MS Dynamics 365 F&O–Production & Manufacturing Functional -Sr Consultant

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Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Lead workshops with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and validate requirements related to production, shop floor, and manufacturing processes.
• Configure and customize the Production Control, Master Planning, Product Information Management, and Warehouse Management modules within Dynamics 365 F&O.
• Translate functional requirements into system configurations, process flows, and detailed functional specifications.
• Design and support implementation of end-to-end production processes including BOMs, routes, production orders, resource scheduling, capacity planning, and job card journals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including supply chain, finance, and quality teams to ensure cohesive process design.
• Participate in testing phases, including system integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Support go-live and post-go-live activities including hypercare and training end users.
• Provide inputs into data migration, integrations (MES, WMS, PLCs), and reporting requirements.
• Stay updated with latest features and capabilities of Dynamics 365 and recommend best practices to clients.
• Support performance tuning, issue resolution, and change requests.
  

Experience

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in Microsoft Dynamics AX / D365 F&O with at least 3 end-to-end implementations in production and manufacturing modules.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing business processes such as production order lifecycle, lean manufacturing, batch/continuous process manufacturing, and MRP/MPS.
• Hands-on configuration experience in:
• Production control
• Product information management
• Shop floor control
• Master planning
• Resource and operations scheduling
• Inventory and warehouse integration with production
• Familiarity with integrations to MES systems and IoT/Shopfloor devices is a plus.
• Exposure to other modules like Inventory Management, Procurement, or Quality Management is beneficial.
• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments using tools such as Azure DevOps.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Microsoft certifications in Dynamics 365 F&O (especially MB-300 and MB-320) preferred.
  

Other Skills

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with clients and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality solutions on time.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate (MB-330, MB-320).
• Experience working in global rollouts and multi-entity, multi-country deployments.
• Experience with localization for regions such as South Africa, Africa regions, North America, Europe, or APAC is a plus.