Lead SAP PPDS Solution Consultant

Title:Lead SAP PPDS Solution Consultant

Location: Troy,Mi Remote Only

Contract: 6 months

Job Description:

• Work on onshore/ Offshore model
• Good Communication Skills both written and verbal.
• Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
• Understand customer, translate business needs to definition and design also cascade effectively to offshore team to get the work done effectively and timely

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor s or master s degree in engineering, information systems or related field, or equivalent work experience is required
• 10 15 Yrs Manufacturing/Automotive domain experience preferred.
• Experience implementing Production Planning solutions (SAP ePP/DS) in an Automotive, manufacturing or any discrete industry is required.
• In depth experience in SAP Production Planning and Detail Scheduling capabilities - interactive production planning, Detailed scheduling, Pegging, Production Planning table, Planning board, constraint-based planning, Model Mix Planning, Multilevel Scheduling and sequencing is required.
• Experience with E2E Supply Chain processes (e.g., Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Inventory Management) is desired
• Experience in Cross-Location Planning, Automated Responses to changes in planning situation Multi-Level Constraint based Production Plan, Sub-daily Buckets, Telescopic Time Buckets, Time Dependent Safety Stock is required
• Experience in Automotive manufacturing or Repetitive manufacturing industry is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills to present complex ideas and concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Exceptional social skills; demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of team members at all levels of the organization.
• Must Have:

• • Bachelor s or master s degree in engineering, information systems or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • End-to-end SAP PP/DS implementation ownership Candidate must have led and owned at least one full E2E SAP PPDS implementation from initiation through go-live, not just participated in workstreams
  • Deep hands-on SAP PP/DS (PPDS) experience Must have direct, hands-on configuration and functional experience in SAP Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PPDS); PP-only or QM-only profiles are disqualifying
  • SAP PPDS Optimizer experience Must have specific experience with the PPDS Optimizer (constraint-based planning, heuristics, and optimization runs); this is a non-negotiable per hiring manager
  • Advanced PPDS capability experience Must have in-depth working knowledge of: interactive production planning, Detailed Scheduling, Pegging, Production Planning Table, Planning Board, Model Mix Planning, Multilevel Scheduling and Sequencing, Cross-Location Planning, Sub-daily Buckets, Telescopic Time Buckets, and Time Dependent Safety Stock