SAP EAM

SAP EAM / Asset Management Consultant

Drive end-to-end SAP S/4HANA EAM solution design covering:

• Maintenance notifications and orders
• Preventive maintenance (maintenance plans and task lists)
• Corrective and shutdown maintenance
• Asset hierarchies, functional locations, and equipment

Design and support work order lifecycle management from create → plan → schedule → execute → close.

Enable segregation of duties between Planner, Scheduler, Supervisor, and Technician roles.

Work Management & Scheduling

Design and configure detailed maintenance scheduling using standard SAP S/4HANA EAM capabilities.

• Support:
• Weekly and daily scheduling
• Capacity-based scheduling by work center and craft
• Prioritization of preventive maintenance vs backlog work

Enable schedule freezing, dispatching, and execution tracking.

Support schedule compliance measurement and execution variance analysis.

MRO Warehouse & Inventory Integration

Integrate EAM with warehouse processes supporting MRO material flow.

• Enable directed picking for maintenance orders based on:
• Required date
• Order status
• Optimized bin sequence

Enable directed putaway for inbound and return MRO materials, including:

• Receipt to staging or dock
• Putaway to final bin locations

Ensure materials are staged, issued, returned, and counted accurately for maintenance execution.

Procurement & Ariba Integration

Design and support integration between SAP S/4HANA EAM and SAP Ariba for:

• External services procurement
• MRO material sourcing
• Purchase requisitions and purchase orders generated from maintenance orders

Ensure seamless flow of:

• Service entry sheets
• Goods receipts
• Invoice verification

Support governance, compliance, and audit requirements for indirect procurement.

Inventory Accuracy & Controls

Support cycle counting and physical inventory processes for MRO parts.

• Enable counting strategies by:
• ABC classification
• Storage location and bin ranges

Ensure reconciliation of inventory movements tied to maintenance work orders.

Business Partnership & Leadership

Act as the EAM functional lead for business stakeholders in Maintenance, Operations, Reliability, Supply Chain, and Procurement.

• Translate maintenance strategy and operational requirements into scalable S/4HANA solutions.
• Provide guidance on SAP best practices while accommodating real-world maintenance execution realities.
• Support testing, cutover, training, and hypercare activities.

Required Qualifications

10+ years of hands-on experience with SAP EAM / Asset Management

• Proven experience delivering S/4HANA EAM implementations or conversions
• Deep knowledge of:
• Maintenance work management
• Work order planning and detailed scheduling
• MRO inventory and warehouse integration
• Strong integration experience with SAP Ariba for services and material procurement
• Solid understanding of manufacturing, utilities, oil & gas, chemicals, or asset-intensive industries
• Strong communication skills with the ability to lead cross-functional workshops

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting shutdown, turnaround, or outage maintenance

• Exposure to EWM-enabled or WM-integrated MRO environments (directed picking/putaway)
• Experience with SAP Fiori apps for EAM and warehouse operations
• Background working in globally distributed asset environments