SAP CAR Senior Consultant - POS Integration

Description :

About the Role :

We are seeking a highly experienced SAP CAR Senior Consultant to lead and manage retail master data, pricing, procurement, POS integration, and Customer Activity Repository (CAR) processes. The ideal candidate will ensure seamless integration across SAP S/4HANA Retail, CAR, POS, and Finance systems while enabling real-time retail insights and supporting omnichannel business operations. This role requires deep expertise in SAP Retail architecture, strong functional knowledge, and leadership in driving end-to-end retail transformations.

Key Responsibilities :

Retail Master Data Management :

- Configure and maintain core retail master data including Articles (Materials), Brands, and Seasons

- Manage article hierarchies, merchandise categories, and taxonomy structures

- Maintain merchandise groups and characteristic profiles for variant management

- Handle article commercial data (sales, purchasing, logistics views)

- Ensure integration between SD, MM, and Retail master data layers

Assortment & Catalog Management :

- Manage master data flow from S/4HANA to stores

- Maintain and control assortment lists used in catalog processes

- Support catalog creation workflows and data validation

- Align assortment strategies with store-level business objectives

Procurement & Purchasing :

- Align purchasing master data (info records, source lists, vendor data) with article master data

- Configure and manage purchasing info records and commercial agreements

- Oversee Purchase Order (PO) lifecycle and allocation strategies

- Define push (central allocation) and pull (store-driven replenishment) strategies

- Guide PO distribution logic aligned with merchandising strategy

Sales Pricing & Promotions :

- Define pricing strategies based on cost, markup, discounts, and promotions

- Configure retail pricing procedures and schemas

- Maintain price change documents and approval workflows

- Support promotional campaigns using SAP PMR or equivalent tools

- Ensure real-time pricing integration with POS systems

POS Integration :

- Oversee S/4HANA to POS data integration (inbound and outbound)

- Manage IDoc-based master data replication (articles, pricing, assortments)

- Process inbound POS data including sales and inventory

- Define integration architecture (TLOG vs transaction-level data)

- Ensure consistency between POS systems and SAP Retail

Finance Integration (Retail-Specific) :

- Support store-level financial reporting and General Ledger integration

- Reconcile sales reports, store ledger, and accounting flows

- Manage integration between CAR, POS, and S/4HANA Finance

- Validate payment channel postings (cash, card, etc.)

- Ensure accurate financial data transfer from CAR to S/4

SAP CAR (Customer Activity Repository) :

- Validate CAR scope (Post-DTA, POS DTA, UDF, OAA modules)

- Define CAR architecture (standalone vs integrated, cloud vs on-premise)

- Support integration design and troubleshooting across CAR, POS, and S/4HANA

- Enable real-time retail insights and omnichannel capabilities

Additional Responsibilities :

- Collaborate with business stakeholders to align SAP Retail processes with merchandising strategies

- Participate in UAT and integration testing cycles

- Prepare functional documentation and user training materials

- Provide expertise on SAP Retail best practices and CAR integration