SAP PP/QM

Senior SAP PP/QM Technical Specialist Location: Raritan, New Jersey Work Setting: Onsite Experience: 8 12 years of SAP experience / 11+ years overall Position Type: Associate Job Summary We are seeking a Senior SAP Technical Specialist with strong functional expertise in SAP Production Planning (PP), Quality Management (QM), and Plant Maintenance (PM). The role will lead Tier-2/3 SAP functional support for MAKE business processes, own production incident and change resolution, ensure knowledge transfer, and drive continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have strong functional configuration skills, hands-on process knowledge, and cross-module integration experience in SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA. Key Responsibilities Lead the IT Application team providing S/4HANA functional support for business teams on production issues within Production Planning and Execution, Quality Management, and Plant Maintenance.Work closely with business stakeholders and operations to understand requirements and resolve issues.Provide functional expertise in troubleshooting support incidents and service requests while ensuring resolutions meet defined SLAs.Coordinate with business, product, development, integration, and Basis teams to resolve complex issues.Monitor application and integration errors and maintain strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA messaging and AIF monitoring frameworks.Proactively detect, triage, and route application and integration issues.Review developed solutions and incoming enhancements before production deployment.Ensure support teams receive continuous knowledge transfer and maintain updated runbooks.Mentor and coach junior consultants.Organize formal knowledge-transfer sessions and maintain the knowledge base.Drive root-cause analysis (RCA) and permanent fixes for recurring issues.Track and report problem-management actions and continuous improvement initiatives.Maintain oversight of change and transport processes.Ensure appropriate rollback and mitigation plans are established for production risks.Participate in workshops and prepare and review functional specifications.Guide technical teams on functional design and conversion of business requirements into solutions.Lead or support system testing, UAT, cutover, go-live, and hypercare activities. Required Qualifications 8 12 years of SAP experience with 3+ full-cycle implementations in PP, QM, and PM.Proven hands-on SAP production support experience.Strong experience in at least two of the following functional areas:Production Planning (PP)Quality Management (QM)Plant Maintenance (PM)Deep understanding of the production order lifecycle, including:Order typesNumber rangesRelease and confirmation profilesSettlement rulesMaterial masterMRP and Work SchedulingBills of Material (BOMs)RoutingsProduction versionsMRP typesLot sizingPlanning strategiesMRP LiveExperience integrating SAP with MM, QM, FI/CO, EWM, and MES.Understanding of procurement, inspection lots, usage decisions, settlement postings, and common interfaces.Experience troubleshooting production issues and analyzing MD04 and MRP logs.Experience with incident triage, root-cause analysis, problem management, and SLA-driven application support.Practical understanding of integration points with MM, SD, and FICO.Experience working with API interfaces and other internal and external applications.Strong client-facing communication and leadership skills.Ability to coordinate effectively across business and technical stakeholders. Nice-to-Have Qualifications Exposure to or experience with SAP Fiori applications.Knowledge of Clean Core implementation approaches.Experience with SAP Solution Manager, ChaRM, or other ALM tools.Knowledge of ITIL practices.Familiarity with other cross-functional SAP areas.Experience working closely with SAP development teams.Experience with S/4HANA conversions and migrations.Knowledge of embedded analytics, CDS views, and S/4HANA reporting.Understanding of ABAP debugging and ability to read logs and traces.Experience with automated testing and test-case management tools such as Jira X-Ray, Worksoft, or HP ALM. Education Bachelor of Technology / Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent. Primary Skills SAP S/4HANASAP PP Production PlanningSAP QM Quality ManagementSAP PM Plant MaintenanceSAP Functional ConfigurationSAP Production SupportSAP PP/QM/PM IntegrationMRP / MRP LiveProduction Order ManagementIncident & Problem Management Secondary Skills SAP MM / SD / FICOEWM / MES IntegrationSAP AIFSAP FioriClean CoreSAP Solution Manager / ChaRMITILS/4HANA Migration & ConversionCDS Views / Embedded AnalyticsABAP DebuggingAPI InterfacesUAT / Cutover / Go-Live / HypercareJira X-Ray / Worksoft / HP ALM