SAP Business One Administrator

We are a manufacturing organisation looking for a SAP Business One Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimise our SAP B1 ERP system with a strong focus on manufacturing operations. The role involves end-to-end responsibility for SAP B1 production, inventory, and MRP processes, ensuring system accuracy, process compliance, and smooth coordination between plant, stores, purchase, and finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and monitor the SAP Business One system for manufacturing operations.
• Manage Production Module, including: Bill of Materials (BOM), Production Orders, Work Orders.
• Handle Inventory Management for: Raw Materials, Work-in-Progress (WIP), Finished Goods.
• Manage Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and production scheduling.
• Support store operations, including: Goods Receipt (GRPO), Goods Issue, Stock Transfers.
• Configure and maintain SAP B1 workflows, approval processes, and production-related authorisations.
• Generate and analyse: Production reports, Inventory movement reports, Consumption and variance reports.
• Manage batch and serial number tracking and quality-related documentation.
• Ensure accurate master data maintenance (items, BOMs, routings, warehouses).
• Perform system monitoring, data integrity checks, and coordination for backups.
• Handle data uploads/downloads for item masters, vendor masters, BOMs, and production data.
• Coordinate with production, stores, purchase, and finance teams for issue resolution.
• Support SAP B1 upgrades, patches, and manufacturing add-on implementations.
  
  

Manufacturing Operations Support

• Enable real-time SAP B1 usage on the shop floor.
• Support production planning based on sales demand.
• Track: Material consumption, Production output, Cost variances.
• Assist in stock reconciliation, cycle counts, and audit readiness.
• Ensure ERP compliance with defined manufacturing processes.
  
  

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years of hands-on experience in SAP Business One Administration.
• Strong working knowledge of: Production, Inventory, MRP.
• Purchasing modules.
• Practical experience with BOMs, Production Orders, and manufacturing workflows.
• Sound understanding of manufacturing processes and ERP-driven production planning.
  
  

Technical And Educational Background

• Experience in SAP B1 reporting tools (Crystal Reports preferred).
• Understanding of batch management, serial numbers, and production costing.
• Knowledge of barcode systems and shop-floor data capture is an advantage.
  
  

Manufacturing Domain Knowledge.

• Understanding of: Production cycles, Material planning, Inventory optimisation.
• Familiarity with manufacturing KPIs and operational reporting.
  
  

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear communication with production and operations teams.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with time sensitivity.
• Collaborative mindset with cross-functional teams.
  
  

Preferred Candidates

• SAP B1 certified professionals.
• Candidates from the manufacturing/engineering industries.
• Experience working closely with shop-floor and production teams.
  
  

This job was posted by Vishwas Charatkar from Vortex Engineering Works India.