SAP Warehouse Management Consultant

Umicore • Hoboken, NJ

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About The Position

As a SAP Warehouse Management Consultant, you employ considerable managerial and technical skills as a solution expert and a point of contact for customer's IT needs. Your activity and focus will be implementing the SAP application as part of a project team. Business acumen, balance between standardisation and customisation are key ingredients to translate Umicore strategy into efficient and risk-free day to day operations. The SAP team member will be proficient in their domain, SAP (Embedded) Extended Warehouse Management, SAP Stock Room Management and SAP Inventory Management from a functional and configuration point of view. Within their area of responsibilities, the team member will keep the Business Applications Manager informed about their activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master degree or equivalent by experience in IT technology.
• In-depth knowledge of the SAP (Embedded) Extended Warehouse Management, SAP Stock Room Management and SAP Inventory Management (functional and technical side) modules.
• Experience with embedded EWM is essential. Experience with warehouse automation is definitely a plus.
• Knowledge and experience with IT hardware used in warehousing and technology awareness are a plus.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience or above.
• Participated in multiple full-cycle implementations, with at least one project in a lead role.
• Microsoft office.
• Excellent command and fluency in English. Other languages are a plus.
• Analyze business processes and translate in technical terms the functional description.
• Debugging experience is preferred, and the consultant must be able to communicate effectively with developers.
• Work in an international / multi-cultural environment, with different personnel and cultural profiles; managing different priorities simultaneously.
• Must be able to develop strong collaboration and communication with the business and other IS colleagues, acting as one team.
• Must have leading & coaching skills.
• Manage changes in working methods, processes and tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with warehouse automation.
• Knowledge and experience with IT hardware used in warehousing and technology awareness.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the as-is processes of the company.
• Act as template keeper during projects: protect and enforce the template and contribute to template development based on gained experience from roll out projects.
• Help key users migrate the old data to the new system.
• Ensure common rules and data are respected.
• Propose and develop, where necessary, solutions to gaps.
• Transfer to the key users the necessary knowledge to use the application in a correct manner.
• Help the key users to test the system and to realize system acceptance.
• Implement and monitor the authorizations in the system so that sensitive and critical data/processes are protected.
• Keep the project manager(s) informed about project progress and issues.
• Perform functional testing.
• Provide expertise to the SAP Support team and the other logistics colleagues where needed.
• In the near future, guiding and mentoring the logistics team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Collaborative environment.
• Inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Primary Metal Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree