SAP Procurement Specialist (P2P)

Purpose of the Role

• As a team player in the SGT SAP CoE team, you will deliver SAP S/4HANA functional support, testing, documentation, business engagement and improvement services across Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Materials Management (MM), Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) and related Accounts Payable processes.
• This role is positioned as a full-process P2P resource, with a strong practical capability to support and improve vendor invoice processing, workflow adoption, exception handling, invoice automation opportunities and business change within the P2P operating environment.
• The role requires good functional understanding of SAP MM and P2P processes, with working knowledge of Finance integration touchpoints relevant to vendor invoices, goods receipt/invoice receipt, vendor accounting, reconciliation and period-end support.

• SAP S/4HANA Procure-to-Pay process support, including procurement, purchase orders, goods receipt, vendor invoice processing and invoice verification.
• Vendor Invoice Management support, including workflow adoption, exception analysis, invoice bottleneck identification, process improvement and user enablement.
• Materials Management support, including purchasing integration, goods receipt principles and procurement-related master data awareness.
• Finance integration awareness, including AP posting outcomes, GR/IR touchpoints, vendor account impacts and reconciliation dependencies.
• SAP Fiori applications, JIRA incident analysis, functional specification input, testing, documentation and continuous improvement activities.
• Use of SAP Joule for Consultants, where available and approved, as an enablement tool for SAP knowledge research, documentation support and functional analysis, with all outputs validated against Sanlam SAP design standards, business rules and SAP CoE governance.

Qualification

• Matric
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems/Information Technology or a Bachelor's degree in Commerce.
• SAP MM, S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement, SAP Finance integration or related SAP certification is preferred, but not required where the candidate has sufficient practical P2P, MM or VIM experience

Knowledge Requirements

• Good working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Procure-to-Pay, Materials Management and Vendor Invoice Management processes.
• Strong understanding of procurement, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, goods receipt, invoice verification, exception handling and vendor invoice lifecycle management.
• Working knowledge of VIM workflows, invoice capture, exception queues, approval flow, bottleneck analysis and business adoption challenges.
• Understanding of SAP FI integration points relevant to procurement, vendor invoices, AP postings, GR/IR, vendor accounts, reconciliation and reporting.
• Knowledge of Kofax or related invoice capture solutions is recommended
• Knowledge of Master Data Governance (MDG) or supplier master data dependencies is mandatory.
• Ability to interpret and interrogate written requirements, functional specifications, JIRA incidents, test evidence and process documentation.
• Ability to prioritise tasks based on operational needs, invoice processing impact, business risk, month-end impact and support urgency.
• Ability to deliver in accordance with strict deadlines and work within SAP CoE governance processes.
• Understanding that SAP Joule for Consultants is an enablement and analysis support tool, not a replacement for Sanlam design authority, SME judgement or formal change governance.
• Exposure to OpenText VIM, Kofax, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Joule for Consultants, SAP Business AI or AI-assisted SAP delivery practices will be advantageous.

General Experience

• More than 6 years of experience as an SAP MM, P2P, Vendor Invoice Management, Accounts Payable or related functional support consultant, with SAP S/4HANA exposure.
• Experience in SAP Procurement, Materials Management, Accounts Payable, vendor invoice processing or Finance integration support.
• Configuration input and testing experience across SAP MM, P2P, VIM or related FI integration processes.
• Strong hands-on experience in SAP P2P, procurement, purchasing, goods receipt, vendor invoice processing and invoice exception support.
• Practical exposure to Vendor Invoice Management, invoice workflow support, exception handling, backlog reduction, invoice automation or AP process improvement will be strongly advantageous.
• Must have practical SAP S/4HANA procurement skills, including procurement process support, goods issuing and goods receipting principles.
• Proven ability to work in a Business-as-Usual BAU Run environment.
• Proven ability to work with JIRA incidents and business users to analyse, resolve, document and escalate support issues.
• Master data management skills in the Procurement or supplier master data area will be advantageous.
• Experience using SAP Notes, KBAs, SAP Help, internal knowledge bases or AI-assisted research tools to support issue resolution and documentation will be advantageous.
• Exposure to OpenText VIM, Kofax, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Joule for Consultants, SAP Business AI or AI-assisted SAP delivery practices will be advantageous.
• Working experience with Solution Manager, JIRA and Confluence.

Required Behavioural Competencies

• Organisational and prioritising skills.
• Performance orientated with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Problem solving and analytical thinking.
• Process improvement and change adoption capability, especially in Vendor Invoice Management and Accounts Payable processes.
• Proactive and able to work independently within approved process boundaries and against tight deadlines.
• Ability to analyse SAP incidents across P2P, MM, VIM, AP and FI integration touchpoints.
• Ability to document issue analysis, test evidence, resolution steps, training notes and escalation summaries clearly.
• Computer literate in MS Office with strong Excel / Word / Visio skills.
• Ability to work with competing priorities and changing requirements.
• Comfortable using approved AI-assisted tools such as SAP Joule for Consultants to improve research quality, documentation and learning velocity, while applying professional judgement and governance.