SAP S/4HANA Functional Data Migration Consultant – Japanese/English Bilingual

SAP S/4HANA Functional Data Migration Consultant – Japanese/English Bilingual

Location: Tokyo, Japan – Hybrid

Duration: 12–15+ months

Industry: Life Sciences

RED Global is seeking bilingual Japanese/English SAP Functional Data Migration Consultants to support a life sciences organization migrating from a legacy ERP system to SAP S/4HANA.

The role focuses on understanding business data, defining functional mappings, and coordinating validation and sign-off across Japanese business stakeholders and English-speaking technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct stakeholder workshops to understand existing data structures, business definitions, and migration requirements.
• Define legacy-to-SAP S/4HANA mappings and transformation rules for materials, customers, sales orders, and related supply chain data.
• Support functional migration activities across Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (OTC), and Logistics Execution (LEX).
• Accurately interpret Japanese and English supply chain terminology and data-field definitions.
• Work with developers to clarify mapping requirements and resolve data-quality issues.
• Support preload validation and business sign-off.
• Review load reports, reconcile migrated data, investigate discrepancies, and coordinate post-load sign-off.
• Attend onsite meetings in Tokyo as required.

Required Skills and Experience

• Business proficiency in Japanese and English, including supply chain and SAP terminology.
• Hands-on SAP functional data migration experience, ideally involving SAP S/4HANA.
• Strong knowledge of P2P, OTC, and/or Logistics Execution processes.
• Experience mapping supply chain and commercial master and transactional data.
• Experience with data validation, reconciliation, and business sign-off.
• Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders and technical developers.
• Based near Tokyo and available for hybrid onsite work.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of SAP tables and SQL for data analysis and validation.
• Experience in life sciences or pharmaceutical environments.
• Experience supporting international ERP transformation programs.