Responsibilities:
Responsible for the overall architecture, design, related to SAP EWM configuration and system design. Must be able to collaborate with varying levels of technical understanding and be a thought leader and change agent who is able to adapt in a very fast paced, ever-changing environment. This dynamic role will allow the individual to tap into their technical architecture, analytical and leadership skills, interact with internal stakeholders and to think outside the box in developing creative solutions.
Role 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 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 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.
Responsibilities
- Change Management
- Understand process interdependencies and ensure the design of fully integrated process solutions with other process
- Open to new ways of working, adopting industry standards and best
- Ability to deliver high quality outcomes particularly under tight
Minimum Requirements
- Requires 8+ years of relevant experience configuring, deploying and managing EWM solutions.
Critical Skills
- 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
- Experience integrating with shop floor systems and process 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
- Handling unit management for Inbound, internal movements and outbound processes
- Palletization, consolidation, deconsolidation using Handling Unit
- Wave Management including Wave template and
- Inbound and Outbound activities
- Internal warehouse processes such as Replenishment, Cycle Counting and Physical Inventory
- Cross process settings, exception handling using custom
- 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
- 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.
- Candidate should have experience working with business to understand their
- Must have good communication skills and be able to translate business requirements into functional and technical
- 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
- Preferred to have excellent project management skills.
- Preferred to have TMS knowledge.
- 4-year degree in computer science, engineering, or another STEM field or equivalent experience
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
- Ability to use soft skills techniques to collaborate in a dynamic and challenging work
- Must demonstrate good oral, written and presentation communication
- Passionate orientation and attention to customer satisfaction
- Experience working with multi-geographic
- Exposure to Warehouse Management and Transportation planning solutions is a plus.
- Experience integrating with other platforms like MES systems is a plus.