Good experience of SAP APO and integration with R3 PP and costing / finance areas
Complex Variant Configuration and BoM experience including iPPE
Manufacturing experience including Make to Order, Make to Stock, Engineer to Order, Knock
Down Kits.
Automotive assembly plant and inbound supply chain experience a large plus
Full lifecycle experience in large scale implementation.
Hands on Experience in IS-Auto (FLO, ACT , PVS)
Planning in ECC w.r.t. APO Planning.
Error Handling in CIF
Hands on Experience in PPDS, Sequencing , MMP Set-up, Control Cycle Set-up, Rapid Planning Matrix, Restriction Planning.
EWM system integration with APO (Advanced Planning and Optimising)
Experience of defining and resourcing support teams
Excellent communications skills and proven ability to manage/balance senior stakeholder interests
Must to have knwoledge areas are: REM, Descrete manufaturing and processes, BOM, Routing, Operation, MRP, Variant configuration, Object depednecies, QM module, Master data preparation and uploading, Lot size procedure, PP integration with EWM, Planned orders, Reporting points, COGI, Post process, EWM genral ideas, APO, iPPE, MES integration points.
Skills & Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, or related fields.
SAP certification in SAP PP and/or SAP PP/DS is highly preferred.
Experience:
Minimum of 10 years of experience in SAP PP and PP/DS configuration and implementation.
Strong hands-on experience with full life cycle SAP Plan to Produce (Pl2PR) implementations, including blueprinting, design, configuration, testing, and go-live support.
Experience with SAP S/4HANA and its integration with PP/DS modules is essential.
In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes, production planning, and detailed scheduling within various industry sectors (e.g., discrete manufacturing, process industries, automotive, etc.).