Role/Job title -SAP PP (Production Planning) Functional Expert
Work Location - London
Role type - InsideIR35 Contract 6 Months
Mode of working – Hybrid 2 Days/week
The Role
This role plays a critical part in supporting transformation initiatives for a leading global customer in the life sciences and manufacturing domain. The consultant will contribute to high-impact projects involving advanced scheduling and supply chain optimization, with access to cutting-edge SAP technologies. Working alongside global teams, the role offers opportunities to influence strategic process improvements and deliver scalable solutions across diverse geographies.
Your responsibilities:
- Lead and support SAP PP-PI implementations and rollouts for manufacturing clients, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and business requirements.
- Design, configure, and optimize SAP PP-PI processes with a focus on Process, Repetitive, and Discrete Manufacturing environments.
- Drive capacity planning and production scheduling activities, leveraging advanced SAP functionalities and integration.
- Develop and maintain batch management processes, including Batch Determination, Batch Search Strategy, and Batch Derivation.
- Integrate SAP PP with related modules such as APO, IBP, PPDS, PM, QM, WM, SD, and OMP to enable seamless end-to-end business processes.
- Lead or participate in interface development and integration projects, ensuring robust data flow between SAP and external systems.
- Collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones, ensuring effective communication and timely project delivery.
- Engage with business stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and drive continuous process improvements in production planning and execution.
- Engage with multiple sites & resolve the issues that are plant/site specific.
Your Profile: Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
- Minimum 15 years of hands-on experience in SAP PP-PI implementations and rollouts, preferably in Process Industries.
- Strong expertise in Capacity Planning and Production Scheduling using SAP PP and integrated planning tools.
- In-depth knowledge of SAP batch management functionalities, including Batch Determination, Batch Search Strategy, and Batch Derivation.
- Experience in integrating SAP PP with modules.
- Hands-on experience in interface development and integration projects, including troubleshooting and monitoring.
- Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work across global teams and time zones.
- Variant Configuration experience to support complex product modeling and customization.
- Integration of SAP PP with MES and other connected systems.
- Basic understanding of manufacturing line processes, including shop floor operations and production workflows.
- Prior involvement in global delivery models, with experience collaborating across IST and European time zones.
- Experience in Repetitive and Discrete Manufacturing alongside Process Industries.
- Ability to conduct training and workshops for business users and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with SAP best practices and industry standards in life sciences or similar regulated industries.
#J-18808-Ljbffr