SAP WM & EWM Functional Engineer

About Signify

Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.

At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals. Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.

Join us, and together, we’ll transform our industry, making a lasting difference for brighter lives and a better world.

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This is an exciting job opportunity for you as a SAP WM & EWM Functional Engineer based in Panama with Signify, the world leader in lighting.

Signify is amid the design, build and deployment of a global greenfield S/4HANA solution. To support the deployment and ensure stable operations and continuous optimization, we are establishing a global application maintenance organization.

The SAP EWM Functional Engineer is responsible for supporting the S/4 HANA deployments and specifically driving the optimization of SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) and broader SCM solutions in a post go-live application maintenance environment. Concurrently, you will safeguard business continuity by supporting legacy SAP ECC (WM) architectures during the interim transitional stages. Operating within a global footprint, you will collaborate closely with a global team and works closely with business stakeholders, strategic partners, and cross-functional teams to ensure stable, compliant, and highly efficient digital warehouse operations worldwide, with a sharp focus on advanced functional support, system stability, and comprehensive issue resolution across both legacy and next-generation platforms.

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• Support Warehouse Management and Supply Chain Business Process Owners, key users and project teams in maintaining SAP WM & EWM solutions aligned to the global template.
• Provide expert functional support across core WM and EWM processes including Inbound/Outbound Processing, RF Framework, Warehouse Task/Order management, Internal Warehouse Movements, Physical Inventory, and Yard Management.
• Manage specialized EWM functions such as Slotting, Wave Management, and Production Integration. Provide end-to-end functional support in an AMS environment including incident management, service requests, defect resolution and root cause analysis in line with agreed service levels.
• Conduct impact analysis and testing to support quality delivery of warehouse-specific changes and enhancements.
• Support WM & EWM processes with strong integration across Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Reporting domains. Monitor warehouse system performance, operational issues and user feedback to ensure stable and efficient day-to-day warehouse operations.
• Support critical warehouse cycles including peak season fulfilment, inventory counting, and year-end close, ensuring continuity and timely issue resolution. Provide user support, functional guidance and knowledge sharing to enable consistent adoption of WM & EWM best practices.

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• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferably in Engineering, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management or a related field.
• Significant hands-on experience in SAP WM and EWM implementation and support.
• Strong functional understanding of EWM-specific processes including Deconsolidation, Kitting, Shipping Cockpit, and Mobile Data Entry (RF).
• Experience working in a global application maintenance support or production support environment including stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience in WM & EWM system enhancements, incident resolution, problem management, testing and delivery of supportable business solutions.
• Experience supporting critical warehouse operations including period-end inventory reconciliations.
• Good understanding of integration points with adjacent business domains and SAP modules (MM, SD, PP, FI).
• Good understanding of Agile / Scrum ways of working and service management practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• SAP certification in EWM is highly advantageous.
• Ability to work effectively in a global, complex and highly integrated business environment.

Everything we’ll do for you

You can grow a lasting career here. We’ll encourage you, support you, and challenge you. We’ll help you learn and progress in a way that’s right for you, with coaching and mentoring along the way. We’ll listen to you too, because we see and value every one of our 27,000+ people. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a full spectrum of bright ideas. With a global workforce present in 70+ countries, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued, helping us all achieve more together.

Come join us, and together we can light up the future.

About Us

We are Signify, the new company name of Philips Lighting, and we light up the world! Our purpose is to unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world.

We’re committed to the continuous development of our employees, using our learning to shape the future of light and create a sustainable future. Join the undisputed leader in the lighting industry and be part of our diverse global team. #WeAreSignify #SignifyLife

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