SAP EAM Functional Lead - SAP S/4HANA

SAP EAM Functional Lead - SAP S/4HANA | Aerospace & Defense

Location: Remote, United States

Pay Rate- USD 90-100/hr

Experience: 12+ years of relevant SAP EAM / Plant Maintenance consulting experience

Industry: Aerospace & Defense (A&D), aviation, defense manufacturing, or MRO

Job Summary

We are seeking a senior SAP EAM Functional Lead to lead end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Asset Management and Plant Maintenance implementations for complex Aerospace & Defense environments. This role requires deep functional configuration expertise, strong Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) process knowledge, and the ability to translate operational and regulatory requirements into scalable SAP solutions.

The successful candidate will lead solution design, client workshops, configuration, integration, testing, and functional delivery while coordinating cross-functional teams and advising client stakeholders. Experience with defense sustainment, fleet maintenance, serialized equipment, configuration control, and compliance-driven asset tracking is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design and Functional Delivery

• Lead SAP S/4HANA EAM / Plant Maintenance implementations, enhancements, deployments, upgrades, rollouts, and support activities.

• Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions, fit-gap assessments, and fit-to-standard workshops.

• Translate business requirements into functional designs, solution blueprints, configuration documentation, and functional specifications.

• Configure SAP EAM processes and oversee unit testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), defect resolution, and deployment readiness.

• Apply SAP best practices to address complex maintenance, asset management, and MRO requirements.

• Drive solution decisions that support maintainability, operational efficiency, compliance, and business objectives.

SAP EAM Configuration

• Configure and support EAM master data, including functional locations, equipment, bills of material, task lists, work centers, measurement points, counters, and maintenance plans.

• Configure time-based and counter-based preventive maintenance, maintenance strategies, scheduling parameters, call horizons, and cycle tolerances.

• Design and support maintenance notifications, status profiles, damage and cause codes, activity catalogs, and failure-analysis processes.

• Configure maintenance work orders, order types, operations, confirmations, settlement rules, partner functions, and maintenance workflows.

• Support component refurbishment, repairable spares, overhaul, and end-to-end MRO processes.

• Implement or support mobile maintenance solutions, including SAP Service and Asset Manager, where applicable.

Aerospace & Defense and MRO Processes

• Translate A&D operational requirements into SAP EAM solutions covering depot-level and line maintenance, fleet maintenance, and complex equipment servicing.

• Support serialized equipment, configuration control, defense sustainment, overhaul, refurbishment, and compliance-driven asset tracking.

• Address government-owned and customer-owned property management, unique item identification (UID), traceability, and audit-readiness requirements where applicable.

• Support maintenance operations in regulated environments and account for applicable customer, contractual, and industry compliance requirements.

SAP Fiori and User Experience

• Configure and support SAP Fiori launchpad content, role-based access, and EAM applications aligned with maintenance planner, maintenance technician, and resource scheduling processes.

• Work with business and security teams to align application access with operational roles and responsibilities.

Integration and Enterprise Architecture

• Lead or coordinate SAP EAM integration with:

• MM: Spare parts, reservations, procurement, and MRO stockroom processes.

• QM: Quality inspections and quality-related processes.

• PP: Production and maintenance coordination.

• SD and FI/CO: Service-related processes, cost allocation, settlement, and financial accounting.

• WM/EWM: Warehouse operations and spare-parts management.

• PS: Capital projects and project-related asset activities.

• PLM and engineering systems: Product structures, engineering data, and CAD-related integration where applicable.

• Coordinate with technical and integration teams working on defense logistics systems, third-party MRO tools, and engineering platforms.

Intelligent Asset Management

• Apply relevant SAP Intelligent Asset Management capabilities to maintenance and asset performance use cases.

• Support condition-based and predictive maintenance initiatives involving asset performance, reliability, risk, and criticality assessments.

• Provide functional input for SAP Asset Performance Management (APM), SAP Asset Intelligence Network (AIN), and related asset collaboration capabilities where required.

• Assess opportunities for IoT-enabled maintenance and reliability improvements.

Leadership and Stakeholder Management

• Lead and mentor SAP EAM functional team members and coordinate work across related SAP workstreams.

• Serve as a primary functional point of contact for client stakeholders, including senior business and technology leaders.

• Manage scope, delivery priorities, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.

• Drive cross-functional collaboration, knowledge sharing, solution reuse, and continuous improvement.

• Support project planning, release readiness, deployment, cutover, and post-go-live stabilization.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant SAP EAM / Plant Maintenance consulting experience.

• Demonstrated hands-on SAP S/4HANA EAM / PM configuration expertise.

• Experience leading or delivering end-to-end SAP EAM implementations; the target profile should demonstrate at least six full lifecycle implementations.

• Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, preventive maintenance, notifications, work orders, equipment and functional-location master data, and MRO processes.

• Demonstrated Aerospace & Defense experience, including relevant fleet maintenance, sustainment, overhaul, or regulated asset management processes.

• Strong understanding of SAP EAM integration with MM, QM, PP, FI/CO, and relevant logistics or engineering systems.

• Experience facilitating client workshops, gathering requirements, preparing functional designs, and leading testing and deployment activities.

• Proven ability to lead functional teams and engage directly with business stakeholders.

• Ability to work remotely with client teams and support project delivery commitments.

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