Job title: Functional Expert SAP eWM & TM (Open)
Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.
Our mission: to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.
At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers.
Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.
B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet.
Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at www.opella.com.
We are looking for a passionate and hands-on SAP Intercompany Logistics Functional Expert to join our Digital Manufacturing & Supply organization.
In this role, you will partner closely with business stakeholders across our global supply chain network and collaborate with a diverse digital team responsible for key applications such as S/4 HANA, and integrations with ERP Legacy systems .
You will play a pivotal role in translating business needs into best-in-class SAP solutions, ensuring robust, compliant, and efficient processes that support our intercompany and global supply operations.
Main Responsibilities
Functional Ownership
- Serve as the subject-matter expert for SAP S4/HANA Warehousing (eWm) and Transportation Management (TM)
- Perform functional and technical analysis, research, design, and development of functionalities, including integration with key applications, in an SAP ecosystem
- Ensure SAP solutions follow company standards, industry best practices, and GxP requirements where applicable.
Business Partnering
- Collaborate with plant teams and global logistics CoE stakeholders to understand business needs.
- Develop a solid understanding of Opella business processes and strategy through collaboration and regular engagement with key users and process owners
- Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, break high-level requirements into details, and distinguish user requests from underlying needs, translating these into documented solutions
Integration & Collaboration
- Work closely with colleagues responsible for external procurement, quality management, manufacturing and customer service to ensure coherent end-to-end processes.
- Support cross-functional design and troubleshooting in integrated scenarios (e.g.site logistics operations, inbound and outbound flows).
- Support development team with the resolution of blocking issues and interdependencies, and provide design guidance
- Collaborate with other functional experts and business analysts to ensure end-to-end process integration and consistency, ensuring coverage of operational, statutory, and legal requirements.
- Collaborate with the development team to develop, configure, and implement the solution as per the product development standards to meet business requirements
Project Delivery & Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to global and site-level implementation projects, upgrades, and template rollouts.
- Review and challenge proposals from external system integrators to secure adherence to Opella standards and alignment with business requirements while ensuring scalability and maintainability.
Support and Incident Management
- Provide Level 3 expert support for intercompany topics
- Collaborate with technical teams (ABAP, Basis, security) and external partners when required.
- Ensure issues are resolved with the right balance of speed, quality, and sustainability.
About you
8+ years doing ERP delivery in a business-oriented context, preferably in an FMCG global company
About eWM
- Deep knowledge of S/4HANA Embedded EWM
- Configuration of inbound, outbound, internal warehouse processes
- Expertise in Storage Control (layout‑ and process‑oriented)
- Mastery of Warehouse Order Creation Rules (WOCR) and Wave Management
- Advanced understanding of Resource Management, RF Framework, and queue management
- Strong experience with Warehouse Layout design (structures, activity areas, work centers)
- Handling Unit Management (HUM), Packaging Specifications, Cartonization
- Integration with Production Supply (PMR, staging methods, JIT/JIS)
- Physical Inventory processes and optimization
- Labor Management configuration and performance reporting
- EWM‑specific monitoring tools and KPI dashboards
- Integration experience with RF devices, automation systems, material handling equipment (MFS)
- Strong knowledge of EWM–ERP integration via CIF / qRFC / IDocs
About TM
- Deep understanding of Basic Shipping, Advanced Shipping, and Advanced TM
- Freight Order / Freight Unit building rules and optimization
- Transportation Networks: locations, zones, lanes, schedules
- Carrier selection, tendering, subcontracting, and collaboration portal setup
- Charge Management: rate tables, calculation sheets, conditions, formulas
- Planning tools: Transportation Cockpit, VSR Optimizer
- Mastery of Load Planning, Packing, Dock Appointment Scheduling
- Integration with EWM, SD, MM, PP, and Finance for freight cost posting
- Knowledge on application integrations
- Solid configuration experience, ability to determine when to use configuration vs. code, as well as good troubleshooting skills
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications and design documents, support the construction of efforts and cost estimates, and manage delivery of the desired functionality
- Able to work on complex problems under pressure and deadlines
- Project management experience; continuous improvement skills and mindset
- Experience with multi-geography, multi-tier service design and management
- Deep understanding of Application and technology Architecture
- Understanding of roles and authorization objects concept is a plus.
- Knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA and Fiori is important
- Knowledge of agile ways of working is a plus
- Autonomous and Results-driven
- Strong appetite to learn and discover
- Successful teamwork experiences
- Adaptable and open to change
- Company-first mindset: able to put the interests of the company before their own
- Strong analytical skills: able to work independently, and to frame and formalize problem statements and formulate good solution proposals clearly and concisely
- Role model our 4 values: All in.Together, Courageous, Outcome-obsessed, Radically Simple
Why us?
At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.
We Are Challengers.
We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:
All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.
Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.
Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.
Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.
Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.
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