The business world is always dynamic that tries to adjust itself to changes in technology, customer preferences, and various other software. Organizations, be it small, medium, or large, must function efficiently and effectively to flourish in the market. But, how do companies actually ensure this efficiency?

SAP is a trending name that we often get to hear in the software market. But what exactly is SAP? Why are they used? Why do companies prefer SAP-Qualified employees? How to be ‘SAP Qualified’? What are the job opportunities?

Well, this is the right article for you.

The Flashback!

SAP is actually a German brand that is short for Systems Applications and Products in data processing. SAP was founded in 1972 in Germany. SAP creates solutions that help other companies run effectively. SAP has more than 1 lakh employees across 160 countries globally with about 22000 business partners. To various industries like:

Agribusiness
Aerospace
Defense and security
Healthcare
Consumer products
Wholesale distributions
Chemicals and so on

SAP provides solutions like Enterprise Resource Planning, Supply Chain Management, Financial Management, Customer Relationship Management, Business Network, Sustainability Management, Human Capital Management, etc. SAP software are considered to be user-friendly, liable, accurate, instant, and affordable.

Of all these solutions, SAP Enterprise Resource Planning, or SAP ERP in short is the most popular software that companies are demanding.

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SAP ERP

An organization has different departments. As the size of the organization grows, its scalability increases, internal and external communication becomes more complex, data storage increases, etc. In such cases, organizations might find it difficult to manage their day-to-day operations. SAP ERP is the most popular product of SAP Company that helps businesses operate effectively and efficiently and make communication easier. ERP modules are used for HR, Finance, Sales, etc

When organizations work under decentralized systems, they face numerous problems. This is because different departments cannot access the information about each other. For example, let us assume that there is a textile manufacturing company that is decentralized in nature. If a client gives an order of 1000 pieces of cotton shirts, the sales team or the CRM team has to approach the inventory department to check the availability of the stock. In case it is out of stock, they should contact the finance team to know the cost of production or the availability of funds. Such communication and data integration is time-consuming and can also lead to miscommunication. As a result, their client might express his dissatisfaction. To avoid these issues, SAP ERP was introduced as the solution. SAP ERP is a centralized system where information is maintained in a particular or central location which helps departments get the necessary information from other departments too. This way, organizational operations can run smoothly and information can be auto-updated. This can also reduce data maintenance costs or labor costs and boost profits.

SAP ERP Modules:

FICO (Finance & Controlling)
HR (Human Resources)
PP (Production Planning)
MM (Material Management)
SD (Sales & Distribution)
PM (Plant Maintenance)
PS (Project System)
QM (Quality Management)
BIW (Business Information Warehousing)

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SAP ECC VS SAP s4 HANA

Earlier, SAP ECC which means SAP ERP Central Component was the name of the SAP ERP software bundle. SAP ECC was highly customizable and used third-party databases like Oracle. Though it was flexible, it was complicated, a change in area in a business would automatically affect the functioning of other areas in the business.

Hence, this problem was avoided with the introduction of SAP s4 Hana, which is the latest form of SAP ERP software. SAP s4 HANA can quickly analyze huge loads of data and runs only on the HANA database which automatically improves business efficiency. Users of SAP s4 HANA also enjoy better cyber security.

Advantages of Switching to SAP S/4HANA

Improved efficiency was cited as the top benefit of SAP S/4HANA in 2021 by 72% of enterprises, followed by higher satisfaction (61%). Moving to SAP S/4HANA has additional advantages, including; improved compatibility with other SAP products, Lower expenses, such as lower ownership and operating expenses, and reduced database footprint as a result of

streamlined data models, automated procedures, increase output and effectiveness, quicker and wiser decision-making increased earnings overall.

Who teaches them?!

Now that we have understood what SAP actually is, let us find out some top SAP coaching centers across India;

Name	Location
ATOS	Indiranagar, Bengaluru
SIPL	Lucknow
Henry Harvin	Delhi
Seven Mentors	Pune
Tirupati Institute of Management	Pune
Delphi Computech Pvt Ltd	Pune
Kodak Consulting	Noida
AG Group Pvt Ltd	Pune
SS Training Institute	Andra Pradesh
Fedow SAP Training Institute	Maharashtra

A well-qualified individual in SAP can earn the skills like downstream configuration and implementation, improve in JAVA, create an AIOPS platform (it is a platform that can combine big data and machine learning for business operations), create SAC models and dashboards, etc.

