Sourcing and Procurement in SAP S/4HANA

Course Announcements

The Consultant Academy for SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement addresses learners who want to obtain a broad and deep knowledge of the functions of Materials Management in SAP S/4HANA. This includes the application functions as well as the system configuration.
The Academy consists of two parts; this is the first part. The Academy concludes with certification C_TS452 based on Part I (course TS450) and Part II (course TS452).

Learning Outcomes

This course will prepare you to:
• Getting to know the organizational levels and master data in SAP S/4HANA relevant for materials management
• Description and execution of basic processes, e.g. creating purchase requisitions and purchase orders, posting a goods receipt, performing invoice verification (Fiori Apps and GUI transactions)
• Introduction to material requirements planning using the consumption-based planning procedure
• Familiarizing yourself with sources of supply and sourcing and other specific purchasing functions and purchasing-relevant customizing settings
• Introduction to analytics capabilities to analyze procurement KPIs.

Content

Week 1:
• Navigation in SAP S/4HANA
• Enterprise structure in procurement, and customizing of organizational units
• Plain procurement processes
• Master data in procurement: material, business partner supplier, info record, source list
• Stock material compared with consumable material
• Advanced transactions in procurement
• Consumption-based planning and planning run
Week 2:
• Sources of supply: info record, contract, scheduling agreement
• Source determination: source list, quotation, special aspects
• Optimized purchasing
• Selected additional topics: user parameters, system messages
• Document release procedure
• Specific procurement processes: self-service process, invoicing plan, blanket purchase order
• Reporting and analytics
• Customizing for purchasing

Audience

• Application Consultant
• Business Process Owner / Team Lead / Power Users

Course Based on Software Release

SAP S/4HANA 2022

Notes

Please note that the Sourcing and Procurement in SAP S/4HANA – Academy is primarily targeting participants who are not experienced with procurement in SAP ERP.