The ERP Planning Tech Program & Project Manager will implement PPDS methods, ensure integration across functions, and drive effective resource planning, focusing on SAP configurations and enhancements.
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Job Description
OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE
Possessing 10+ years of expertise in SAP PPDS/ePPDS with a strong command of various PPDS scenarios and concepts.
Key Skills and Expertise:
Proficiencies with SAP Tools and Applications:
Development Experience:
Specialized Areas:
Locations
IND - Bengaluru
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Job Description
OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE
- Support implementation of PPDS heuristic methods, PPDS optimization, and SAP configurations, including custom enhancements and CIF troubleshooting.
- Ensure seamless cross-functional integration, enabling efficient coordination across logistics, procurement, inventory management, sales controlling, and plant maintenance.
- Contribute to business operations by driving efficient material, capacity, and resource planning with focus on customization, SAP FIORI applications, and robust incident and change management.
- Align SAP capabilities with business requirements to deliver operational excellence and continuous process improvement.
Possessing 10+ years of expertise in SAP PPDS/ePPDS with a strong command of various PPDS scenarios and concepts.
Key Skills and Expertise:
- Advanced Knowledge in PPDS: Extensive experience in PPDS heuristic methods, PPDS optimization, PPDS master data, and ECC/S4 planning master data, including Materials, BOMs, Work Centers, Routings, Recipes, Production Versions, Setup Groups/Matrices, Capacity Profiles.
- SAP Custom Enhancements: Skilled in designing and delivering PPDS and CIF custom enhancements with hands-on experience in CIF model creation and troubleshooting.
- Implementation Proficiency: Proven experience in implementing PPDS concepts such as subcontracting processes, setup matrix optimization (Campaign & Block Planning), safety stock management with PP heuristics, and DS heuristics.
- Production Planning & Scheduling: Expertise in Production Planning and Scheduling in SAP APO and S/4 HANA PPDS coupled with a strong integration knowledge covering logistics, procurement, inventory management, sales controlling, and plant maintenance.
Proficiencies with SAP Tools and Applications:
- Familiar with SAP FIORI applications and its utility in PPDS scenarios.
- Skilled in MRP live processes, heuristic planning, interactive planning, product views, PP & DS heuristic functions, pegging, and detailed scheduling functions.
- Configuring and utilizing planning boards such as detailed scheduling planning boards, resource utilization boards, and DS boards, including strategy profiles & time profiles.
- Participate in the definition of user requirements, user stories, functional/technical specifications and the update/review of Design Papers and process flows. Work closely with the key business and IT stakeholders and third-party providers to deliver new application solutions and enhancements to existing applications.
Development Experience:
- Hands-on experience in SAP enhancements, reports, interfaces, and developments tailored to business needs.
- Strong understanding of PPDS integration with SAP ERP and an overview of other related modules.
Specialized Areas:
- Material planning using SAP MRP.
- PPDS subcontracting, campaign planning, block planning, strategy profiles, time profiles configuration, and alert management.
- Essential
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Commerce or equivalent.
- Working experience from major consulting companies focusing on implementation of SAP ePPDS
- Minimum of 2-3 years of practical consulting experience in SAP ePPDS.
- Experience with 1+ full SAP Lifecycle Implementations
- Understand and document process flows, integration points, forms, workflow requirements impacting areas of responsibilities and collaborate with team (process leads, vendors, solution integrators etc.) to clarify vision, scope, and capabilities
- Strong SAP technical skills (ECC / S/4 HANA), good overview in innovation technologies, willingness to learn new and innovative solutions.
- Experience with SDLC methodology, including tasks like develop test cases, execute test plans, log defects, develop functional design specifications including workflow, validation, and logic requirements. Ensure designs can be traced back to requirements
- Experience in working with multiple teams across matrixed organization in various locations to implement solutions.
- Desired
- Functional, configuration and/or development experience in other SAP APO modules, at least APO SNP, as well as minimum of 2 years of SAP functional, configuration and/or development experience in related areas in SAP ECC (CIF, MRP).
- Practical experience with projects involving SAP S/4 HANA
- Pharmaceutical industry and drug development experience.
- SAP certification within module and/or technology
Locations
IND - Bengaluru
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Top Skills
Cif
Ecc
Eppds
S/4 Hana
SAP
Sap Apo
Sap Fiori
Sap Mrp
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