Senior Principal SAP Sales & Distribution Architect

About the role

Alcon is seeking a Senior Principal SAP Sales & Distribution Architect to lead end‑to‑end Order‑to‑Invoice capabilities in a global SAP environment. You will work on SAP S/4HANA conversion and Quote‑to‑Cash transformation, partnering with business and IT stakeholders worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Lead requirements discovery, solution design, and hands‑on SAP SD configuration for order management, deliveries, shipments, billing, invoicing, outputs, and pricing.
• Design, configure, and optimize pricing using condition techniques (condition types, access sequences, pricing procedures, condition records) for complex commercial scenarios.
• Integrate SAP SD with eCommerce platforms, middleware, and external partners to support order capture, pricing synchronization, ATP/availability, fulfillment, invoicing status, and returns.
• Configure and govern Customer Master and Business Partner objects, collaborating with the MDM/Master Data Governance team.
• Set up and manage consignment agreements, consignment stock, and related audit/reconciliation processes.
• Implement Sales Bill of Materials (Sales BOM) execution, handling header/component pricing, bundled/kitted products, and custom packs.
• Support equipment sales, serialized product handling, and product substitution scenarios within sales BOMs and kits.
• Design and support Available‑to‑Promise (ATP) and Advanced ATP (aATP) functionalities.

Required profile

• Extensive hands‑on SAP SD configuration experience across sales order management, pricing, billing, and rebate processes.
• Proven experience with SAP S/4HANA conversion and global Quote‑to‑Cash initiatives.
• Ability to work closely with global business and IT stakeholders and drive standardization and continuous improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a focus on delivering integrated solutions.

Required skills

• SAP Sales & Distribution (SD) configuration
• SAP S/4HANA
• Pricing condition techniques (condition types, access sequences, pricing procedures)
• eCommerce platform integration
• Middleware and integration technologies
• Master Data Management (MDM) for Customer Master and Business Partner objects
• Consignment stock management
• Sales Bill of Materials (Sales BOM) handling
• Available‑to‑Promise (ATP) and Advanced ATP (aATP)