Title: SAP SCM Functional Manufacturing Specialist
Location: Waukegan, Illinois- 60085
Duration: 12 months
Pay Rate Range: $90/hr to $95/hr
Job Description:
Experienced SAP SCM Functional Manufacturing Specialist to support global supply chain and manufacturing initiatives within a highly regulated healthcare environment. This role will focus on SAP Production Planning, Production Execution, Quality Management, and Warehouse Management processes while contributing to functional architecture, solution design, and enterprise-scale SAP implementations.
The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on SAP ECC 6 experience in manufacturing environments, particularly within pharmaceutical, healthcare, or medical device industries. Candidates must be comfortable leading projects, gathering requirements, configuring SAP solutions, coordinating cross-functional teams, and supporting validated systems in regulated environments.
This is an onsite role based in Waukegan, IL.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support SAP SCM projects across manufacturing, quality, warehouse, and logistics domains.
- Configure and support SAP ECC 6 modules including:
- PP / PP-PI / PP-DS
- QM
- WM/EWM
- Inventory Management & Logistics Operations
- Participate in project intake sessions, requirements gathering workshops, and solution design discussions.
- Prepare functional specifications, test scripts, validation documentation, and change management artifacts.
- Coordinate with cross-functional SAP teams including OTC, RTR, PTP, ABAP, Security, MDG, and EDI/TIBCO teams.
- Drive configuration reviews, functional testing, defect resolution, and deployment activities.
- Support SAP solution architecture initiatives including integration design, standards alignment, scalability, and roadmap planning.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, quality teams, and release management throughout project lifecycles.
- Ensure compliance with corporate policies, validation standards, and regulated industry requirements.
- Provide production support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement recommendations.
- Support hypercare and post-go-live stabilization activities.
Required Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of SAP SCM functional experience.
- Strong hands-on configuration experience in:
- SAP PP / PP-PI / PP-DS
- SAP QM
- SAP WM/EWM
- Experience working in SAP ECC 6 environments.
- Manufacturing industry experience is required.
- Pharmaceutical, healthcare, or medical device industry experience is required.
- Ability to lead SAP projects and independently manage deliverables.
- Experience with functional documentation, testing, and validation processes.
- Strong understanding of SAP integration across SCM process areas.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with:
- POMS MES
- LIMS
- Solution Manager
- ServiceNow
- ALM
- Experience contributing to SAP functional architecture and enterprise solution design.
- Prior project leadership or team leadership experience.
- Knowledge of GxP or validated systems environments.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
- Degree in Information Technology, Business, or related discipline preferred.
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