SAP S​/HANA PPDS Consultant

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Role: SAP S/4

HANA PPDS Consultant

Work location: King of Prussia, PA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12+ Months

Job Description:

Skills: 15 years of exp. SAP PPDS / SAP PP / SAP QM

• Experience in Kinaxis integration
• Experience in 3+ Life science and Process manufacturing; 10+ Years is a must.
• SAP PPDS Manager to lead Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling (PPDS/ePPDS) in S/4
  
  HANA and manage integration with Kinaxis Rapid Response.
• End-to-end planning solution delivery, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead configuration, implementation, and support of SAP PPDS/ePPDS in S/4
  
  HANA.
• Technical debugging and custom enhancements in PPDS area; develop custom heuristics as per client requirements.
• Manage planning board/DS board, heuristics, scheduling strategies, and master data (PDS, work centers, capacities).
• Integrate SAP PPDS with Kinaxis Rapid Response, MES systems, 3PL systems for synchronized supply-demand planning.
• Ensure data consistency through CIF and interface monitoring.
• Collaborate with business, PM/EM, planners, and technical teams to define and deliver planning solutions.
• Drive UAT, cut-over, hypercare, and continuous planning improvements.
• Troubleshoot planning issues and optimize performance across SAP–Kinaxis landscape.

Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in SAP PPDS/ePPDS (S/4
  
  HANA).
• Expertise in heuristics, optimizers, MRP, DS board, and planning processes.
• Hands-on experience with Kinaxis Rapid Response integration.
• Good understanding of CIF, PDS, production versions, BOM, routings.
• Familiarity with MM, SD, APO, QM, WM integrations.
• Exposure to tools like Jira/Service Now; AWS knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Senior Technical Recruiter

Net2

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