SAP Functional Consultant (Expert)

ATS Client; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ATS Client in Pretoria is seeking an experienced SAP Functional Consultant (Expert) to lead DevOps-led operations within an SAP EWM landscape, ensuring system stability, incident management, and continuous improvement for warehouse and logistics processes.

You will manage a large operations team, drive root-cause analysis, coordinate 24/7 support, and collaborate across IT and business leadership to enable reliable go-live planning and ongoing enhancements.

Qualifications

• Experience in SAP configuration and operations within complex enterprise landscapes.
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Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the SAP EWM operations team (20+ DevOps engineers).

Skills

SAP configuration and operations

Operations management

System monitoring

DevOps practices

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder management

Education

IT degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SAP Solution Manager

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced SAP Functional Consultant (Expert) to lead operational excellence within a complex SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) landscape. This role focuses on DevOps-led operations, system stability, incident management, and continuous improvement for warehouse and internal logistics processes.

The successful candidate will manage a large operations team, ensure high system availability, drive root-cause analysis, and support ongoing enhancements within a global, Agile enterprise environment.

Product Scope

• Manual warehouse administration andcontrol
• Internal call-off processes
• Labeling and data consistency
• Non-series material handling andlaunch warehouse operations
• Stock and inventory management

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the SAP EWMoperations team (20+ DevOps engineers)
• Oversee day-to-day incidentmanagement, support, and continuous improvement activities
• Plan, organize, and participate in 24/7support operations
• Coordinate SAP maintenance, systemchanges, and technical projects across the EWM landscape
• Monitor system health and performproactive checks, including dump and trace analysis
• Provide 2nd level escalationsupport for critical incidents and coordinate resolution withdevelopment and infrastructure teams
• Conduct root-cause analysis andimplement measures to prevent recurring issues
• Support go-live planning, cutoveractivities, and quality assurance for EWM rollouts and enhancements
• Manage batch job scheduling,monitoring, and administration
• Enforce SAP security, controls, andcompliance requirements
• Collaborate with development teams onnew transactions, roles, and access requirements
• Maintain operational documentation,runbooks, and knowledge assets
• Facilitate high-priority incidentcalls and communicate business impact and risk
• Consolidate and present operationalKPIs and performance reporting
• Coach and train team members andend-users to improve operational capability
• Manage stakeholder communication and present technical insights to business and IT leadership

Requirements

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven expertise in SAPconfiguration and operations within complex enterprise landscapes
• Strong experience with SAP systemmonitoring, health checks, and dump/trace analysis
• Hands-on knowledge of cross-moduleintegration (EWM, MM, PP, FI, CO, LE)
• Experience managing technicaloperations or DevOps teams supporting SAP environments
• Strong understanding of DevOpspractices and operational governance
• Ability to plan and execute SAPmaintenance and system changes
• Strong analytical and problem-solvingskills for production incident resolution
• Experience working within Agile/Scrumenvironments
• Proficiency with tools such as Jira,Confluence, and SAP Solution Manager
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences

Advantageous Skills

• Experience with SAP HANA and ABAP (EWM performance and enhancements)
• Knowledge of SAP EWM integrations with LE, PP, MM, SD, and warehouse automation technologies
• Experience with SAP Fiori andmodern SAP UI technologies
• Exposure to cloud and middleware technologies within SAP landscapes
• Experience with test automationand management tools (e.g., Tosca, Xray, Xsuite) and CI/CD for SAP
• Familiarity with ITIL/ITSMframeworks
• Experience with SAP Cloud ALM(CALM)
• Knowledge of SAP security andauthorization concepts, particularly for EWM
• Willingness to travel internationally when required

Qualifications & Experience

• Typically 6+ years of SAPoperations experience, including EWM-related projects
• Experience delivering systemmaintenance and non-functional projects in SAP environments
• IT degree or equivalent technicalqualification
• Background knowledge of ABAP andHANA is advantageous
• Experience with project managementmethodologies in SAP environments