SAP APO/PPDS Technical Consultant

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Job Title: SAP APO/PPDS Technical Consultant

Job Term: 6-months contract to hire

Location: on-site 3 days a week in Hyderabad (Mon, Wed, Thurs)

Hours: 1-10pm IST

Required Skills & Experience

Minimum 5 plus years of experience in SAP PP module or SAP APO PPDS.

Proven experience in integrating SAP Supply Chain modules and any MES.

Strong knowledge of SAP PP and its core functionalities (see below)

Awareness of the MM/SD Cycle business processes (see below)

Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think analytically.

Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Able to work under pressure without supervision, flexible, and a good team player

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

SAP certification in S4 Manufacturing/ PP is preferred

Job Description

As an SAP APO/PPDS Principal, you will be part of our IT digital S&OP team of experts. Your responsibility spans creating detailed blueprints and business requirement documents, helping to develop and implement these requirements into S/4HANA and other systems, as well as providing business functional support around the SAP PPDS module. You should have a good functional knowledge of standard SAP Production modules (PP, PI) along with integration into other SAP Supply Chain modules (MM / SD and IBP). Your ability to understand business requirements & design, dealing with production issues related to planning processes, such as capacity planning, material planning, execution of production orders, bill of materials, and goods movement, is fundamental for success. A deep knowledge of the sub-areas of Production planning completes your experience of running projects in the S&OP area end-to-end. As a strategic interface between IT and the Supply Chain organization, you will ensure that IT solutions and services align with business goals, drive value, and support operational excellence across planning functions. Responsibilities: Solution Enablement & Support o Implement and support PP processes around planning systems o Ensure solutions meet business requirements and drive operational efficiency. o Monitor performance and adoption of planning tools and technologies. o Manage planning-related IT initiatives from ideation through delivery. Innovation & Continuous Improvement to identify opportunities for process optimization and digital innovation in production planning. Strategic Partnership & Alignment to serve as the primary IT point of contact for S&OP and Production Planning stakeholders. o Understand business strategies, challenges, and opportunities to shape IT demand and roadmap. o Aligning technology initiatives with business goals, driving digital transformation, and ensuring the successful delivery of IT solutions that support Sales & Operations Planning and Production Planning processes. Stakeholder Engagement & Communication to build strong relationships with business leaders and cross-functional teams. o Facilitate clear communication between IT and business units.

Techno-Functional Expertise:

1. Master Planning PP-MP, Demand Management ( PP-MP-DEM), Long Term planning ( PP-MP-DEM), Capacity Planning (PP-CRP), Material Requirements Planning ( PP-MRP), Repetitive Manufacturing ( PP-REM)

2. Production lot planning/individual project planning, Assembly to order ( LO-ASM), Production Planning for Process Industries ( PP-PI)

3. Cross-functional modules (MM/SD) working knowledge, especially distribution/ replenishment planning components such as Purchase Info records, Stock transport orders, Capable to promise, ATP checks, etc.

4. The candidate should be very familiar with the Manufacturing processes. He/ She should be comfortable with master data components of SAP PP, such as BOM ( PP-BD-BOM), Production version, Work Center, Routings, Production Planning Cycle, etc.

5. The candidate should have worked on integrated systems and should be comfortable with monitoring interfaces and applications. The candidate must be familiar with working on customized Objects.

6. The candidate should have experience working in Project, Application Support Services in an end-user facing position, and he/she should be familiar with Incident Management and Problem Management, along with an understanding of Business priority and criticality.

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