Our client is seeking an experienced SAP Extended Warehouse Management (eWM) Director to join their project on a full time permanent basis. The ideal candidate should have 15+ years of overall IT landscape experience, including an EWM implementation, along with strong experience integrating SAP EWM with SAP S/4HANA and adjacent supply chain systems, as well as deep functional and solution expertise in SAP EWM (embedded or decentralized) across inbound, outbound, internal warehouse processes, and automation integration. This is a hybrid role that requires working on-site 4 days per week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary executive interface for warehousing solutions, communicating status, risks, investments, and outcomes to VP and executive stakeholders.
- Lead large-scale, multi-region programs including SAP EWM implementations, DC startups, migrations, and warehouse modernization initiatives.
- Own the global SAP EWM product strategy and roadmap, aligned with Supply Chain and enterprise digital transformation objectives.
- Define and enforce global design standards, solution patterns, and governance for warehouse execution across regions.
- Ensure SAP EWM solutions are scalable, performant, secure, and compliant with IT architecture and audit requirements.
- Oversee end-to-end delivery lifecycle: requirements, solution design, build/configuration, testing, cutover, and hypercare.
- Manage program funding, prioritization, dependencies, and resource capacity across internal teams and system integrators.
- Ensure alignment and integration with SAP S/4HANA, TM, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and external logistics partners.
- Lead and develop a global team of SAP EWM functional leads, solution architects, and IT managers.
- Build strong succession plans, skills development paths, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Coach leaders and senior specialists to operate as trusted partners to the business. Architecture, Integration & Data
- Govern integration patterns between SAP EWM and SAP S/4HANA, transportation, and external platforms.
- Champion SAP best practices, clean core principles, and sustainable extension strategies.
- Ensure data integrity, master data alignment, and end-to-end process visibility across the supply chain.
- Own the global sustainment model for warehousing solutions, ensuring operational stability and predictable service levels.
- Oversee L3 support, major incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure security, access controls, segregation of duties, and audit readiness (SOX, privacy, compliance).
