SAP EHS, Product Compliance, & Sustainability Principal Consultant
ERM is seeking a Principal Consultant to join our Digital Services team. This role will lead in digital transformation projects, ensuring successful implementation of all life cycle stages of project execution; provide support and enhancement to SAP platforms and solutions as required to meet the overall business objectives of clients. The MC will manage the full project lifecycle and deliver measurable client outcomes aligned with ERM’s sustainability vision.
This is a client-facing consulting role, requiring strong communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.
Must Have Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or Chemical / Environmental Engineering / Science.
- Strong chemistry and Product Stewardship / compliance knowledge and experience
- Experience with a minimum of six full life-cycle implementations including all phases
- 6 to 8 years’ experience – consulting and/or industry; consulting project sales experience a must
- >= 4 Full Cycle SAP Product Compliance deployments – ECC and/or S/4HANA – including all phases such as planning, defining requirements, design, build, test, and deployment
- Strong Chemical / Pharmaceutical business and market knowledge
- Strong SAP technical knowledge of specification database, materials management materials master & procurement, Logistics shipping & delivery, customer master and overall SAP landscape functionality & integration
- Strong business process knowledge – Product Stewardship / Product Compliance, P2P, OTC, and Manufacturing
- SME in Specification database / Substance Data Model, SDS authoring/distribution, DG classification/checks, GLM, Global product compliance / SVT including checks, and Discrete Product Compliance SPRC
- Commercial acumen and drive – track record of customer relations, business development and proposal management
- Project delivery skills – track record of technical delivery success to scope and budget
- Track record of proposal preparation experience – Strong writing & estimating skills required
- Rich personal contact network expected – industry EHS&S contacts, SAP & Partner ecosphere, consultant community
- Self-motivated and driven
- People skills – project staff leadership, client stakeholder engagement, client leadership relationship
Nice to Have Qualifications:
- Project Management certifications
- Strong Manufacturing – High Tech and Hard Goods - business and market knowledge
- SAP EHS Product Compliance Architecture skills – WWI / GenPC, Expert, OCC / ADM / Cloud Loader
- SAP EHS Product Compliance Content SME – 3E ERC+, SPRC Content Yordis/Opesus and/or CDX/SAP
- SAP technical skills (ABAP, BTP, iDoc, ALE, APIs, etc.) and certifications
- SAP Product Compliance Adjacencies technical skills / experience – GTS, PLM, Sustainability Suite (SCT, SFM, RD&P)
- SME in global product compliance regulatory requirements
- SAP EHS&S adjacency experience desired (e.g., Supply Chain, PLM, Material Management, warehouse management, SD Logistics, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Lead opportunity development sales team on RFP preparation with the scope of work, level of effort estimation, timeline plan and high-level project plan.
- Define and lead sales campaigns – platform, business requirement, solution based
- Lead collateral content development and webinar preparation / delivery
- Lead pre-sale solution demos
- Evaluate EHS PS software systems available on the market, including assisting clients with system requirements and system selection. Provide advice on different EHS PS software systems in response to specific data, organizational and operational requirements.
- Interact with clients on a routine basis to gather requirements and develop a full understanding of various business scenarios in order to assist with the development of appropriate proposals.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of SAP methodology, principles, theories, concepts and techniques.
- Engage in all life cycle stages of project execution; provide support and enhancement to SAP platforms and solutions as required to meet the overall business objectives of clients.
- Analyze user requirements, prepare requirements document, as-is & to-be processes and identify gaps.
- Prepare for and lead project Blueprinting sessions with customer stakeholders to gather and document effective business requirements and translates requirements into functional and technical design specification documents.
- Design processes to meet requirements and prepare functional specifications.
- Facilitate management of change issues with the adoption of new information systems.
- Collaborate with clients to develop/refine implementation strategy and on-going testing needs.
- Prepare test plans, conduct testing validation, and support user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Implement SAP EHS Product Compliance software solutions such as SAP for clients worldwide. Assist with SAP system configuration, integration, training, rollout, support, maintenance, and improvements.
- Lead consultant teams that configure/deploy SAP EHS Product Compliance solutions; specific activities include publishing system design documents, configuring components within the solution, analyzing/migrating data, and specifying custom reports/dashboards and automated interfaces.
- Provide knowledge transfer enablement through formal documentation and end-user training. Engage in system support and training documentation teams, prepare and present training to internal consultants and client system users.
Who We Are:
As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.
At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.
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ERM is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive, it’s an essential part of what makes ERM a great place to build a career and helps us create better solutions for our clients.
We welcome talent from all backgrounds and provide equal opportunities for every candidate. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or need accommodations during the selection process, we’re here to support you. Our commitment doesn’t stop at hiring. Once you join us, we’ll ensure you have the tools, support, and adjustments needed to succeed and feel a true sense of belonging. Learn more about our Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIB) efforts by visiting our website or exploring our 2025 Sustainability Report..
