Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance&Operations (D365 F&O) Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant - Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced D365 F&O Supply Chain Management (SCM) Functional Consultant with 8-10 years of ERP consulting experience and strong expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance&Operations. The candidate will be responsible for leading SCM workstreams, analyzing business processes, configuring D365 SCM modules, facilitating stakeholder workshops, supporting testing and deployment activities, and delivering end-to-end solutions that improve operational efficiency across procurement, inventory, warehousing, manufacturing, and logistics functions.
The ideal candidate should possess strong functional knowledge of supply chain processes and hands-on experience delivering multiple D365 F&O implementation, upgrade, rollout, or support projects.

Key Responsibilities:
Functional Consulting&Business Analysis

• Conduct business process workshops and requirement gathering sessions.
  

• Perform Fit-Gap Analysis and recommend standard D365 SCM capabilities and industry best practices.
  

• Prepare Functional Design Documents (FDDs), process flows, solution blueprints, and configuration workbooks.
  

• Drive solution design discussions with business stakeholders.
  

• Support process standardization and optimization initiatives.
  D365 SCM Module Expertise

• Vendor Management
  

• Purchase Requisitions
  

• RFQ Process
  

• Procurement Categories
  

• Purchase Orders
  

• Vendor Collaboration
  Inventory Management

• Inventory Dimensions
  

• Inventory Journals
  

• Inventory Valuation
  

• Inventory Closing
  

• Reservation and Tracking
  

• Inventory Replenishment
  Warehouse Management (WMS)

• Advanced Warehouse Management
  

• Mobile Device Configuration
  

• Location and License Plate Management
  

• Wave Processing
  

• Work Templates
  

• Load Planning and Shipment Processing
  Product Information Management (PIM)

• Product Creation and Release
  

• Product Attributes
  

• Product Variants
  

• Product Lifecycle Management
  Sales&Distribution

• Sales Orders
  

• Trade Agreements
  

• Pricing and Discounts
  

• Customer Fulfilment Processes
  Master Planning

• Demand Forecasting
  

• Coverage Groups
  

• Master Scheduling
  

• Production and Material Planning
  Manufacturing (Preferred)

• Bills of Materials (BOM)
  

• Routes
  

• Production Orders
  

• Lean Manufacturing
  

• Shop Floor Execution

Implementation&Delivery Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SCM workstreams across implementation projects.
  

• Configure SCM modules based on approved business requirements.
  

• Collaborate with technical teams for:
  oCustomisations
  oIntegrations
  oWorkflows
  oPower BI Reporting
  oData Migration
  

• Support conference room pilots, SIT, UAT, and regression testing.
  

• Participate in cutover planning and go-live readiness activities.
  

• Provide hypercare and post-go-live support.

Integration&Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Finance, Manufacturing, Sales, Logistics, and Technical teams.
  

• Define SCM integration requirements with:
  oFinance
  oThird-Party Logistics (3PL)
  oEDI Platforms
  oWarehouse Automation Systems
  oTransportation Management Systems
  

• Support end-to-end business processes spanning Procurement-to-Pay (P2P) and Order-to-Cash (O2C).

Data Migration Responsibilities

• Support master and transactional data migration activities.
  

• Validate migrated data and reconciliation results.
  

• Assist business users with data cleansing and readiness.
  

• Execute mock migrations and cutover rehearsals.

Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate workshops with client business teams.
  

• Drive requirement sign-offs and solution approvals.
  

• Present solution designs to business and leadership stakeholders.
  

• Conduct end-user training and knowledge transfer sessions.
  

• Mentor junior consultants and support leadership initiatives.

Required Skills&Qualifications
Experience

• 8-10 years of ERP consulting experience.
  

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on D365 F&O/AX SCM functional experience.
  

• At least 3 full lifecycle D365 F&O implementation projects.
  

• Experience in global rollout, support, or transformation programmer preferred.
  Functional Knowledge

• Procurement-to-Pay (P2P)
  

• Order-to-Cash (O2C)
  

• Inventory Management
  

• Warehouse Operations
  

• Demand Planning
  

• Supply Planning
  

• Manufacturing Processes
  

• Distribution and Logistics
  

• Trade and Compliance Processes
  Documentation Skills

• BRD (Business Requirements Documents)
  

• FRD (Functional Requirements Documents)
  

• FDD (Functional Design Documents)
  

• Process Flow Diagrams
  

• UAT Scripts
  

• Training Manuals and SOPs

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate
  

• Experience with:
  oLifecycle Services (LCS)
  oAzure DevOps
  oDual Write
  oData Management Framework (DMF)
  oPower Platform
  oPower BI
  

• Exposure to manufacturing, retail, distribution, healthcare, consumer goods, or life sciences industries.
  

• Experience in multi-country and multi-entity implementations.

Leadership Expectations

• Lead SCM workstreams independently.
  

• Manage client expectations and delivery commitments.
  

• Support solution estimation and presales activities.
  

• Review deliverables produced by junior consultants.
  

• Contribute to practice development, reusable assets, and solution accelerators.

Nice to Have

• Transportation Management (TMS)
  

• Demand Forecasting Solutions
  

• Warehouse Automation Integrations
  

• EDI Integrations
  

• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
  

• Retail and Commerce Experience
  

• ISV Solution Experience
  

• Presales and Proposal Support

Keywords:D365 F&O SCM, Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Sourcing, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Master Planning, Manufacturing, ERP Functional Consultant, SCM Lead, D365 Consultant, Supply Chain Transformation, Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Salary Range:>$100,000
Date of Posting:12-Oct-26

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