP EHS solutions.
• Configure and support relevant EHS processes such as:
• Incident Management
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Risk Assessment / Hazard Management
• Environmental Management
• Product Safety
• Dangerous Goods Management
• Substance / Specification Management
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications for developments, enhancements, reports, interfaces, forms, and workflows.
• Work closely with SAP ABAP and integration teams for custom development and interfaces.
• Support SAP EHS master-data configuration, data migration, validation, and reconciliation activities.
• Collaborate with other SAP functional teams for cross-module integration, particularly MM, SD, PP, EAM/PM, QM, and FI/CO, as applicable.
• Prepare and execute unit testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Support cutover, go-live, hypercare, and post-production stabilization.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform functional root-cause analysis, and drive issues to closure.
• Prepare functional design documents, configuration documents, test scripts, training materials, and knowledge-transfer documentation.
• Work effectively with global business and IT stakeholders.

Skill Requirements

• • 6-8+ years of SAP experience with strong hands-on exposure to SAP EHS.
  • At least one end-to-end SAP EHS implementation or significant rollout/transformation engagement preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Environmental/Safety Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Relevant SAP certification would be an advantage.

  Must-Have Skills for Your Current Ramp-Up

  For recruiter and initial screening, I recommend prioritizing these 5 areas:

  • Strong SAP EHS functional/configuration experience
  • Hands-on experience in core EHS processes, particularly Incident Management, Risk Assessment, and Environment/Health & Safety
  • SAP S/4HANA exposure
  • Integration knowledge with MM/SD/PP/EAM
  • Strong hands-on functional experience in SAP EHS / EH&S.
• Strong understanding of Environment, Health, Safety, and compliance business processes.
• Hands-on configuration experience in multiple SAP EHS functional areas.
• Good understanding of:
• Incident and Accident Management
• Risk Assessment
• Occupational Health & Safety
• Environmental processes
• Specification and Substance Management
• Product Safety
• Dangerous Goods
• Experience in preparing functional specifications and working with SAP technical teams.
• Understanding of EHS integration with relevant SAP modules such as MM, SD, PP, EAM/PM, and QM.
• Experience with implementation, rollout, enhancement, and/or support projects.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Good stakeholder management, communication, and customer-facing skills.

Other Requirements

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA transformation or implementation programs.
• Exposure to newer SAP S/4HANA EHS capabilities and Fiori-based applications.
• Experience in data migration and EHS master-data management.
• Experience in global template rollout or multi-country SAP implementations.
• Understanding of regulatory and compliance-driven EHS processes.