Senior Consultant Application (EWM)

About the Role

Haji Husein Alireza & Co. Ltd. is seeking a Senior Consultant Application (EWM) to lead the design, configuration, rollout, and support of SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) on S/4HANA across the company's warehouses. This full-time position is based in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and requires 5-10 years of relevant experience. The role focuses on delivering a reusable warehouse template to improve inventory accuracy, picking accuracy, and overall warehouse productivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead fit-to-standard workshops with warehouse operations, logistics, and after-sales teams, ensuring all identified gaps are resolved and business requirements are signed off.
• Design a standard warehouse template covering inbound, outbound, and internal processes, aiming for significant reuse across warehouses.
• Assess deployment and licensing options for EWM, providing costed recommendations to the ERP Program Manager.
• Maintain the EWM design decision log under version control, documenting all decisions with rationale and approver.
• Configure warehouse structure (storage types, sections, bins, activity areas, work centers) and all inbound, outbound, and internal processes.
• Design cross-docking, returns, and kitting processes as required within the build plan.
• Define and test integration with MM, SD, QM, service, and finance, resolving critical defects before UAT exit.
• Integrate EWM with vehicle sales and service solutions for parts demand and workshop supply.
• Specify warehouse infrastructure requirements (Wi-Fi, RF handhelds, label printers, bin labeling) for all in-scope sites.
• Prepare functional specifications for all EWM WRICEF objects and validate technical delivery.
• Lead proof of concept, integration testing, UAT, and cutover for each warehouse, ensuring go-live readiness.
• Lead migration of warehouse master data, bins, and stock, achieving reconciliation between physical and system stock at cutover.
• Lead hypercare for each warehouse, resolving incidents within SLA and ensuring a stable handover to support.

Support and Capability Building

• Train warehouse supervisors and key users before go-live, providing approved work instructions and SOPs.
• Provide third-line support after go-live, resolving incidents within SLA and addressing recurring issues.
• Mentor junior consultants through structured configuration and documentation reviews.
• Manage SAP and partner deliverables for the EWM stream, reporting status, risks, and issues weekly.
• Maintain the Company’s process library and control catalogue under formal version control.
• Participate in governance forums for process change review, approval, monitoring, and closure.
• Report portfolio benefit, risk exposure, and control effectiveness to executive and Board-level forums.
• Build process improvement and operational risk capability within operating businesses through coaching and a practitioner network.
• Benchmark company performance against OEM and industry standards, translating gaps into portfolio priorities.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM).
• Demonstrated experience in leading the design, configuration, rollout, and support of SAP EWM on S/4HANA.
• Proven ability to lead workshops, design solutions, and manage project deliverables.
• Strong understanding of warehouse operations, logistics, and after-sales processes.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within a dynamic team to implement and optimize warehouse management solutions across various company locations.