SAP Production Planning Analyst

About the role

We are looking for an SAP Analyst to support the Supply Chain, Planning and Manufacturing functional areas. The Analyst will join the SAP Center of Excellence (COE) and support the implementation, deployment and continuous improvement of SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing and Production Planning capabilities, including demand planning integration where applicable. The role will involve technical configuration, data readiness, testing, business process improvements, hyper care and supporting end-users.

This role is subject to Export Control Restrictions (ITAR) and all applicants must be a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee.

Responsibilities

• Support SAP S/4HANA implementation projects, post-go-live support and assist with all aspects of SAP Planning and Manufacturing.
• Perform end-to-end testing and validation (Integration/UAT), including issue analysis, retesting, and business scenario simulations.
• Plan and execute cutover tasks (Testing, data readiness, issue resolution).
• Monitor and distribute customer tickets and help to fulfill Service Level Agreements.
• Lead or co-lead small to medium size initiatives/projects.
• Recommend and communicate modifications to improve, standardize and simplify to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Work with end-users to support their SAP system use.
• Extensively work on data cleansing, data conversion, preparation of user documentation, testing coordination, and user training.
• Take ownership of technical issues.

Qualifications

• Required competencies: Strong communication skills, self-starter, ability to work independently and within a team, focused on deadlines and achieving goals, highly flexible with ability to work and handle uncertainty in rapidly changing environments, demonstrates leadership aptitude, learning agility, and adaptability, high attention to detail.
• Availability: Full-time employment, availability for business travel.
• Work experience: Ability to work in a matrix organization and multicultural team, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, customer and quality focus, ready for continuous learning and improvement, professionalism and team spirit, excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience in leading initiatives/projects.
• Preferred experience: Experience with SAP PP/DS, working knowledge of demand planning and manufacturing, ability to relocate and/or travel based on job need, prior programming or project management experience, knowledge/understanding of business processes in Supply Chain, Planning, and Manufacturing functional areas.
• Education: Recent graduate with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Engineering, or other manufacturing-relevant disciplines.
• Experience: 5+ years related IT experience and 5+ years SAP experience.
• Certifications preferred: ITIL, Project Management, SAP relevant.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans with optional financial protection layers.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) and 401(k) program with company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) on the HDHP plan.
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions.
• Corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• On-demand training program, access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months of tenure, certification discounts and other perks through associations such as CompTIA and IIBA.
• Dedicated customer service team for Consultants, plus a certified Career Coach.