Who hires YOU and for WHAT ROLES?

SAP-qualified individuals face absolutely no shortage of job opportunities. Every industry adopts SAP and the demand for it is always rising. Though organizations are flexible and hire open multiple SAP-related positions, here are some industry-specific job roles that you can expect in different industries:

Banking and Finance: This sector manages amounts worth billions, carries out financial accounting, and easily processes payments. Hence, some related job roles can be SAP FICO Finance Application Application Lead, SAP FICO Finance Technology Consulting Practitioner, or SAP FICO Finance Application Developer. Note: FICO stands for Finance and

Manufacturing Sector: This sector has to keep track of the number of units manufactured on a daily basis, check the number of units stored in the warehouse, check customer requirements, etc. SAP job roles helpful in this sector are SAP MM Consultant, SAP MM WM Consultant, and SAP MM Financial Consultant. Note: MM stands for Material Management and WM stands for Warehouse Management.

Media and entertainment Sector: Media companies are now able to digitize and develop their business models thanks to SAP S/4 HANA in partnership with SAP Cloud Platform. It provides customer analytics and fresh cloud-based applications for content creation and delivery worldwide. Since the media and entertainment sector involves in the promotion and advertisement of various things, it is important for them to capture their viewers. The most important role can be SAP CRM Consultant.

Note: CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management.

Education Sector: Education institutions have to maintain records of admission fees, recruitment, manage attendance, alumni information, etc. For this, ERP solutions are adopted to make work easier. The SAP-related job role preferred is SAP HR Consultant.

Note: HR stands for Human Resources.

The above data can give us an insight into some industry-specific job roles which some sectors prefer. However, since all industries have accepted SAP ERP modules, job roles can be flexible.

Here are some general job roles an SAP-qualified individual can expect:

ABAP Developer
FICO Consultant
SD Consultant
ABAP HR Consultant
HCM Payroll Consultant
SuccessFactors Consultant
PP/QM Consultant
PM Consultant
PS Consultant
APO Consultant
IBP Consultant
CRM Consultant
C4C Consultant
Callidus Commissions
Qualtrics Consultant
CPQ Consultant
CRM TPM Consultant
BRIM Consultant
TM Consultant
EWM Consultant
IS Retail Consultant
AFS Consultant
CAR Consultant
MDG Consultant
UI5/FIORI/Leonardo/Cloud Platform Consultant
BTP Consultant
Cloud Platform Integration Consultant
ARIBA Consultant
Security/GRC Consultant
IS-Utilities Consultant
BASIS Consultant
SOLMAN Consultant
BODS Consultant
BW/BW on HANA/BW4HANA/BW-IP/SAC Consultant
BPC Consultant
NATIVE HANA Developer

PayScale

SAP is one of the booming career opportunities all over the globe. Pay in this field can vary because of a number of factors. However, the average income that an SAP Consultant can earn is:

Level 1: 4-8 LPA

Level 2: 10-15 LPA

Level 3: 15-25 LPA

Level 4: >25 LPA

Future Forecast of SAP

Currently, SAP is dominating the ERP market. Over the last 10 years, customers for SAP have increased to more than 425000 from 95000. SAP has made a positive impact on almost every sector of the global economy by providing unique industry-specific solutions.

SAP is heavily working on making ERP more user-friendly to its users and also integrating with Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Advance Analytics. By 2030, SAP has been promoting the usage of SAP s4 HANA to make it more cloud-centric.

Observing its emergence, its ERP competitors are also coming up with their best alternatives. Here are some alternatives to SAP ERP,

Infor M3
SYSPRO
NetSuite
Acumatica
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
Sage Business Cloud X3
Orion ERP

Conclusion

SAP is the leading and dominating software solution for Enterprise Resource Planning. It is the new normal in not just the IT Software industry, but also a necessity for all other industries. No doubt there is a huge scope for SAP in the globe and there is a pressing need for education systems across the world to consider its importance and introduce SAP courses to interested candidates.

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References

SAP – Everything you need to know!

The Flashback!

Who teaches them?!

DevOps- Opportunities and Pathway

DevOps- Background and Process

All You Need to know about Data Analytics

SAP – Everything you need to know!

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