Senior SAP PPDS Consultant
SAP PP Solution Architect – (Primary Skill – Product Development; Secondary – Program management)
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SAP S/4HANA implementation experience of around 12 years
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Understand the current business process across all regions / plants.
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Independently guide and mentor junior team members, fostering their development and ensuring high-quality deliverables.
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Understand the functionality of current Legacy Material requirements Planning (MRP) and associated upstream and downstream systems
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Work with various stakeholders to study the transformation of current process / legacy systems to Industry best standards / technology/ systems focusing on the SAP PP / PPDS modules
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Perform Requirements Gathering, Business Analysis, and Fit-Gap / Fit-to-Standard Analysis to understand the as-is/to-be states and identify key functionality / process gaps
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Recommend possible technology / process solution to address gaps
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Develop roadmap / transformation map without impacting the operations
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Deploy SAP S/4 PP/PPDS across various sites globally and integrate with both legacy & other best-in-breed applications
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Provide recommendations for continuous improvement
Work closely with product owners and product anchors to establish an inclusive product roadmap for Production planning and Inventory management business transformation
Lead the blueprinting sessions to understand the Production Planning business requirements, work closely with functional and technical consultants and product owners to derive an overall solution.
Handle the release and cutover of SAP MMP program.
Analyze the need for customization and prioritize the RICEFW objects and size them
Ensure the product roadmap and prioritization is aligned across other product teams
Create functional specification, Key design document, prototypes or Proof-of-Concepts wherever required
Collaborate with integration team to Integrate SAP MMP system with other supply chain downstream and up-stream system
Have good functional knowledge on IDOC’s, BADI, Fiori applications etc.
Troubleshooting and resolving functional issues related to the SAP MM system.
Collaborating with the technical team to understand and implement business requirements.
Ensuring the system is performing optimally and securely.
We are looking for a S4 Hana PP / PPDS Product Manager with the following skills:
Industry process knowledge, solution expertise, consultation skills in SAP PP & PPDS
Experience in deployment of SAP PP & PPDS module in both new and exciting sites
Excellent understanding of the overall SAP S4 PP/PPDS solution and how it is implemented in conjunction with other components of the S/4 HANA modules like Material / Inventory management
Good knowledge on automotive assembly and manufacturing domain with good communication skills
Experience in SAP PP & PPDS module configuration
Experience working in SAP S4 Hana environment
Handled / worked with global teams
Automotive experience is preferred
Support in an onshore/offshore model is preferred
Respect and empathy for team members, business partner and product customer
Excellent at problem solving and prevention.
Knowledge and practical experience of agile delivery
Demonstrated ability to deliver product roadmap milestones
Respect and empathy for team members, business partner and product customer
Should possess complete knowledge of every phase of SAP implementation including creation of business blueprint, implementation, data migration, cutover and go-live
Ability to discover what is valuable, usable, and feasible acting in the intersection of business, technology and user experience.
Have a strong pulse on the business / IT landscape to determine how to rigorously prioritize features to best suit the market conditions.
Experience in Agile methodology effectively when performing all tasks.
Software pay context
Based on 7,120 disclosed Software salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $157K/year, with most offers between $123K and $199K (10th–90th percentile: $101K–$235K).
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