SAP Consultants are the backbone of SAP implementations, support, and upgrades. Depending on the module, each consultant specializes in different business processes or technical functions.
In this article, we break down the job role of a consultant in each major SAP module, covering both functional and technical areas.
🏢 Functional SAP Modules – Consultant Job Roles
These consultants work closely with business teams to translate real-world processes into SAP system logic.
🔹 SAP FI Consultant – Financial Accounting
Key Responsibilities:
- Configure and maintain accounts payable, receivable, and general ledger
- Integrate FI with other modules (MM, SD, CO)
- Support month-end/year-end closing activities
- Assist in statutory and regulatory compliance (GST, TDS)
Who Should Pursue: Finance professionals, accountants, or MBA (Finance)
🔹 SAP CO Consultant – Controlling
Key Responsibilities:
- Configure cost center, internal orders, profit centers
- Implement product costing and profitability analysis
- Assist with planning, budgeting, and real-time reporting
- Link CO to FI and PP modules
Who Should Pursue: Cost accountants, financial analysts
🔹 SAP MM Consultant – Materials Management
Key Responsibilities:
- Handle procurement processes and inventory management
- Set up purchasing groups, vendor master, material master
- Configure pricing procedures, purchase requisitions, and MRP
- Work closely with SD, FI, and PP consultants
Who Should Pursue: Supply chain professionals, mechanical/industrial engineers
🔹 SAP SD Consultant – Sales and Distribution
Key Responsibilities:
- Configure sales orders, pricing, shipping, billing
- Maintain customer master data
- Integrate SD with MM, FI, and logistics
- Support order-to-cash cycle and post-go-live training
Who Should Pursue: Sales, marketing, or business administration graduates
🔹 SAP PP Consultant – Production Planning
Key Responsibilities:
- Map production processes into SAP using BOM, routing, work centers
- Implement MRP and capacity planning
- Integrate PP with MM and SD for seamless manufacturing flow
- Support shop floor control and reporting
Who Should Pursue: Mechanical/industrial engineers, manufacturing professionals
🔹 SAP HCM Consultant – Human Capital Management
Key Responsibilities:
- Configure organizational management, personnel administration, payroll
- Handle time management, leave, and attendance
- Support ESS/MSS (Employee and Manager Self-Service)
- Ensure statutory compliance (PF, ESI, PT)
Who Should Pursue: HR professionals, MBA (HR), people with payroll experience
🔹 SAP QM Consultant – Quality Management
Key Responsibilities:
- Set up inspection plans, sampling procedures, quality notifications
- Integrate QM with MM (incoming materials) and PP (in-process checks)
- Support audits and quality reporting
Who Should Pursue: QA professionals, pharma, and manufacturing experts
🔹 SAP PM Consultant – Plant Maintenance
Key Responsibilities:
- Configure equipment, maintenance orders, task lists
- Support preventive and breakdown maintenance planning
- Integrate with MM and PP
Who Should Pursue: Maintenance engineers, facility managers
🔹 SAP PS Consultant – Project System
Key Responsibilities:
- Configure WBS (Work Breakdown Structure), networks, milestones
- Integrate with SD, MM, FI for budgeting and resource allocation
- Track project cost, schedule, and progress
Who Should Pursue: Project managers, civil/mechanical engineers
💻 Technical SAP Modules – Consultant Job Roles
These roles support the technical infrastructure, customization, and integration of SAP.
🔹 SAP ABAP Consultant – Advanced Business Application Programming
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop reports, enhancements, forms, BAPIs, and user exits
- Support integration with non-SAP systems
- Debug and optimize custom code
- Work with functional teams to develop solutions
Who Should Pursue: Programmers, computer science graduates
🔹 SAP BASIS Consultant – System Administration
Key Responsibilities:
- Install, configure, and maintain SAP systems
- Manage transports, patches, and upgrades
- Handle user administration and system performance
- Set up roles and authorizations (with GRC)
Who Should Pursue: IT admins, network/system engineers
🔹 SAP PI/PO Consultant – Process Integration / Orchestration
Key Responsibilities:
- Enable integration between SAP and non-SAP systems
- Develop middleware solutions using XML, IDocs, and proxies
- Monitor interface health and handle error processing
Who Should Pursue: Middleware specialists, integration developers
🔹 SAP BI/BW Consultant – Business Intelligence / Business Warehouse
Key Responsibilities:
- Design data flows from SAP and external sources
- Develop queries and dashboards
- Support data modeling and ETL processes
- Work closely with business analysts and functional teams
Who Should Pursue: Data analysts, reporting professionals
🔹 SAP Fiori/UI5 Consultant
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop responsive and modern SAP applications
- Customize standard SAP Fiori apps
- Work with OData, SAP Gateway, and UI5 libraries
Who Should Pursue: Frontend developers, UI/UX engineers
🔹 SAP HANA Consultant
Key Responsibilities:
- Design in-memory data models
- Optimize reporting and analytics on HANA database
- Work with CDS Views, calculation views, and native SQL
Who Should Pursue: Database engineers, data architects
🚀 Career Tips for Aspiring SAP Consultants
- ✅ Get trained and certified in one module
- ✅ Learn the business process behind the module, not just the configuration
- ✅ Practice real-world case studies and projects
- ✅ Build cross-functional knowledge (e.g., SD+MM, FI+CO)
- ✅ Stay updated with S/4HANA evolution
🔚 Final Words from ERPDetails.com
Each SAP module offers a unique career path, whether you’re from finance, engineering, HR, IT, or supply chain. With the move toward S/4HANA, the demand for skilled SAP consultants is only going up.
At ERPDetails.com, we’re here to guide your journey—whether you’re a fresher or looking to switch into ERP consulting.
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