How to Become SAP Consultant? Required Skills & Courses

The world’s top provider of business software, SAP (Systems Applications and Products), focuses on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions for particular industries.

In nine out of ten Fortune 500 companies, SAP is in use.

Compared to their IT counterparts working in other technologies like Java,.net, etc., SAP consultants receive a higher salary.

SAP Consultant is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) either on the

Business/ sales
Functional
Development or
Basis domains of SAP.

The consultant offers consultation, suggestions, direction, and assistance with implementation in their specific SAP fields.

Types of SAP Consultants

1. Business/Sales Consultant

Without understanding much about SAP and without having many SAP capabilities, they attempt to win projects at the customer’s end.

2. SAP Functional Consultant

They are in charge of modifying SAP to meet client requirements. They consult programmers to create specialized ABAP applications in accordance with client needs.

3. Developer Consultant

They are in charge of writing ABAP and Java programs.

4. SAP Basis Consultant

They assist with the setup, upkeep, and performance optimization of SAP servers and databases.

Above are the primary consulting positions present in almost all SAP projects. There may be other consulting positions as well, such as SAP security consultants, SAP Techno-functional consultants, etc., depending on the nature and scope of the project.

Skills required in becoming an SAP Functional Consultant

The skills demanded of an SAP expert Functional consultant differ with experience. However, practically all organizations require the following competencies of a new SAP consultant:

Extensive knowledge of SAP (module-specific).
Excellent domain expertise (banking, telecommunications, etc.)
Excellent presentation and communication skills. It is frequently necessary for SAP consultants to interact with clients and comprehend their needs. An SAP consultant should be capable of communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical individuals.
A capacity for teamwork and strong interpersonal skills.

Academic Background

Any Undergraduate Course like Bcom, B.E., BSc, etc. with any Specialization is required for academic eligibility to become an SAP consultant.
Any postgraduate program, such as an MBA or MTech, in any specialty

How to become an SAP consultant?

We occasionally receive emails from people asking “How can I become an SAP consultant?” Undoubtedly, there is no single solution. The SAP market can be entered in a variety of ways. Here is a handful that we can imagine. Learn SAP and become certified. An authorized SAP training partner can certify you in any SAP module or consultant course. Although pricey, SAP training is worthwhile.

Become a consultant for a firm You can think about working as a junior SAP consultant for an IT consulting firm like IBM, Deloitte, Infosys, etc. if you have strong business/domain knowledge and desire to learn SAP.

Train with us or work in SAP support. You can think about working as a trainee or support staff for a business that has SAP implemented. The company may later sponsor your SAP certification and training. Finding such a business and persuading them to hire you is the difficulty in this situation.

Become a non-SAP participant in an SAP project. SAP initiatives frequently need expertise outside of SAP. For instance, many projects call for a data conversion specialist. You might consider joining the project if you have the strong database and SQL skills and later learn SAP.