SAP Functional Architect Plan-to-Produce (PTP)
The SAP Functional Architect Plan-to-Produce (PTP) is responsible for leading the functional architecture and design of SAP manufacturing planning and execution processes within SAP S/4HANA. This role drives end-to-end production workflows including demand planning, MRP, production execution, capacity planning, and shop floor operations while ensuring scalable, high-performing, and clean-core compliant SAP solutions.
The Architect partners closely with Product Owners, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into standardized SAP PP/PTP solutions that support multi-plant manufacturing operations. This role also ensures strong governance across master data, integrations, testing, deployment, and hypercare activities.
Key Responsibilities
SAP PTP Architecture & Strategy
- Own the SAP Plan-to-Produce (PTP) target-state architecture across all manufacturing plants including MTS, MTO, ETO, and repetitive manufacturing environments.
- Define and govern SAP PP standards, process variants, production models, and planning frameworks.
- Enforce Clean Core principles using standard SAP functionality and side-by-side extensions only when necessary.
- Define reference architectures for:
- Production Orders
- Process Orders
- Repetitive Manufacturing
- Kanban
- Confirmations and Backflush processing
- Establish non-functional requirements (NFRs) including:
- MRP runtime performance
- Posting latency
- Job concurrency
- Logging and monitoring standards
- Error handling and operational support
Master Data Governance
- Govern manufacturing master data including:
- BOMs
- Routings
- Work Centers
- Production Versions
- Standardize planning parameters such as:
- Lot sizing
- Safety stock
- Lead times
- Scheduling margins
- Planning strategies
- Define material master governance rules aligned with PTC, OTC, and RTP processes.
Integration & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Design integration architecture across SAP domains including OTC, RTP, PTC, and CPQ.
- Define integration contracts including:
- APIs
- IDocs
- Mapping logic
- Sequencing
- Error handling
- Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize initiatives that improve:
- Throughput
- Yield
- Schedule adherence
- Capacity utilization
Security, Compliance & Controls
- Define SAP security and authorization models for planners, schedulers, operators, and supervisors.
- Ensure segregation of duties (SoD) between master data governance and execution activities.
- Ensure auditability and traceability for:
- Order changes
- Confirmations
- Yield and scrap transactions
- BOM and Routing updates
Testing & Quality Assurance
- Define end-to-end business process testing scenarios including:
- Demand Planning
- MRP
- Goods Issue
- Confirmations
- Goods Receipt
- QM integration
- FI/CO postings
- Support SIT, UAT, regression testing, and automation initiatives.
- Develop test scripts covering:
- High-volume manufacturing
- Capacity constraints
- Material shortages
- Substitutions
- Partial production scenarios
Cutover, Deployment & Hypercare
- Lead cutover planning and production readiness activities.
- Establish mock MRP runs, pilot order validation, and stock adjustment procedures.
- Define hypercare KPIs and stabilization metrics.
- Drive root cause analysis and permanent issue resolution.
Key Deliverables
Architecture & Design
- End-to-end SAP PTP process architecture
- SAP Target State Design documentation
- Functional Blueprint documents
- Cross-functional integration architecture
- Non-functional requirements documentation
WRICEF & Solution Design
- WRICEF inventory and complexity assessments
- Functional specifications
- Prototype configurations and demo validation materials
Master Data
- Manufacturing master data standards
- Conversion mapping support
- Cutover and data load requirements
Testing & Deployment
- E2E scenario catalogs
- SIT/UAT scripts and acceptance criteria
- Regression test packs
- Cutover readiness documentation
- Hypercare playbooks and issue triage procedures
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline
- 1015 years of SAP PP/PTP experience in SAP S/4HANA environments
- Strong expertise in:
- MRP
- Production Planning
- Production Execution
- Capacity Planning
- Experience with:
- Multi-plant manufacturing operations
- Capacity leveling and bottleneck analysis
- Manufacturing master data governance
- MTS, MTO, ETO, and repetitive manufacturing
- Strong understanding of SAP Clean Core principles and SAP BTP extension strategies
- Experience reviewing WRICEF objects including custom production reporting and MRP enhancements
- Experience supporting UAT, cutover, deployment, and hypercare activities
- Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to mentor functional analysts and support CoE maturity initiatives
Preferred Qualifications
- SAP PP Certification
- Experience in manufacturing or distribution industries
- Experience with variant configuration and advanced planning tools
- Exposure to make-to-order and variant-driven production environments