SAP EWM Lead

Title: SAP EWM Lead

Location: Weekly (Mon-Thurs) travel to Bismarck, ND

Responsibilities:

• Subject Matter Expertise: Act as the primary SME for SAP EWM, providing authoritative guidance on best practices, functional capabilities, and industry trends.
• Solution Design Blueprinting: Lead or significantly contribute to the design of end-to-end supply chain processes in SAP, mapping business requirements to SAP standard functionalities in modules such as:
• SAP S4HANAERP: Materials Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD), Production Planning (PP), Warehouse Management (WM)Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), Transportation Management (TM).
• SAP Ariba: Strategic Sourcing (Sourcing, Contracts), Operational Procurement (Buying, Invoicing, Guided Buying), Supplier Management (Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, Supplier Risk).
• Integration Leadership: Possess a strong understanding of integration points and data flows between SAP Ariba and SAP S4HANAECC, as well as other relevant SAP Supply Chain modules. Provide guidance on integration strategies and troubleshooting.
• Requirements Analysis: Partner with business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document complex supply chain business requirements, translating them into clear functional specifications.
• Configuration Validation: Guide and support configuration activities in SAP Supply Chain modules and Ariba solutions to realize the designed processes. Perform functional validation of configured solutions.
• Problem Solving Optimization: Identify and resolve complex business and system issues within the supply chain domain. Proactively identify opportunities for process optimization and system enhancements to drive efficiency.
• Project Lifecycle Support: Participate in all phases of the project lifecycle, from discovery and design to build, testing (SIT, UAT), training, and hypercare support.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including other SAP functional areas (e.g., Finance, Master Data), technical teams (ABAP, Integration), OCM, and Testing teams to ensure integrated solutions.
• Documentation Knowledge Transfer: Create and maintain comprehensive functional documentation, including design documents, test scripts, and training materials. Facilitate knowledge transfer to internal teams and end-users.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, facilitating consensus and driving decision-making.

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in SAP Supply Chain functional consulting or equivalent SME role.
• Proven in-depth functional experience across multiple SAP Supply Chain modules, including Materials Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD), and Production Planning (PP).
• Significant experience ([Number, e.g., 3-5+]) years with SAP Ariba modules (e.g., Ariba Sourcing, Ariba Contracts, Ariba Buying, Ariba Guided Buying, Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance).
• Experience with SAP S4HANA is highly preferred; experience with ECC is also valuable.
• Demonstrated experience in at least [Number, e.g., 2-3+] full lifecycle SAP implementation projects.
• Strong understanding of integration scenarios between SAP Ariba and SAP S4HANAECC.
• TechnicalFunctional Skills:
• Expert-level functional configuration skills in core SAP MM, SD, and PP.
• Strong understanding of procurement, order-to-cash, and production processes.
• Hands-on experience with Ariba configuration, template design, and integration aspects.
• Ability to read and understand ABAP code (for debuggingspecifications) is a plus.
• Proficiency in creating functional specifications for WRICEF (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms).
• Note- Travel is required to the client location.