SAP EWM Senior Analyst
As a Senior SAP EWM Analyst, you will take ownership of the end-to-end architecture and system design associated with SAP EWM configuration. This role requires strong collaboration across teams with diverse technical expertise and the ability to serve as both a strategic advisor and a driver of change in a fast-paced, evolving environment. You will leverage your technical architecture knowledge, analytical capabilities, and leadership experience to engage with internal stakeholders and deliver innovative, forward-thinking solutions.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the overall technical architecture, design, for SAP S/4 HANA EWM and integration with ERP, TMS and other software systems.
- Accountable for software delivery including continuous improvement, practices, and principles.
- Document major processes and development milestones.
- Stay up to date with technology trends and industry's best practices.
- Develop & support enterprise architecture strategies for guiding principles, processes, policies, and standards.
- Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives based on both user needs and a thorough understanding of application systems and industry requirements.
- Analyzes business and user needs and follows through the full development life cycle.
- Modifies, maintains, and updates complex ERP configuration and program routines.
- Educates others in the workflow, business processes and reporting metrics enabled by ERP modules or other application systems.
- Defines, tests, trains, implements, and supports one or more functional areas within the EWM System or other ERP application systems.
- Monitor's developers in software development methods, processes, and implementation of those methods.
- Responsible for managing project plan, scope, risk, and resources.
- Act as team leader for project teams.
- Require travel periodically to visit Distribution centers and plants and collaborate with the teams.
- Stay up to date with best practices and follow standards.
- Manage work relations with internal and external partners.
- Ensure solutions align with the IT long-term strategy.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
- Prior experience in working for a matrix organization and handling multiple stakeholders would be added advantage.
- Knowledge and experience in the following tools, disciplines and processes are preferred: Azure Dev Ops, MS Project, and Agile methodology.
- Solves highly complex problems within their work team.
- Strong influencing, facilitating, and consulting skills in working with stakeholders at all levels in the organization and across departments.
- Ability to quickly adapt to changes in timelines and sequences.
- Adaptability and flexibility including ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity, and change.
Qualifications:
- 4-year degree in computer science, engineering, or another STEM field or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of relevant experience configuring, deploying and managing EWM solutions.
- 5+ years of functional experience in SAP Extended Warehouse Management with 2-3 end to end implementations on SAP S/4 HANA EWM.
- Possess solid knowledge in SAP EWM Mater Data integrations, Inbound, Outbound and Internal Movements warehouse processes.
- Experience integrating with shop floor systems and processing orders is a plus.
- Hands-on experience in configuring different features in SAP EWM listed below:
- Complex Storage Types, put away and Stock removal strategies configuration using BADI or custom development.
- Handling unit management for Inbound, internal movements and outbound processes.
- Palletization, consolidation, deconsolidation using Handling Unit.
- Wave Management including Wave template and Determination.
- Inbound and Outbound activities.
- Internal warehouse processes such as Replenishment, Cycle Counting and Physical Inventory.
- Cross process settings, exception handling using custom development.
- Post Processing Framework for standard and custom definition.
- Queue/Task Management.
- RF mobile data entry, custom RF transactions on ITS mobile environment to run on Handheld.
- Having knowledge in other areas of EWM such as Slotting, Resource Management and Cross Dock.
- Having knowledge in Barcode label printing by Smart forms using Barcodes GS1-128, Code-128 and EAN-13, label printing on Zebra printer.
- Having knowledge in EWM Integration with ECC Logistics Execution and Inventory Management.
- Good Understanding about ABAP Development, Debugging, custom objects such as BADI, functional modules, ALV Reports etc.
- Candidates should have experience working with business to understand their requirements.
- Must have good communication skills and be able to translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
- Experience 8+ years in software development/architecture.
- Experience in enterprise application and information architecture methodologies and design.
- Advanced understanding and experience working with various development tools, design standards, best practices, and architecture frameworks.
- Preferred to have excellent project management skills.
- Preferred to have TMS knowledge.
Additional Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent external communication and leadership skills are required in dealing with customers and partners.
- Excellent critical thinking aptitude.
- Strong leadership skills that inspire team confidence and respect while motivating team members in a creative and effective manner.
- Organizational and time-management skills are necessary.
- Ability to use soft skills techniques to collaborate in a dynamic and challenging work environment.
- Must demonstrate good oral, written and presentation communication skills.
- Passionate orientation and attention to customer satisfaction.
- Experience working with multi-geographic teams.
- Exposure to Warehouse Management and Transportation planning solutions is a plus.
- Experience integrating with other platforms like MES systems is a plus.
- Understand process interdependence and ensure the design of fully integrated process solutions with other process teams.
- Open to new ways of working, adopting industry standards and best practices.
- Ability to deliver high quality outcomes particularly under tight timelines.