Key Responsibilities
SAP Production Planning (PP)
- Design, configure, and implement SAP Production Planning solutions.
- Configure and support:
- Material Master
- Bill of Materials (BOM)
- Routings
- Production Versions
- Work Centers
- Production Orders
- Process Orders
- Repetitive Manufacturing
- Configure and optimize MRP Live and Classic MRP.
- Support Demand Management and Long-Term Planning.
- Optimize production scheduling and capacity planning.
- Support Engineering Change Management (ECM).
- Improve manufacturing efficiency using SAP best practices.
ATP / Advanced ATP (aATP)
- Configure and optimize SAP ATP/aATP functionality.
- Design and implement:
- Product Availability Check
- Alternative-Based Confirmation (ABC)
- Backorder Processing (BOP)
- Product Allocation (PAL)
- Release for Delivery
- Improve order confirmation accuracy and customer delivery commitments.
- Collaborate with Sales, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing teams to optimize order fulfillment.
SAP Materials Management (MM)
- Procurement
- Purchasing
- Inventory Management
- Goods Receipt/Goods Issue
- Stock Transfers
- Physical Inventory
- Vendor Master
- Material Valuation
- Optimize inventory levels and material availability.
- Collaborate with warehouse and logistics teams to streamline material flow.
Integration Responsibilities
Design and support integration between SAP PP and:
- SAP MM
- SAP SD
- SAP EWM
- SAP WM
- SAP QM
- SAP PM
- SAP TM
- SAP IBP (preferred)
- MES systems
- SAP BTP Integration Suite
- SAP PI/PO
- APIs, IDocs, and OData services
Business Process Improvement
- Analyze current manufacturing processes and recommend SAP best practices.
- Improve production planning accuracy.
- Optimize inventory management and material flow.
- Reduce manufacturing cycle time.
- Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for process automation.
Project Responsibilities
- Lead SAP S/4HANA implementation and transformation projects.
- Conduct business process workshops.
- Gather and document business requirements.
- Prepare Functional Specifications.
- Review Technical Specifications.
- Support:
- Unit Testing
- System Integration Testing (SIT)
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Execute cutover planning and go-live activities.
- Provide Hypercare and Production Support.
Required Skills
SAP Functional Expertise
- SAP S/4HANA Production Planning (PP)
- SAP Materials Management (MM)
- SAP ATP / Advanced ATP (aATP)
- MRP Live
- Production Orders
- Capacity Planning
- Demand Management
- Production Scheduling
Integration Knowledge
Experience integrating SAP PP with:
- SAP SD
- SAP MM
- SAP EWM
- SAP WM
- SAP QM
- SAP PM
- SAP TM
- SAP IBP
- SAP BTP Integration Suite
- SAP PI/PO
- APIs
- IDocs
- OData
Required Experience
- 20+ years of SAP PP/MM experience.
- 3+ full lifecycle SAP implementation projects.
- 2+ SAP S/4HANA implementation or migration projects.
- Experience with SAP ATP/aATP.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing and supply chain processes.
- Experience in High-Tech, Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Automotive, or Industrial Manufacturing industries.
Preferred Qualifications
- SAP S/4HANA Certification
- SAP PP Certification
- SAP MM Certification
- Experience with SAP IBP
- Experience with SAP Digital Manufacturing (DM)
- Knowledge of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong stakeholder management.
- Ability to lead cross-functional workshops.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience managing global teams.
- Ability to mentor junior consultants and functional analysts.
- Strong leadership and decision-making skills.