Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for a Senior SAP ERP Analyst – Embedded Warehouse Management (EWM) Module
Job Title: Senior SAP ERP Analyst – Embedded Warehouse Management (EWM) Module
Job Location: Michigan City, Indiana (Remote Job with 50% Travel required)
Job Duration: Direct Hire/ Full-time / Permanent job
Salary: $160K/year
JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for the design, development and support of the SAP S/4 HANA or latest version of SAP ECC and related business functions primarily in EWM (Embedded) Module of SAP. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience with SAP configurations and at least one full-cycle implementation preferably in a global manufacturing company. Experience with EWM/ Decentralized setup will be an added advantage. Candidate would participate in and contribute to analysis, design and development activities of system related process improvements, ERP integrations and/or system upgrades. Must have proven ability to perform assigned tasks with minimal guidance, demonstrate good business knowledge, resolve complex problems, and have strong knowledge of SDLC working closely with project stakeholders to ensure quality solution delivery.
This role reports to the Director of SAP Applications. The position is based out of Client Manufacturing Plant in Michigan City, Indiana. Alternatively, the position may work remotely within the continental USA with the ability to travel to Michigan City, as requested.
Duties and responsibilities:
- This is a Business Analyst role and not just a configurator, so it is important to understand business processes, steps, end to end data flows and work with users closely in mapping the business process on S4/HANA
- This is a global role, so should be flexible to support or help users in different time zones, as needed, but primary will be US-based operations
- Builds strong relationships with local site leaders, planning and procurement leadership and business teams by offering pro-active guidance during all planning & procurement related SAP processes
- Subject Matter Expert for IT for SAP EWM processes.
- Strong understanding of cross functional process across SAP modules
- Facilitate workshops, gather business requirements, map business processes, document customer journeys, and author business requirements
- Be a partner to the Business, design and implement new or enhanced operational processes to meet key business objectives
- Support the business in the creation of Business requirements and functional specifications to support the corporate strategy and to continually improve the functionality, performance, and reliability of our systems. Perform root cause analysis, make recommendations, and implement solutions
- Lead/own and/or participate in multiple projects at the same time by completing and updating project documentation; managing project scope; stakeholder communications, weekly status reporting, adjusting schedules when necessary; determining daily priorities; ensuring efficient and on-time delivery of project tasks and milestones; following proper escalation paths; and managing business relationships
- Day-to-day functional support in the areas of SAP EWM is required
- Work with users and configure SAP S/4 HANA or work with developer for required development
- Ability to work with developers offshore
- Develop proficiency in the custom enhancements and assist with business process improvements and resolving application and data issues
- Develop test requirements, prepare and document test data for unit and verification testing
- Demonstrate complex problem-solving skills to assist in resolution of business problems and propose solutions to prevent recurring problems
- Document fit/gap analysis and design decisions; ensure deviations from “out of the box” functionality have sufficient business justification and positive value proposition
- Complete functional specifications for reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, and/or workflow (RICEFW)
- Provide technical input, mentor and train other application developers on all development activities within the ERP team
- Work cooperatively with technical or application personnel across IT globally to accomplish enterprise-wide goals
- Develop expertise to work with business vendors to resolve day-to-day problems or make process changes
- Learn and keep up to date with technology trends in the industry.
Qualifications:
Technical Skills:
- EWM (Embedded) Module expertise required
- Experience in the areas of
- Experience in Outbound and Inbound Goods Movement, Goods Receipt with Putaway, Picking, Packaging, Kitting, Put away / Interleaving, Transfer Postings, Physical Inventory, Bin to Bin Stock Movements, Cross Docking, Replenishments and Cycle Counts, Batching / Wave Planning, Consolidation, Slotting and Rearrangement, RF device Integration, Reports for Labor Management, Label Printing and Yard management
- Business Process understanding on Process Oriented Storage Control processes and Layout Oriented Process controls.
- Production Supply management with Kanban
- Design and implement RFUI, RFID enablement,
- Batch managed/Serialized inventory process in EWM
- Expert integration knowledge with EWM and manufacturing processes
- Expert integration knowledge with EWM and manufacturing processes
- Handling unit management
- Queue management
- Cross-Functional Knowledge of other modules which has direct impact on EWM is required
- Strong understanding of integration with 3rd party shipping systems
- Understanding of data migration tool like LSWM /LTMC, Query
- Exposure to SAP Fiori based processes and its application
- Strong understanding of cross functional process across SAP modules
- Learn and keep up to date with technology trends in the industry.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management or Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience required
Professional experience:
- Proven expertise as SAP EWM analyst with at 7+ years Support / development experience with full life cycle implementations
- Thorough understanding of a wide range of business processes with a focus on warehouse management processes.
- 5+ years of experience in SAP EWM
- Solid hands-on experience with architecting, configuration, deployment, and testing of SAP based enterprise software applications
- Global experience required
- Strong Project Management capabilities.
About Maxonic:
Since 2002 Maxonic has been at the forefront of connecting candidate strengths to client challenges. Our award winning, dedicated team of recruiting professionals are specialized by technology, are great listeners, and will seek to find a position that meets the long-term career needs of our candidates. We take pride in the over 10,000 candidates that we have placed, and the repeat business that we earn from our satisfied clients.
Interested in Applying?
Please apply with your most current resume. Feel free to contact Bikram Anand (bikram.a@maxonic.com / (510) 613-4996 ) for more details.
