SAP APO PPDS Lead

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Job Title:

Client: Bristlecone

Location:

Experience:

Role Overview:

SAP APO PPDS Lead

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead design, implementation, and optimization of

  SAP APO PPDS

  solutions.
• Conduct workshops with business and IT stakeholders to define requirements and solution approaches.
• Architect production planning and scheduling solutions, ensuring seamless integration between APO, ERP (ECC/S4), and other supply chain modules.
• Configure and optimize APO PPDS processes, including heuristics, optimizers, DS planning boards, and planning tables.
• Develop and deliver functional specifications for customizations and enhancements.
• Support and guide junior APO PPDS consultants to build internal expertise.
• Contribute to building assets, accelerators, and reusable frameworks to improve delivery efficiency and reduce cost.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum

  7+ years

  of experience in

  SAP APO PPDS

  .
• Hands-on experience in at least

  2 full lifecycle end-to-end APO PPDS implementations

  (not just rollouts).
• Exposure to

  SAP S/4HANA

  or

  Advanced Planning

  is highly desirable.
• SAP certification is an added advantage.
• Deep process understanding of end-to-end

  Supply Chain Planning

  (SCOR model knowledge preferred).
• Domain expertise in at least two industries such as

  CPG, Chemicals, Automotive, Life Sciences, etc.

Technical Expertise:

• Strong knowledge of all SAP APO modules, with

  deep expertise in PPDS

  .
• Configuration experience in:

• PPDS Heuristics

  (Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling)

• PPDS Optimizer

  including profile settings

• Block Planning / Campaign Planning

• Safety Stock Planning and Lead Time Scenarios

• Setup Groups and Setup Matrix

• Proficiency in integration via

  CIF (Core Interface)

  and ability to handle complex functional logic/customizations.
• Good understanding of

  ECC Master Data

  (MRP tabs, routing, recipes) and

  MRP processes

  (MRP in ECC or MRP Live in S/4).
• Experience in modeling with secondary resources and characteristic-dependent planning (CDP) or variant configuration.