Introduction to Role
Are you ready to turn advanced SAP EWM expertise into faster, safer flows of medicines to patients? Can you translate complex warehouse operations into resilient, scalable EWM designs that deliver measurable business outcomes?
This role places you at the heart of our digital transformation, where you will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of EWM solutions on S/4HANA—from solutioning through deployment—across inbound, outbound, internal movements, production staging and inventory. You will serve as the functional EWM authority for your team, bridging global implementation programs with local operational teams to ensure new capabilities land cleanly, are standardized, and are sustained at scale.
You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with cross-functional teams, shaping designs that integrate seamlessly with manufacturing and distribution so our medicines reach patients without delay. Beyond your own technical delivery, you will mentor and uplift team members who are building EWM capability—guiding them through configuration, process design, and troubleshooting as a trusted technical leader. You thrive as a collaborative partner across teams and geographies, to support a global operation.
Accountabilities
- Solution Leadership: Lead discovery and process design workshops, define fit-for-purpose EWM architectures, and translate business needs into robust solution blueprints focused on cycle time, accuracy and compliance.
- Technical Leadership & Mentoring: Serve as the go-to EWM subject matter expert for the team. Mentor and upskill 2-3 team members who are developing EWM capability, providing hands-on guidance on configuration, process design, and troubleshooting. Lead without formal authority—set technical direction, establish standards, and build collective expertise.
- Implementation Excellence: Configure and validate S/4HANA EWM capabilities including POSC, LOSC, WOCR, Wave management and PPF; deliver from design through cutover to deployment, scaling from initial sites to global reach.
- Global-to-Local Bridge: Act as the primary liaison between global S/4HANA transformation programs and local operational teams. Ensure that new EWM capabilities delivered by global programs are received, understood, standardized, documented, and embedded into sustained local operations.
- Integration & Orchestration: Engineer end-to-end material flows through integration with MM, SD, PP, QM and TM, and align with non-SAP interfaces where needed to ensure traceability from shop floor to distribution.
- Data Migration & Quality: Own data migration using SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit; define and govern master data including packaging specifications, warehouse organizational structures and handling units to ensure readiness and integrity.
- Stakeholder Partnership: Engage business and technology stakeholders, clarify options and trade-offs, and drive decisions that balance speed, risk and value; present designs and progress with clear, concise communication across both business and technical audiences.
- Operational Readiness & Support: Plan cutover and hypercare, establish monitoring and PPF governance, and provide knowledge transfer to sustain stable operations across multiple geographies and time zones.
- Continuous Improvement: Use metrics and user feedback to streamline processes, automate tasks and uplift inventory accuracy and throughput; champion new S/4 capabilities and best practices.
Essential Skills/Experience
- 6+ years of SAP EWM experience including 1-2 full implementation or rollout cycles covering inbound, outbound, internal movements, production staging, and physical inventory.
- S/4HANA EWM expertise — hands-on experience designing and configuring EWM on the S/4HANA platform.
- Deep configuration knowledge including POSC, LOSC, WOCR, Wave management, and Post Processing Framework (PPF) — able to both build and explain.
- Integration fluency across MM, SD, PP, QM, and TM — able to design and troubleshoot cross-module material flows.
- Master data ownership experience including packaging specifications, warehouse organizational structures, and handling unit settings.
- Technical leadership presence — demonstrated experience guiding, mentoring, or training team members on EWM topics, even without formal people management responsibility.
- Experience working within or alongside large-scale transformation programs — comfortable operating at the intersection of global delivery and local operations.
- Strong communication skills — able to translate between business stakeholders and technical teams, present designs clearly, and document standards for others to follow.
- Self-directed and resilient — comfortable with ambiguity, able to own outcomes independently, and effective under tight deadlines.
- Current on S/4HANA developments — actively keeps up with new EWM capabilities and best practices.
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Certification in SAP S/4HANA Extended Warehouse Management (or equivalent demonstrated expertise).
- Pharmaceutical or regulated supply chain experience — familiarity with GxP requirements, batch management, serialization, or quality hold processes.
- Involved in 1 full lifecycle S/4HANA greenfield implementation of Decentralized EWM.
- Experience in SAP Mobile Technologies implementations (SAP Console, ITS Mobile, iOS apps, RFID/Radio Frequency Framework).
- Knowledge of non-SAP warehouse technologies (WCS, AGV, MES, QC LIMS).
- SAP ABAP debugging capability — able to read and troubleshoot custom code.
- Experience in interface development (RFC, ALE, IDoc, Web Services).
- Worked in a hybrid environment with internal and external resources across multiple geographical locations.
- Familiarity with SAP Activate methodology, Solution Manager, JIRA, and testing tools.
- Experience with data migration using SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
Join a technology-driven community that pairs deep scientific purpose with advanced digital platforms to move medicines to patients faster. You will be empowered to take ownership, explore new ideas through hackathons and hands-on experimentation, and collaborate across unexpected teams to unlock smarter ways of working. With meaningful investment behind modern tools like S/4HANA and intelligent automation, you can scale your impact from a single site to global operations while continuing to learn and grow. We value kindness alongside ambition, and we back curiosity with the support needed to turn bold thinking into real outcomes for patients.
Date Posted
29-jul-2026
Closing Date
20-ago-2026
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
