Senior Associate in SAP Supply Chain – Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) – SAP EWM

Job Description

Senior Associate, SAP Supply Chain – EWM | KPMG

The Tone:
This is a full-time consulting role at KPMG, a global professional services firm, located nationwide with travel required. The Advisory practice is dedicated to transformation, offering professionals significant opportunities for career and expertise advancement. KPMG fosters personal and professional development in an ever-changing market, emphasizing adaptability and collaboration within a team-driven culture. This role is essential for delivering leading SAP Extended Warehouse Management solutions to clients, contributing to KPMG’s commitment to its people and client success.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Nationwide (with travel), USA

• Team: Consulting practice, collaborating with functional, technical, and offshore delivery teams.
• Mission: Lead and support end-to-end SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) implementations for clients.
• Tech Stack: SAP EWM, SAP S/4HANA EWM (Embedded, Decentralized), SAP MM, SD, PP, TM, MFS (Material Handling Equipment, conveyors, AS/RS, robotics).

What You’ll Actually Do
• Lead and support full life-cycle SAP EWM implementations, including requirements gathering, business process design, system configuration, testing, training, and go-live/post-go-live support.
• Configure and optimize complex SAP EWM processes such as inbound/outbound processing, internal warehouse movements, physical inventory, wave/task management, cross-docking, labor management, and the RF framework.
• Conduct client workshops and design sessions to understand current warehouse operations, identify gaps, and recommend fit-to-standard SAP EWM solutions aligned with leading practices.
• Ensure robust integration between SAP EWM and other core SAP modules (MM, SD, PP, TM) as well as third-party automation/material handling equipment (MFS).
• Develop and execute comprehensive test scripts, provide post-go-live hyper-care, resolve system defects, and support data migration, cutover planning, and go-live readiness activities for EWM deployments.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field, with strong understanding of warehouse management principles, supply chain logistics, and distribution center operations.
• Experience: Three to five years of hands-on consulting experience specializing in SAP EWM, including a minimum of 2 full life-cycle SAP EWM implementations and experience with SAP S/4HANA EWM deployments (Embedded and/or Decentralized models).
• Skills: Deep configuration knowledge of SAP EWM (Decentralized and Embedded within S/4HANA), excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical business stakeholders, and the ability to travel as needed.
• Bonus: Exposure to warehouse automation, including conveyors, AS/RS, robotics, and SAP MFS is preferred, along with experience integrating SAP EWM with SAP Transportation Management (TM).