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SAP MDG Consultant
SAP MDG Consultants help employers design, configure and support master data governance processes across SAP. They bring practical knowledge across data ownership, workflows, validation, consolidation, data quality and governance for materials, customers, suppliers and finance objects.
What does a SAP MDG Consultant do?
An SAP MDG Consultant works with data owners, process teams, finance, procurement, supply chain and IT stakeholders to design, configure and improve SAP Master Data Governance processes.
The role is commonly used across SAP MDG, SAP S/4HANA, ECC and data transformation environments where employers need cleaner master data, stronger ownership, controlled workflows, better validation and reliable data for reporting, operations and migration.
When businesses hire SAP MDG Consultants
- Implementing SAP MDG for master data governance, consolidation or data quality management
- Supporting SAP S/4HANA migration, data transformation or master data improvement programmes
- Improving governance for materials, customers, suppliers, finance objects or other master data domains
- Creating clearer ownership, approval workflows, validation rules and change controls
- Adding specialist SAP MDG knowledge to testing, data migration, training, hypercare or BAU support
Typical responsibilities
- Gather master data governance requirements from data owners, process teams, finance, procurement and supply chain stakeholders
- Configure SAP MDG data models, workflows, validations, derivations, UI behaviour and governance rules in line with approved design
- Support areas such as material, customer, supplier, business partner, finance or custom master data domains
- Run fit-gap workshops, design reviews, data governance sessions and master data testing activity
- Work with SAP S/4HANA, ECC, data migration, integration, analytics and security teams
- Resolve defects, support data validation, workflow testing, cutover, deployment and hypercare activity
- Help transition SAP MDG processes into BAU with clear documentation, data ownership and support handover
Key skills to look for
- SAP MDG consulting experience
- Strong understanding of master data governance, consolidation, workflows and data quality management
- Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, ECC, business partner, material, supplier, customer or finance master data
- Fit-gap, configuration, testing, data validation and support experience
- Ability to work with data owners, process teams, technical teams and implementation partners
- Clear judgement on governance, data ownership, usability, controls and long-term supportability