The SAP EWM ASRS Development Lead is responsible for leading the design, development, integration, testing, and deployment of SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) solutions supporting Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) across manufacturing and distribution facilities. This role serves as the primary technical liaison between HP Hood, implementation partners, and System Logistics Corporation (SLC), ensuring seamless integration between SAP EWM and warehouse automation systems. The individual will provide technical leadership for ASRS-related RICEFW objects, interface development, middleware integration, automation messaging, custom enhancements, and deployment activities while supporting the overall SAP S/4HANA and EWM transformation program. Primary responsibility is the rapid and effective management of the ASRS Development Cycle in accordance project timelines.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership
- Lead the end-to-end technical design and development of SAP EWM warehouse automation solutions.
- Define development standards, architecture patterns, and integration frameworks for EWM and ASRS systems.
- Review and approve technical specifications, development objects, and solution designs.
- Provide technical leadership for SAP EWM custom developments, enhancements, reports, interfaces, forms, and workflows.
- ASRS Integration Ownership
- Serve as the primary technical contact for System Logistics Corporation (SLC) and other named vendors regarding ASRS integrations.
- Coordinate interface design, message mapping, error handling, acknowledgments, and exception processing between SAP EWM and SLC systems.
- Ensure successful implementation of inbound, outbound, inventory, replenishment, and pallet movement integration processes.
- Lead solution design discussions involving: ? ASRS inbound processes ? Expected pallet receipt integration ? Putaway and retrieval transactions ? Inventory synchronization ? Warehouse task execution ? Handling Unit (HU) tracking ? Error and exception management
- Development Management
- Manage SAP EWM technical development activities across: ? ABAP ? Enhancements and BAdIs ? AIF ? APIs and Web Services ? Middleware integrations ? Event-driven architectures ? Warehouse automation interfaces
- Perform technical reviews and ensure development quality standards are met.
- Lead unit testing, code reviews, defect resolution, and deployment readiness activities.
- Vendor Management
- Partner directly with System Logistics Corporation and other automation vendors.
- Coordinate technical workshops, design sessions, testing cycles, and defect resolution.
- Review vendor specifications, message structures, interface requirements, and integration documentation.
- Escalate and drive resolution of integration issues impacting project timelines.
- Project Delivery
- Support solution design, build, SIT, UAT, cutover, and hypercare phases.
- Collaborate with SAP EWM Functional Leads, Solution Architects, Integration Architects, and business stakeholders.
- Provide status updates, risk identification, and mitigation plans to program leadership.
- Support multi-site warehouse deployments and automation rollouts.
- Documentation and Governance
- Ensure technical specifications, interface mappings, and support documentation are maintained.
- Establish development governance and change management processes.
- Support audit, compliance, and validation requirements for warehouse execution systems.
Education and Experience
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Supply Chain Systems, or related field.
- Experience
- 8+ years of SAP technical experience.
- 5+ years of SAP EWM implementation experience.
- 3+ years leading warehouse automation or ASRS integration projects.
- Experience working directly with warehouse automation vendors such as: ? System Logistics ? Dematic ? Rockwell Intelligrated