SAP Production Planning – Manufacturing Consultant

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The Role

We are seeking an experienced SAP Production Planning (PP) – Manufacturing Consultant to lead S/4HANA planning and execution for project-based, engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing.

The consultant will translate business requirements into standardized processes, support testing and user readiness, and connect SAP Project Systems (PS)-driven demand, embedded PP/DS planning, S/4HANA production orders, and SAP Digital Manufacturing (SAP DM/MES) execution.

Key Responsibilities

SAP S/4HANA Production Planning – Manufacturing Lead

• Lead SAP S/4HANA PP and manufacturing process design, standardization, and rollout.
• Manage ETO and project-based manufacturing from SAP PS/WBS-driven demand through MRP, capacity planning, production orders, confirmations, goods movements, and settlement.
• Drive detailed planning and scheduling with embedded PP/DS (ePP/DS).
• Align S/4HANA production orders with shop-floor execution in SAP Digital Manufacturing (SAP DM/MES).
• Coordinate business stakeholders, the global template team, and cross-functional SAP teams.

Business Requirements & Process Design

• Gather and document business requirements through stakeholder workshops.
• Translate current processes into standardized, practical S/4HANA solutions aligned with the global template.
• Maintain process flows, functional documentation, and operating procedures, including SAP PP–PS integration.

UAT & System Validation

• Develop and execute end-to-end UAT scenarios covering planning, project-linked production, SAP DM/MES execution, and integration.
• Document defects, coordinate resolution, validate fixes, and support business readiness.

Manufacturing Data & Integration

• Validate manufacturing master and transactional data, including materials, BOMs, routings, work centers, production versions, and MRP parameters.
• Support integration across PP, PS, MM, QM, PM, WM/EWM, Finance, and SAP DM/MES.

MES & Manufacturing Rollout Support

• Support SAP DM/MES rollout, ERP integration testing, process alignment, troubleshooting, root-cause resolution, and business stabilization across planning, production orders, interfaces, and shop-floor execution.
• Identify and close gaps between S/4HANA planning, production orders, and shop-floor execution.

Training & Change Management

• Create user documentation, deliver training, and support adoption through go-live and stabilization.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of SAP experience with strong SAP S/4HANA PP and manufacturing expertise.
• Hands-on experience with ETO/project-based manufacturing, SAP PS/WBS-driven demand, embedded PP/DS (ePP/DS), and SAP DM/MES execution.
• Strong knowledge of MRP, production orders, capacity planning, manufacturing master data, and cross-functional integration.
• Experience in requirements gathering, process design, UAT, defect resolution, training, and global-template deployments.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with greenfield S/4HANA transformations and manufacturing
• SAP DM or MES rollouts with integration experience with SAP is preferred .
• Background in complex discrete, industrial, heavy, automotive, or engineering manufacturing.
• Knowledge of SAP Activate and agile delivery practices.

Equal Employment Opportunity

GeniusBSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.