Need Maintenance Lead - SAP S/4HANA EAM

Job Title: Maintenance Lead - SAP S/4HANA EAM

No. of Positions: 1

Job Requirements:

Maintenance Lead - SAP S/4HANA EAM

Role Overview:
- The SAP S/4HANA EAM Lead is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and optimization of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) capabilities within SAP S/4HANA, with a strong focus on work management, detailed scheduling, and integrated MRO supply chain execution.
- This role plays a critical part in connecting maintenance operations, warehouse execution, and procurement to ensure high asset availability, efficient maintenance execution, and optimized inventory management.
- This role requires deep hands on expertise in S/4HANA Asset Management, work order planning and scheduling, and directed warehouse processes for MRO parts, along with strong integration knowledge of SAP Ariba.
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Key Responsibilities:
SAP EAM / Asset Management
Lead end to end SAP S/4HANA EAM solution design covering:
o Maintenance notifications and orders
o Preventive maintenance (maintenance plans and task lists)
o Corrective and shutdown maintenance
o 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.
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Work Management & Scheduling:
Design and configure detailed maintenance scheduling using standard SAP S/4HANA EAM capabilities.
Support:
o Weekly and daily scheduling
o Capacity based scheduling by work center and craft
o Prioritization of preventive maintenance vs backlog work
Enable schedule freezing, dispatching, and execution tracking.
Support schedule compliance measurement and execution variance analysis.
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MRO Warehouse & Inventory Integration:
Integrate EAM with warehouse processes supporting MRO material flow.
Enable directed picking for maintenance orders based on:
o Required date
o Order status
o Optimized bin sequence
Enable directed putaway for inbound and return MRO materials, including:
o Receipt to staging or dock
o Putaway to final bin locations
Ensure materials are staged, issued, returned, and counted accurately for maintenance execution.
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Procurement & Ariba Integration:
Design and support integration between SAP S/4HANA EAM and SAP Ariba for:
o External services procurement
o MRO material sourcing
o Purchase requisitions and purchase orders generated from maintenance orders
Ensure seamless flow of:
o Service entry sheets
o Goods receipts
o Invoice verification
Support governance, compliance, and audit requirements for indirect procurement.
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Inventory Accuracy & Controls:
Support cycle counting and physical inventory processes for MRO parts.
Enable counting strategies by:
o ABC classification
o Storage location and bin ranges
Ensure reconciliation of inventory movements tied to maintenance work orders.
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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.
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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:
o Maintenance work management
o Work order planning and detailed scheduling
o 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
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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

**Travel is required - Parsippany, NJ