S/4HANA Consultant

Job Title: S/4HANA Consultant Job 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Essential Skills
- 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.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- 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.
Work Environment
This is a fully remote role based in Eastern or Central time zones. The consultant collaborates virtually with plant, supply chain, operations, and warehouse teams during the S/4HANA implementation and hypercare period. Work is conducted through online collaboration tools and remote system access, supporting a large, complex organization as it transitions to SAP S/4HANA. The environment is fast-paced and transformation-focused, offering the opportunity to play a key role in a major ERP implementation while maintaining flexibility through remote work.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Moosic, PA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $70.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

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)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Moosic, PA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 27, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.

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