Senior SAP Materials Management Business Analyst

Specialist / Sr. Specialist

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
Job Number #172051 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Role Summary

This role requires an experienced SAP Materials Management (MM) Business Analyst to drive the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of materials management processes. The successful candidate will act as a crucial bridge between business stakeholders and IT, leveraging deep expertise in SAP MM. In this position, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing supply chain execution, ensuring seamless materials management processes to support global operational and financial goals.

Responsibilities

• System Design & Configuration: Lead the end-to-end design, configuration, and enhancement of SAP Procurement, stock transport orders (STO), subcontracting cycles, consignment cycles, inventory management, and physical inventory management processes to meet evolving business and customer requirements.

• Issue Resolution: Analyze and resolve complex system or process issues within materials management.

• Process Improvement: Identify and execute opportunities for process automation and continuous efficiency gains.

• Data & Integration Management: Define and manage master data governance, integration touchpoints (PP, FI/CO), and interfaces/EDI/IDoc flows with 3PL warehouses & Vendors ensuring data quality, controls, and compliance.

• Project Delivery & Change Management: Lead testing phases (unit, integration, UAT), cutover, hypercare, and knowledge transfer; establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), training, and change management initiatives to sustain standardized global processes.

Required Qualifications

• SAP MM Experience: 4+ years of experience implementing and supporting SAP MM, including hands-on configuration of plants, pricing procedures, inventory management, and movement types.

• Business Acumen: Strong understanding of business processes with the proven ability to translate commercial, supply chain, and financial objectives into effective system designs.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: High learning agility with excellent communication, stakeholder management, and requirements elicitation skills; proficient in writing functional specifications and collaborating with technical teams (e.g., ABAP/Integration) for extensions and interfaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Systems: Experience with SAP S/4HANA MM and SAP Ariba.

• Modern SAP Technologies: Hands-on familiarity with modern SAP tools, including Fiori apps, CDS views, BTP extensions, and workflows.

• Methodology & Leadership: Project leadership experience in global, cross-functional environments utilizing Agile or Hybrid delivery methodologies.

• Industry Experience: Prior experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) or manufacturing sectors is a strong plus.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives  to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.


Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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Experience Level

Senior Level