SAP WM Consultant
Remote
Experience : 14+ Years
MSP Supplier/Recruiter Reference Guide - What to Seek in Candidates
SAP Warehouse Management (WM) Functional Expertise:
Look for candidates with strong hands-on SAP Warehouse Management (WM) functional
consulting experience supporting warehouse operations, inventory management,
receiving, storage, and material movement processes. Candidates should demonstrate the
ability to translate business requirements into SAP WM solutions through configuration,
testing, process improvement, and implementation support rather than focusing primarily
on custom development or technical programming.
Full Lifecycle Implementation Experience:
Prioritize candidates with a proven track record of successfully delivering at least two to
three end-to-end SAP WM implementations. Candidates should be able to clearly
articulate their involvement across the full project lifecycle, including requirements
gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, user support, go-live activities, and post-
production stabilization. Consistency and depth of implementation experience are more
important than the total number of projects completed.
Business Process & Solution Design Capability:
Seek candidates who can effectively partner with business stakeholders to understand
operational requirements and recommend practical SAP WM solutions. Strong candidates
will possess experience evaluating warehouse processes, documenting requirements,
supporting solution design decisions, and ensuring system configurations align with
business objectives.
Testing, Troubleshooting & Support:
Look for candidates with experience leading or supporting system testing, user acceptance
testing (UAT), issue resolution, and production support activities. Candidates should be
comfortable identifying process gaps, troubleshooting functional issues, coordinating
resolutions, and helping ensure stable warehouse operations during implementation and
support phases.
Knowledge Transfer & Mentorship:
The hiring manager is seeking an experienced consultant who can guide and support
internal resources while providing practical SAP WM expertise. Prior experience mentoring
users, transferring knowledge, assisting with user adoption, or serving as a trusted advisor
to business and technical teams is highly valued.
Industry Experience:
Candidates with food manufacturing, food processing, or broader food supply chain
experience are strongly preferred. Experience supporting SAP WM environments within
large manufacturing or distribution organizations is particularly relevant.
Target candidates who can communicate effectively across business and technical teams.
Successful consultants will be able to explain SAP WM processes, provide implementation
guidance, support decision-making, and collaborate with stakeholders throughout the
project lifecycle.
Practical Focus:
Emphasize execution-oriented SAP WM consultants who can quickly contribute to an
active implementation environment. The ideal candidate combines strong functional SAP
WM knowledge with practical implementation experience, troubleshooting capability, and
the ability to guide internal team members. While technical knowledge is beneficial, this
role is not focused on heavy ABAP development or custom programming.
Supplier Submittal Summary Guidance
Supplier summaries should clearly address the following:
Total years of SAP Warehouse Management (WM) experience.
Number of completed end-to-end SAP WM implementations and the candidate's
responsibilities within each.
Specific experience with requirements gathering, solution design, configuration,
testing, go-live, and production support.
Examples of warehouse processes supported (inventory management, receiving,
storage, material movement, etc.).
Experience mentoring, training, or guiding business users and internal team
members.
Relevant food manufacturing, food processing, supply chain, or distribution
industry experience.
Any previous Cargill experience or experience supporting similar enterprise
environments.
Availability and ability to contribute immediately to an active implementation effort.
