Job Title: SAP EAM Functional Consultant
Engagement Type: Contract-to-Hire/Contract
Location: Houston, TX
Position: (Must be willing to work 4 days a week onsite in downtown, Houston)
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced SAP EAM Functional Consultant to lead and support enterprise-wide SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) initiatives. This role will be responsible for end-to-end functional design, configuration, and implementation of SAP EAM solutions, with a strong focus on Plant Maintenance (PM/SM) and Project Systems (PS). The consultant will act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, bridging business requirements with SAP best practices and emerging technologies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provide hands-on functional design, configuration, and implementation expertise in SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), including PM/SM and PS modules.
Lead and support full lifecycle SAP EAM implementations, encompassing:
Business requirements gathering
Business workshops and gap analysis
Blueprinting and solution design
System configuration and customization
Testing (unit, integration, UAT)
Cutover planning, data migration, and go-live
End-user training and post go-live support
Assess current-state business processes, identify gaps and improvement opportunities, and define future-state EAM solutions aligned with business objectives.
Translate detailed business requirements into comprehensive functional and system design documents, ensuring accurate and efficient SAP configuration.
Capture business capability requirements, functional requirements, and service-level expectations, and develop SAP EAM solutions aligned to a business-IT roadmap supporting long-term strategic goals.
Collaborate with EAM architects and leadership to identify opportunities for emerging technologies and advise stakeholders on the impact of new technologies on existing systems and processes.
Ensure business and functional requirements are fully traceable and maintained throughout the development and configuration lifecycle.
Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders, vendors, project management, and technical teams to resolve issues, clarify requirements, and manage solution changes.
Guide and validate complex fit/gap analyses, ensuring deviations from standard SAP functionality are well-justified, value-driven, and aligned with business needs.
Manage engagement risk and economics, including planning, budgeting, deliverable definition, and stakeholder buy-in for proposed solutions.
Provide consulting services for both new SAP EAM implementations and existing SAP support/enhancement projects.
Deliver ad-hoc user training, knowledge transfer, and functional support as required.
Work independently with minimal supervision and act as a subject matter expert and mentor to junior team members when needed.
Required Qualifications and Experience
10+ years of hands-on experience designing, configuring, testing, implementing, and supporting Enterprise Asset Management solutions, preferably SAP EAM.
Proven experience with at least two (2) full-cycle SAP implementations (greenfield and/or brownfield).
Experience integrating newly acquired or merged entities into existing SAP platforms.
Strong understanding of modern SAP implementation methodologies and technology patterns.
Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA EAM.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated ability to influence decision-making and drive consensus across business and IT teams.
Flexible work from home options available.