Position: SAP Engineer MM/WM
Work Location: Florence, SC
Duration: Full-Time / Direct Hire
Job Description:
The SAP MM/WM Engineer will be responsible for hands-on warehouse management, leveraging strong SAP and Warehouse Management System (WMS) expertise with relevant SAP transaction codes to perform detailed inventory data analysis, identify dead stock and long-lead items, and collaborate with the ABB team to reduce overall inventory levels in a service center environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strong SAP MM/WM functional knowledge.
- Experience in inventory optimization, warehouse operations, and WMS systems.
- Evaluate excess, obsolete, non-moving, and slow-moving inventory.
- Establish governance for inventory aging, dead stock monitoring, and disposition workflows.
- Apply relevant SAP transaction codes, including but not limited to:
Inventory Analysis & Monitoring
- MMBE – Stock overview by material/location
- MC.9 / MC.1 – Inventory analysis and stock trends
- MB52 – List of warehouse stocks
- MB5B – Stocks for posting date (historical analysis)
- MC46 – Slow-moving items analysis
Material Movements & Adjustments
- MB1A / MIGO – Goods issue (scrapping, consumption)
- MB1B – Transfer posting (stock relocation)
- MBST – Reversal of material documents
Inventory Control & Planning
- MD04 – Stock/Requirements List
- MD07 – Stock Requirements Overview
- ME2N – Purchase Order Analysis
Obsolescence & Disposal
- Custom Z-reports (where applicable) for dead stock tracking.
- Integration with SAP FI for inventory write-offs and financial impact tracking.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Perform inventory data analysis, reporting, and validation.
- Identify root causes for excess inventory buildup, including:
- Forecast inaccuracies
- Engineering Change Notice (ECN) impacts
- Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) constraints
- Production planning inefficiencies
- Recommend improvements in:
- MRP planning parameters
- Safety stock optimization
- Procurement strategies
- Engineering change management processes
- Handle large inventory datasets and perform detailed inventory analysis.
- Work closely with Product Engineering, Sales, Product Management, Production, and Supply Chain teams.
- Good understanding of manufacturing/shop floor operations is preferred.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Customer Requirements:
- Good SAP MM/WM knowledge.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Proficiency in data creation, reporting, and validation.
- Basic understanding of manufacturing/shop floor operations (preferred).
- Ability to conduct meetings with Product Engineering, Sales, Product Management, Production, and other business stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Production Engineering, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of experience as an SAP MM/WM Engineer or SAP Warehouse Management Consultant (experience level can be adjusted).
- Experience with warehouse management, inventory optimization, and SAP WMS.
- Knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma principles is an advantage.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.