SAP - Production Planning - PP - Discrete Manufacturing - Manager - Consulting - Location OPEN

About the role

The opportunity is to join our Technical Consulting team, specializing in SAP Manufacturing within the Core Supply Chain capability. You will collaborate with clients and internal teams, leveraging your expertise in SAP technology to drive improved outcomes and sustainable results.

Responsibilities

• Lead workstream delivery and ensure effective management of processes and solutions.
• Track deliverable completion and project status, ensuring alignment with performance objectives.
• Actively participate in client working sessions, leading workstreams from planning through execution and closure.
• Lead and design workshops in the manufacturing space, gathering requirements and recommending S/4 HANA best practices to implement tailored solutions in clients’ SAP environments.
• Manage a hybrid team of offshore and onshore team members, ensuring timely project delivery and adherence to implementation schedules.
• Exhibit strong functional expertise in SAP Manufacturing, complemented by robust business acumen.
• Oversee and deliver high-quality SAP projects or workstreams.
• Provide exceptional client service by tracking project milestones, managing risks, and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders regarding progress and results.
• Cultivate and sustain relationships with key client personnel at all levels.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree (4-year degree).
• Typically, no less than 4 - 6 years of relevant experience in manufacturing or discrete manufacturing environments.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and/or SAP S/4 HANA, with deep functional expertise in Production Planning (PP).
• Strong expertise in SAP PP configuration, master data, and end-to-end process design, including Material Master, BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions.
• In-depth knowledge of production planning and execution processes, including MRP Live, Predictive MRP, DDMRP, capacity planning, and production order scheduling.
• Experience supporting multiple production strategies, including Make-to-Stock (MTS), Make-to-Order (MTO), Assemble-to-Order (ATO), and Engineer-to-Order (ETO).
• Solid understanding of SAP PP integration with related modules such as Materials Management (MM), Quality Management (QM), and Extended Warehouse Management (EWM).
• Familiarity with PP-EWM integration, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud (DMC) within SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Strong working knowledge of Variant Configuration and Advanced Variant Configuration in SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience integrating SAP with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools for master data creation, governance, and maintenance.
• A flexibility and willingness to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 40-60%.

Qualifications

• Prior consulting experience, including leading project teams and contributing to client delivery engagements.
• SAP certifications in SAP Manufacturing, Quality Management, or related production execution modules.
• Experience across extended manufacturing capabilities, such as Quality Management (QM), Environment Health & Safety (EHS), Intercompany processing, PP/DS, and advanced MRP scenarios.
• Experience with multiple full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementations involving PP and/or QM.
• Exposure to emerging SAP S/4HANA manufacturing solutions, including Digital Manufacturing Cloud (DMC) and Product Engineering and Operations (PEO).
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage client relationships, including setting expectations and supporting long-term engagement success.