SAP Yard Logistics, EWM Functional SME

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the functional subject matter authority for SAP Yard Logistics and Extended Warehouse Management within SAP S/4HANA environments.

• Design and set up yard structures, checkpoints, gate-processing systems, dock-door assignments, and yard-task management.

• Configure processes for vehicle check-in, vehicle check-out, and vehicle movement.

• Design and assist with inbound, outbound, and internal warehouse processes.

• Set up inventory management, receiving, staging, picking, packing, and shipping operations.

• Align yard management activities with warehouse execution processes.

• Lead integration efforts among SAP Extended Warehouse Management, Yard Logistics, and Transportation Management.

• Facilitate handoffs among warehouse, yard, and transportation processes.

• Support real-time visibility into shipments, assets, inventory, and logistics activities.

• Collaborate with the SAP Transportation Management, Sales and Distribution, and Materials Management teams.

• Synchronize physical logistics operations with system transactions and status updates.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.

• Translate operational requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, functional specifications, and configuration designs.

• Work with Product Owners to prioritize warehouse and logistics capabilities.

• Conduct fit-gap analyses between existing logistics operations and SAP S/4HANA capabilities.

• Recommend solutions that balance standard SAP functionality with operational needs in complex, multisite environments.

• Influence solution design across transportation, supply chain, warehouse, and asset management processes.

• Lead and support system integration testing and user acceptance testing.

• Validate end-to-end processes for receiving, staging, yard movement, inventory handling, and shipment execution scenarios.

• Assist with cutover planning, deployment, post-production stabilization, and operational readiness activities.

• Analyze warehouse and yard operations to identify bottlenecks, efficiency enhancements, and automation opportunities.

• Implement process improvements to increase throughput, accuracy, and system usability.

• Ensure accuracy in inventory data, yard status, and logistics transactions across integrated systems.

• Support the development and validation of operational reports and executive dashboards.

• Troubleshoot complex functional, process, and integration issues while performing root cause analysis.

• Collaborate with financial management teams concerning inventory valuation and financial integration.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain a Federal Secret security clearance (Active clearance preferred).

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be accepted.

• Seven to ten or more years of SAP functional experience with a strong focus on SAP Extended Warehouse Management and Yard Logistics.

• Extensive practical experience configuring SAP EWM within SAP S/4HANA environments.

• Expert-level understanding of SAP Yard Logistics functionality and configuration.

• Solid knowledge of SAP Transportation Management integration points.

• Familiarity with SAP Sales and Distribution and Materials Management.

• Experience in designing and configuring inbound, outbound, and internal warehouse processes.

• Experience with inventory management, receiving, staging, picking, packing, and shipping operations.

• Experience in configuring gate processing, vehicle management, dock-door assignments, and yard tasks.

• Proven experience in designing and optimizing end-to-end logistics operations.

• Experience in mapping physical logistics activities to SAP business processes.

• Experience in supporting complex, multisite warehouse and yard operations.

• Knowledge of inventory valuation, asset management, and financial integration points.

• Experience working in Agile development and delivery teams.

• Ability to translate business and operational requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Experience in conducting requirements-gathering sessions and fit-gap analyses.

• Experience leading system integration testing and user acceptance testing.

• Experience in supporting deployment, cutover, and post-production stabilization activities.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Capacity to influence technical, functional, operational, and business stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and competing demands.

• Creativity and adaptability in problem-solving.

• Ability to work closely with clients to understand their needs.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Professional demeanor.

• Preferred: SAP certification in Extended Warehouse Management, Yard Logistics, or Transportation Management; experience implementing or upgrading SAP S/4HANA; knowledge of Department of Defense or government logistics; SAP data migration and master data management; warehouse automation technologies; SAP Fiori; SAP integration technologies including APIs, IDocs, and middleware; SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Business Warehouse, or comparable reporting tools; Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies; federal government agency experience; Department of War experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries.

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) package.

• Paid holidays aligned with the Federal calendar.

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Team-building events.

• Support for professional development.