[Hiring] S/4HANA Consultant @Aston Carter

Role Description

The S/4HANA Consultant will support a manufacturing plant through an upcoming S/4HANA go-live, focusing on materials management, inventory, and warehouse operations. This role ensures organizational readiness, guides teams through the transition from legacy processes to new SAP S/4HANA workflows, and helps employees perform their daily tasks effectively in the new system.

• Support organizational readiness for the S/4HANA go-live across materials management, inventory, supply chain, and warehouse operations.
• Help materials management and inventory teams transition from legacy processes to new SAP S/4HANA workflows.
• Identify gaps between existing operational procedures and future-state SAP S/4HANA processes and recommend practical solutions.
• Provide hands-on guidance with inventory transactions, including material movements, goods receipts, goods issues, and stock transfers.
• Coach employees on purchasing, receiving, inventory accuracy, material availability, and warehouse processes within S/4HANA.
• Develop clear and user-friendly S/4HANA job aids and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support daily operational tasks.
• Demonstrate step-by-step how to perform daily tasks in the new S/4HANA system for plant and warehouse personnel.
• Support the site during hypercare following go-live by troubleshooting issues, resolving process and system questions, and stabilizing operations.
• Collaborate with supply chain, operations, and warehouse stakeholders to ensure smooth adoption of new processes and system functionality.
• Contribute to change management activities related to the S/4HANA implementation, helping teams adapt to new ways of working.

Qualifications

• Strong, hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, particularly in materials management, inventory, and warehouse processes.
• 7+ years of supply chain experience, with direct exposure to plant or operations environments.
• 7+ years of materials and inventory management experience, including inventory transactions and stock control.
• 7+ years of warehouse management experience, covering goods receipts, goods issues, material movements, and stock transfers.
• Proven experience supporting or participating in an S/4HANA implementation, including go-live and hypercare phases.
• Demonstrated ability to create SOPs and job aids that clearly explain how employees complete daily tasks in new systems.
• Solid understanding of operations and warehouse processes and how they integrate with supply chain and materials management.
• Experience with change management in the context of ERP or large-scale systems implementations.
• Ability to translate complex SAP S/4HANA workflows into simple, practical guidance for non-technical users.

Requirements

• Experience with SAP materials management and inventory modules in addition to S/4HANA.
• Background in supply chain, operations, and warehouse environments within large or complex organizations.
• Familiarity with other ERP platforms such as Oracle is beneficial.
• Strong communication and coaching skills, with the ability to train and support diverse user groups.
• Detail-oriented approach to documenting processes and creating user-friendly job aids and SOPs.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Comfort working with publicly traded, multi-billion-dollar organizations undergoing major system transformations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)