SAP Implementation Lead

W2 ONLY. NO C2C / CORP-CORP / 1099 / 3RD PARTY CANDIDATES.

MUST BE ABLE TO JOIN TECHNOSMARTS AS A W2 BY PROJECT START DATE.

VISA SPONSORSHIP NOT PROVIDED.

Client contract to hire.

4 Positions

Client: United States based national Fortune 500 company that designs, manufactures and sells electrical and electronic high-quality products, technical services, and solutions that serve the needs of customers involved in production, transmission, and distribution of electric power, commercial and residential construction, and industrial applications with annual revenue exceeding $4.8 B employing over 19,000.

Overview:

Seeking an experienced SAP Lead specializing in PP, WM, and EWM modules to facilitate and support internal SAP go-lives related to company acquisitions ensuring alignment with company business standards. This is not a consulting role, but a role for direct functional business experience. This position requires experience in full-cycle SAP implementations. Collaborate with various teams to implement effective solutions, ensuring systems meet end-user needs while adhering to enterprise standards. During live implementations, this role will be responsible for end-to-end business functional alignment. This travel position involves working across customer service, supply chain, and finance, and will be an integral part of the project team. The candidate will take ownership of supporting the business on SAP after the project, including the post go-live hyper care period. Between implementation schedules, this role will support the segment material management organization with a focus on SAP business processes.

Role:

Act as a liaison and collaborate between technical and functional business site SMEs to support a standardized approach realated to varying phases of SAP implementations.

Manage day-to-day implementation with a focus on business processes and alignment.

Log issues and maintain status in the issue tracking system for prioritizing work and reporting status.

Analyze and document as-is processes and systems, identify gaps, and define to-be processes and systems.

Work with business resources to understand needs and collaborate with the technical team to ensure business functional specifications are met.

Coordinate with the technical team on timelines and schedules, providing the business SME with facilitation, training, or support.

Facilitate training sessions for users where appropriate.

Support pre-go-live site assessments and manage go-live from blueprinting through post-go-live stabilization.

Qualifications:

Ability to travel up to 60% and reside near a major city in the Central or Eastern time zones related to travel requirements.

10+ years of relevant SAP experience with 5+ years of hands-on experience in a business functional materials or warehouse management role including at least one full-cycle implementation.

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business Administration, or a related field.

Strong functional experience in SAP PP, WM, and EWM modules.

SAP ASAP methodology.

Manufacturing experience with a strong understanding of procurement and planning processes, inventory management principles, and warehouse operations.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Desired:

Experience with S4 HANA, AATP, and FIORI.

Experience leading full lifecycle SAP S/4HANA and EWM implementations.

Familiarity with variant structure Bill of Materials (BOM) and special procurement processes like sub-contracting, consignment, and stock transfers (both intra and intercompany).