ob Description: SAP S/4HANA CM Physical Lead
Location: Malaysia or Indonesia (Cacao)
Work Arrangement: Remote possible; must align with APAC time zone
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Purpose
The SAP CM Physical Lead is responsible for implementing, configuring, and operating SAP S/4HANA Commodity Management (CM) using a strict Fit to Standard methodology.
This role focuses exclusively on physical commodity operations-procurement, sales, inventory, pricing, and settlement-without any financial trading or derivatives scope.
The position requires deep functional knowledge of SAP CM physical processes and the ability to guide business teams toward standard S/4HANA best practices.
Scope (Physical Commodity Management Only)
This role covers standard SAP CM physical flows integrated with MM, SD, and FI, including:
- Physical commodity purchase and sales contracts
- Marketbased pricing including formulas, index-based pricing, premiums/discounts
- Provisional pricing and price fixation
- Goods movements and inventory valuation
- Differential settlement and invoicing
- Physical exposure and position visibility derived from logistics transactions
Note: No CTRM, trading execution, or financial derivatives involved.
Fit to Standard Approach (S/4HANA)
- Lead Fit to Standard workshops using SAP Best Practices for Commodity Management
- Map business scenarios directly to SAP standard CM processes
- Leverage standard CM objects (commodity contracts, pricing formulas, CPE, settlement) as delivered
- Clearly define what is handled by SAP CM vs. outside-SAP processes
- Drive decisions based on:
1. Standard capability first
2. Configuration second
3. Customization last
Key Responsibilities
- Configure and deploy SAP CM physical commodity processes across procuretosettle and selltocash flows
- Enable and manage provisional pricing price fixation final settlement using standard SAP CM
- Ensure accurate inventory valuation, goods movement integration, and FI posting
- Collaborate with Finance and Risk teams to align physical exposure and pricing logic
- Serve as the functional authority on SAP S/4HANA CM standard capabilities
- Provide guidance and documentation to business and IT stakeholders
- Support testing, training, cutover, and hypercare activities
Required Profile
- Strong handson experience with SAP S/4HANA Commodity Management (CM)
- Deep understanding of physical commodity processes (agriculture, soft commodities, metals, energy, or similar)
- Demonstrated success in running Fit to Standard workshops and maintaining a closetostandard design
- Experience in agribusiness or food processing strongly preferred (cacao experience is a plus)
- Ability to work effectively with crossfunctional teams in a remote and multicultural environment
- Strong communication and documentation skills
Additional Information
- Location: Malaysia or Indonesia (cacao operations)
- Work Model: Remote possible, but must be able to work with APAC time zones
- Workload: Full-time
