SAP Production Planning (PP) Architect

Position Summary

• Customize production planning processes such as demand management, capacity planning, MRP, and shop floor control.
• Develop and implement enhancements to SAP PP functionality using user exits, BAPIs, and other available tools.
• Design and optimize production planning processes including discrete, repetitive, and process industry manufacturing.
• Manage planning and execution of production orders, batch management, and process orders.
• Support production scheduling and capacity planning to ensure on-time delivery.
• Work with key business users to understand production planning requirements and translate them into SAP solutions.
• Analyze current business processes, identify gaps, and recommend improvements to optimize production efficiency.
• Collaborate with project teams across Blueprint, Realization, Go-Live, and Support phases.
• Deliver documentation (BPD, Blueprint, testing scripts/results) and provide training and post-go-live support.
• Conduct workshops, user training, and change management activities.
• Support system testing including unit testing, integration testing, and UAT.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues, providing post-go-live support and continuous improvements.
• Integrate SAP PP with MM, SD, QM, FICO, and other modules for end-to-end process efficiency.
• Support EOP management, material picking, and process outsourcing.
• Provide configuration, data migration, interface, and functional support as necessary.
• Write functional specifications for custom-code and provide alternatives.
• Support end-to-end production processes in Plan-to-Produce value chain.

• Bachelordegree or Associate degree plus equivalent work experience(advance degree preferred).
• 5+ years of relevant SAP consulting experience in a professional services environment.
• 15+ years of experience with 12+ years of hands on substantial experience in SAP PP and secondary support for other SAP modules.
• Experience participating in all phases of at least 2 full end-to-end SAP ECC implementations.
• Experience communicating technical and business issues/solutions to all levels of management.
• Integration knowledge using IDOCs, RFC, Webservices, CPI integration, and EDI from non-SAP systems.
• Experience with EDI and IDOC processing, SAP debugging skills.
• Strong integration experience with MM, SD, QM, and WM/EWM.
• Proven ability to create functional specs and process documentation.
• Familiarity with SAP RISE, BW/BObj, BTP, Process Orchestration, vertex, onesource etc.,
• Strong understanding of integration patterns, architectures, and tools including APIs, middleware, and ETL technologies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Prior experience in professional services industry preferred.
• Experience with SAP integration across modules and external systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to work in fast-paced, matrixed environments, international environment and drive consensus.
• SAP Certifications Preferred