SAP Production Planning Lead

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• Lead blueprinting fit gap analysis and solution validation workshops for PP processes.
• End-to-end Plan to Produce P2P processes including demand planning, MRP, capacity planning, shop floor control, and order settlement.
• Design scalable and modular PP solutions aligned with business goals and SAP best practices.
• Define enterprise structure, work centers, routings, BOMs, and production versions.
• Integration Landscape Management.
• Integrate PP with MM, SD, QM, PM, and CO modules.
• Architect interfaces with MES systems, SCADA, PLC, and external manufacturing execution platforms.
• Collaborate with middleware teams SAP PIPO, web Methods, and Seeburger for seamless data exchange.
• Technical Configuration Customization.
• Configure core PP components: MRP types, lot sizing, scheduling parameters, capacity evaluation, and order types.
• Implement advanced features like PPDS, Kanban, repetitive manufacturing, and batch management.
• Develop custom enhancements using ABAP, BADI, BAPI, User Exits, and CDS Views.
• Performance Compliance Governance.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and local statutory requirements.
• Monitor system performance, batch jobs, and background processes using SAP Solution Manager and Cloud ALM.
• Implement audit trails, authorization checks, and segregation of duties (SoD).

• SAP ECC
• LSMW, BDC, BRF, Adobe Forms
• Middleware SAP PIPO, web Methods
• Reporting SAP BW, Tableau
• ITSM Service Now, Remedy

• Maintain functional and technical specifications, SOPs, KT repositories.
• Lead workshops, training sessions and contribute to internal wikis and best practice libraries.

• Guide cross-functional teams and mentor junior consultants.
• Act as escalation point for complex issues and architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders' delivery leads and COEs.

• Minimum 10 years in SAP PP with at least 3 full lifecycle implementations.
• Strong hands‑on experience in ECC and S4
  
  HANA PP configuration.
• Deep understanding of discrete and process manufacturing P2P processes and integration points.
• Exposure to cloud-based SAP environments and multivendor landscapes.

• SAP Certified Application Associate Production Planning PP
• SAP S4
  
  HANA Manufacturing Certification
• ITIL Foundation or AMS Governance Training

Mandatory Skills : SAP Process Modelling Suite (Signavio, ARIS, Visio), PPDS, Production Planning.