CLIENT HIGHLIGHT
The Client you will be working for is a Fortune 100 Oil and Gas Company. This opportunity will give you experience in the energy sector in the United States with a company that is a globally recognized leader in energy production and one of the biggest companies in the US.
LOCATION
Midland, TX
Open to remote work
COMPENSATION
$132-140/hr
Full benefits offered
SCHEDULE
On-site
Up to 50% travel, those who are local to Midland will likely have less travel
Monday-Friday // 40 hrs/wk
CONTRACT TERM
12-18 month long contract with high possibility of extension or conversion to full time employee
POSITION OVERVIEW – The SAP S/4HANA Materials Management & Warehouse Product Owner/SME serves as the business-facing technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting warehouse operations, maintenance organizations, and project teams in an asset‑intensive oil & gas environment. This role requires strong hands-on knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Materials Management (MM), Inventory Management (IM), and Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), with demonstrated understanding of how these capabilities integrate with SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM/PM).
The Product Owner acts as the voice of the business to enterprise SAP deployment and support teams, ensuring SAP solutions align with operational realities, safety, and reliability expectations. The role includes significant onsite engagement (up to 50% travel, Monday–Thursday) to support process design, deployment, testing, and user adoption across field and warehouse locations.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Product Ownership & Business Representation
- Serve as the primary product owner for SAP MM, IM, and EWM capabilities supporting warehouses, maintenance, and project teams.
- Own functional backlog, developed from business feedback. Support enhancement intake and prioritization across materials and warehouse domains.
SAP Functional SME – MM / IM / EWM
- Provide SME‑level expertise in SAP S/4HANA:
- MM: procurement support, material master, valuation, goods movements
- IM: stock management, physical inventory, reservations, goods issue/return
- EWM: inbound/outbound processing, putaway, picking, staging, inventory accuracy, and exception handling
- Support and guide design decisions for embedded or decentralized EWM implementations aligned to operational needs.
- Ensure warehouse execution processes integrate cleanly with inventory, finance, and maintenance workflows.
Asset & Maintenance Integration
- Demonstrate strong understanding of MM ↔ EAM/PM integration, including:
- Maintenance work order reservations and staging
- Spare parts issuance, returns, and scrapping
- Inventory impacts and reconciliation
- Partner with maintenance and reliability stakeholders to ensure materials processes support safe and efficient asset execution.
Process Mapping & Requirements
- Lead onsite current‑state and future‑state process mapping workshops with warehouse, maintenance, and operations teams.
- Translate operational needs into user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria for SAP teams.
- Ensure process designs address edge cases, controls, and real‑world execution conditions.
Deployment, Testing & Adoption
- Lead or support SAP deployments, releases, and rollouts related to materials and warehouse processes.
- Coordinate UAT, validate execution scenarios, and ensure business readiness.
- Develop and deliver training, job aids, and field-facing documentation.
- Support hypercare and stabilization to ensure sustainable adoption post go‑live.
Stakeholder & Governance Engagement
- Build trusted relationships with leaders, supervisors, and frontline users.
- Communicate risks, decisions, and tradeoffs clearly to business and IT leadership.
- Support release governance, change control, and documentation standards.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:
- Extensive experience with SAP S/4HANA MM and IM in enterprise environments.
- Practical working experience with SAP EWM supporting warehouse execution.
- Strong understanding of MM/EWM integration with SAP EAM/PM.
- Experience supporting asset‑intensive or oil & gas operations.
- Proven ability to operate as a business-facing product owner or functional lead.
- Experience leading process workshops, UAT, deployments, and training.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% (Mon–Thu typically).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Multiple SAP S/4HANA deployments or rollouts.
- Experience in embedded vs decentralized EWM environments.
- Warehouse or maintenance operations background.
