SAP Production Planning (PP) Consultant

About the role

We are seeking a Senior SAP Production Planning (PP) Consultant to support a complex SAP carve-out initiative. This role will provide architectural leadership and hands-on functional expertise to assess, remediate, and optimize production planning processes impacted by the carve-out.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional architecture and solution design efforts for SAP Production Planning processes within a carve-out environment.
• Assess existing SAP PP configurations and business processes to identify remediation requirements.
• Configure and support SAP Production Planning functionality, including:
  • Production Planning
  • Production Order Management
  • Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
  • Capacity Planning
  • Shop Floor Control
  • Production Execution
• Analyze and resolve process and system issues resulting from organizational, master data, and system separation activities.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, manufacturing teams, finance teams, and technical resources to develop and implement solutions.
• Support integration points between Production Planning, Materials Management (MM), Inventory Management, and Cost Accounting.
• Provide expertise in manufacturing costing impacts and process optimization.
• Support testing activities, defect resolution, cutover planning, and post-go-live stabilization.
• Develop functional specifications, process documentation, and solution design documents.
• Provide best practice recommendations and functional leadership throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of SAP functional consulting experience with a focus on Production Planning and manufacturing processes.
• Deep hands-on experience with SAP PP configuration and support.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Production Planning
  • Production Orders
  • Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
  • Manufacturing Operations
  • Capacity Planning
  • Cost Accounting
• Experience supporting SAP carve-outs, divestitures, acquisitions, or large-scale SAP transformation initiatives.
• Ability to perform both solution architecture and hands-on configuration activities.
• Experience gathering business requirements and facilitating functional workshops.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.