SAP PP

SAP PP/DS Consultant

Engagement Type: Contract (B2B)

Location: Remote (Occasional travel to Budapest, Hungary)

Language Requirement: English (B2/C1 level)

Work Permit: Valid EU work permit required

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced SAP PP/DS Consultant to join our ongoing SAP S/4HANA implementation project. In this role, you will work closely with business stakeholders and the core SAP delivery team to design, configure, and implement advanced production planning and detailed scheduling processes that optimize client manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Solution Architecture & Business Analysis: Gather business requirements and translate them into robust, scalable SAP PP/DS solution designs.
• S/4HANA Configuration: Configure embedded PP/DS in SAP S/4HANA, including planning procedures, heuristics, planning runs, and detailed scheduling strategies.
• Planning & Optimization: Design solutions for finite capacity planning, production sequencing, bottleneck management, and material availability.
• Master Data Management: Configure and validate planning master data, including products, resources, production data structures (PDS), and setup matrices.
• Cross-Module Integration: Collaborate with SAP PP and MM teams to align planning seamlessly with manufacturing execution and procurement.
• Technical Integration & Customization: Prepare functional specifications and collaborate with ABAP developers on required system enhancements.
• Testing & Deployment: Support data migration, integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), cutover execution, and post-go-live stabilization.
• Problem Resolution: Investigate complex planning issues, resolve defects, and support continuous solution improvements.
• Documentation & Enablement: Deliver technical and process documentation, conduct user training, and drive knowledge transfer.

Required Experience & Skills:

• SAP PP/DS Expertise: Hands-on experience with SAP PP/DS configuration and implementation, specifically with embedded PP/DS in SAP S/4HANA.
• Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning, capacity constraints, and detailed scheduling.
• Advanced Scheduling Techniques: Practical experience with heuristics, scheduling strategies, pegging, and planning exception management.
• Master Data Competency: Hands-on experience with relevant master data, including BOMs, routings/recipes, work centers, production versions, resources, and PDS.
• Integration Knowledge: solid understanding of integration touchpoints between PP/DS, SAP PP, and SAP MM.