SAP EWM / PP Functional Consultant

Job Description

Location: Columbia, South Carolina

On-site: 4–5 days per week

Industry: Arms & Defense

Start: ASAP

Initial Duration: 5 months (with possibility of extension)

Engagement: C2C

Rate: USD 100 to 125/hour C2C

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior SAP EWM / PP Functional Consultant to support a post-go-live S/4HANA environment for a client in the arms and defense sector. The project went live in August and is now in a stabilization and adoption phase.

This role is highly user-facing. The primary focus is on coaching, enablement, and ownership transfer to business users, alongside targeted functional support and light enhancements.

Key Responsibilities

Provide post-go-live functional support for SAP EWM, with close integration to Production Planning (PP)

Act as a trusted functional advisor to key users and end users, focusing on:

User adoption

Process understanding

Day-to-day operational confidence

Coach users to take ownership of the SAP solution rather than creating dependency

Support stabilization activities, including:

Issue resolution in a live production environment

Data cleanup, restructuring, and updates (especially production and planning-related data)

Identify and implement minor enhancements and process improvements

Translate business issues into clear, practical SAP-functional solutions

Work closely on-site with business and IT stakeholders

Required Skills & Experience

Strong hands-on experience with SAP EWM in S/4HANA environments

Solid functional understanding of SAP PP and EWM–PP integration

Proven experience in post-go-live / hypercare / stabilization phases

Excellent soft skills: communication, coaching, and user enablement are critical

Comfortable working in a highly regulated industry (arms & defense)

Able and willing to work on-site 4–5 days per week in Columbia, SC

Key Success Factors

Ability to simplify complex SAP processes for non-technical users

Pragmatic, business-oriented mindset

Strong presence on-site and credibility with operations teams

Balance between functional SAP knowledge and people skills

Full-time