SAP ABAP Technical Consultant - WM

Job Title: SAP ABAP Technical Consultant - WM

Duration: 2 years

Location: Greenville, SC

Projects: SAP modules that this person would be working in from technical/developer expertise: WM (Warehouse management), Goods Receiving, EWM (extended Warehouse management), Yard Management (YM), IM (Inventory Management). This position will be working on a lot of cross-functional projects with various departments. The amount of projects will vary. This person might have to manage multiple initiatives at once.

Typical Day: A typical day would involve using SAP R/3 Environment. This person will meet with business stakeholders and gather requirements. Translating requirements into configurations specs, perform configuration, Documentation, Testing, Supporting other team members and business stake-holders. Investigating problem issues for current establish processes, or newly implemented processes. Working on project based initiatives, day to day maintenance or small business requests. This role also requires operational support (plant production support) and troubleshooting to resolve issues.

The team is a self-sufficient functioning team which includes: collaboration, support of other team members, weekly team meetings for info share, daily Stand up meeting in an Agile Working environment.

Onsite: 60% onsite working is required

Travel: Primarily at ITRC – will need to travel to other BMW (Greer, SC) plant locations periodically. Possible travel to other international locations depending on the projects.

Must have’s: Strong ABAP r/3 WM (Warehouse management), Goods Receiving, EWM (extended Warehouse management), Yard Management (YM), IM (Inventory Management), and general reporting. Great communication and documentation skills are a must haves. Ability to conduct meetings with stakeholders, gather business requirements and create development specifications. Also must be able to manage issue/problem topics in their area of expertise.

Nice to have: SAP FIORI, UI5, Cloud concepts, Data Analytics, KAKFA, XRAY (testing tool), SAP CALM, data exchange understanding (EDI).

Position Purpose: Manages the full systems development life cycle of projects/programs within area of responsibility. Coordinates and takes the lead role for the technical/functional development and support of SAP IT applications in his/her area of responsibility including Warehouse Management, Yard Management, Quality Management, Plant Maintenance, and/or Inbound Logistics. Plans, designs, develops, and implements efficient IT systems in support of assigned organizational functions. Applies proven communication, analytical and problem-solving skills to help identify, communicate and resolve systems issues in order to maximize the benefit of IT systems investments.

Position Responsibilities:

• · Performs planning, analysis, designing, requirements definition, functional design, development, testing and implementation of IT solutions.
• · Provides support for difficult and complex system environments.
• · Provides support, assistance and training to users.
• · Coordinates activities simultaneously for multiple projects.
• · Uses ITPM Agile methodology effectively when performing all tasks.
• · Meets with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve business systems issues.
• · Ensures compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
• · Reviews and analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• · Creates systems models, specifications, diagrams and charts to provide direction to application developers.
• · Coordinates and performs in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems.
• · Conducts research on software products to justify recommendations and to support purchasing efforts.
• Education and Experience: BA or BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Science, Business or the equivalent of 4 years of experience in an IT application or Infrastructure profession.
• · 5 years of programming experience using a variety of languages and technologies including ABAP/4, SAP UI5/Fiori, SAP BI/BW, Data Warehouses, C , JAVA, HTML, JSP, J2EE, SQL, Oracle, UNIX/LINUX, XSLT.
• · 5 years of experience planning, analyzing, designing, testing, implementing, documenting and training in a variety of SAP areas, preferably Warehouse Management, Yard Management and/or Inbound Logistics.
• · 5 years of project management experience.
• · 5 years of experience working in a customer service orientated environment.
• · 5 years of experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.