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The store network comprises a total of 623 stores in 21 countries, of which 522 offer out-of-store delivery (OOS), and 94 dedicated depots. In 12 countries, METRO runs only the delivery business by its delivery companies (Food Service Distribution, FSD).\nHoReCa and Traders are core customer groups of METRO. The HoReCa section includes hotels, restaurants, catering companies as well as bars, cafés and canteen operators. The Traders section includes small grocery stores and kiosks. The majority of all customer groups are small and medium-sized enterprises as well as sole traders. METRO helps them manage their business challenges more effectively.\nMGSC, location wise is present in Pune (India), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland). We provide HR, Finance, IT & Business, Branding, Strategy operations support to 31 countries, speak 24+ languages and process over 18,000 transactions a day. We are setting tomorrow’s standards for customer focus, digital solutions, and sustainable business models. For over 10 years, we have been providing services and solutions from our two locations in Pune and Szczecin. This has allowed us to gain extensive experience in how we can best serve our internal customers with high quality and passion. We believe that we can add value, drive efficiency, and satisfy our customers.\nWebsite: https://www.metro-gsc.in\nCompany Size: 1000-1100\nHeadquarters: Pune, Maharashtra, India\nType: Privately Held\nInception: 2011\n Job Profile: SAP IS-Retail Solution Expert- Focus Pricing (MDLS)\nOverview:\nSenior SAP Consultant role with core SAP IS-Retail expertise and focus area Pricing.\nKey Responsibilities:\nAct as the inhouse MDLS technical expert, ensuring stability and performance of MDLS solutions, including interfaces.\n\nReview initial requirements against current business processes to identify gaps or opportunities for improvement\n\nStakeholder Management: Should be able to work in collaboration with third party service provider and steer the provider teams as well as ensure proper communication towards end users, keyusers and country management teams.\n\nProvide advice on technical implementation approaches and their implications and act as third level support to advice SLS. Troubleshoot system issues and lead root cause analysis with the service provider\n\nReview design of end-to-end process solutions that meet Metro standards and collaborate with the Process leads and owners to evaluate solution design changes,\n\nEnsure architectural governance by enforcing adherence to established SAP standards design principles and standards as well as IT security standards.\n\nOversee the development of custom extensions or interfaces, minimizing deviations from standard SAP functionalities,\n\nSupport test preparation for future test execution,\n\nSupport release activities, including cutover planning, system readiness validation\n\nIdentify opportunities for process or system optimization based on business feedback.\n\n Qualification and Experience\nProfessional SAP Expertise: Minimum of 8 - 10 years of experience in SAP IS-Retail process stream and related SAP finance modules, particularly SAP MM, SD including strong knowledge in customizing\n\nRetail business process knowledge: A strong understanding of retail processes like procurement, inventory, pricing is essential.\n\nProficient in Pricing topics -\nPurchasing Price Calculation\nCondition types (like base price, freight, or discounts)\nPricing Procedure configuration\nAccess Sequence\nCondition Record\nPrice Simulation techniques\nForeign Currency configurations\nPromotion configuration\n\nInterfaces and job scheduling : Should have experience of working on different types of interface and job scheduling technologies in SAP for master data, Order creation , Invoice and others.\n\nDelivery Process : Working knowledge of DC determination, availability check, order date determination.\n\nMaster Data : Should have working knowledge of Data interfaces with master data configuration settings for - 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