SAP PP (Production Planning) Consultant

This is a remote position.

• Employment Type: Contract
  
• Work Mode: Remote
  
• Location: Offshore
  
• Total Experience Required: 5 to 8 years
  
• Relevant Experience Required: 4+ years of dedicated configuration and implementation experience within the SAP PP module
  
• Mandatory Certification: SAP Certified Application Associate - Production Planning and Manufacturing (S/4HANA preferred)
  

• Configure core SAP PP master data elements, including Bills of Material (BOMs), Work Centers, Routings, Production Versions, and Material Masters.
  
• Design and manage production strategy controls, configuring Material Requirements Planning (MRP/MRP Live), Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and Demand Management.
  
• Implement diverse manufacturing frameworks, tailoring systems for Discrete Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing (PP-PI), or Repetitive Manufacturing depending on facility profiles.
  
• Optimize shop-floor control processes, managing Production/Process Order creation, availability checks, material staging, order confirmation, and technical completion (TECO).
  
• Configure Capacity Planning workflows, establishing capacity evaluation parameters, leveling strategies, and bottleneck remediation routines.
  
• Collaborate with technical ABAP teams to design custom functional specifications (RICEFW) for shop-floor labels, custom execution dashboards, and automated order release structures.
  
• Orchestrate cross-functional integration, connecting SAP PP seamlessly with adjacent modules including SAP MM, SD, FICO, Quality Management (QM), and EWM.
  

Requirements

• 5 to 8 years of core SAP functional configuration experience, with 4+ dedicated years actively designing and deploying solutions inside the SAP PP module.
  
• Strong technical mastery of SAP ECC or S/4HANA configuration panels, scheduling parameters, batch management, and order type control rules.
  
• Deep structural understanding of supply chain manufacturing architectures, backflushing logic, and standard product costing connections.
  
• Mandatory certification: SAP Certified Application Associate - Production Planning and Manufacturing.
  

• Prior experience with S/4HANA implementations, specifically leveraging advanced features like embedded PP/DS (Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling) or DDMRP.
  
• Experience integrating SAP PP with external Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) or Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) applications.