Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AppLab Systems, Inc is seeking an SAP HCM Consultant with expertise in CATS. The role focuses on configuring, developing, and maintaining SAP CATS solutions, integrating them with Time Management and Payroll, and supporting complex labor, shift, and union requirements. The consultant will also troubleshoot issues, support testing and cutover activities, and collaborate with Payroll, HR, and manufacturing stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Configure and maintain CATS profiles, data entry views (CAT2/CAC2), and field selection to support complex, multi-shift labor reporting requirements
- Design and program CATS validation rules, time evaluation logic, and error-message handling to enforce labor and union contract compliance
- Build and maintain custom CATS enhancements (BAdIs, user-exits, ABAP logic) to support non-standard payroll rules, differentials, and labor codes
- Manage integration between CATS and Time Management (Infotypes 2001/2002), Payroll, and downstream cost/labor-distribution processes
- Partner with Payroll, HR, and Manufacturing & Quality stakeholders to translate complex labor and union agreement requirements into CATS configuration
- Support CATS-related transports, testing, and cutover activities for payroll-cycle changes, union contract updates, and regulatory changes
- Troubleshoot and resolve CATS data entry, approval workflow, and time-transfer issues, including root cause analysis on payroll discrepancies
- Maintain documentation of CATS configuration, custom logic, and business rules for audit and knowledge transfer purposes
Skills
- Candidate Should have 10+ Years of Experience in SAP HCM
- 5+ years of hands-on SAP CATS configuration and development experience, including complex labor and payroll rule implementation
- Strong working knowledge of SAP Time Management (PT) and Payroll (PY) integration points with CATS
- Demonstrated experience programming custom CATS logic (BAdIs, user-exits, or comparable ABAP-based enhancements)
- Experience supporting manufacturing, shift-based, or union labor environments (differentials, overtime rules, multi-shift reporting)
- Solid understanding of core SAP technical architecture sufficient to provide credible backup coverage for BASIS and development functions
- Strong communication skills; able to work directly with Payroll, HR, and manufacturing stakeholders to translate business rules into system configuration
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
- Contract position (Only W2)
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