Position: SAP PP/DS Solution Consultant

Location: Troy, Michigan/Remote

We need profiles with strong hands-on SAP PPDS experience.

Relevant Experience: 10 – 15 Yrs

Manufacturing/Automotive domain experience preferred

Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PPDS)- It is a key component part of SAP S/4HANA Advanced Planning used for detailed capacity planning, scheduling, heuristics, and optimizing production orders.

PPDS (and not just PP) is the critical need here – this is a key part of SAP S/4HANA Advanced Planning.

To help with accurate candidate screening, here is a quick clarification on the difference between ePP/DS and DSC Edition PP/DS, as our end client is using DSC Edition PP/DS. However, genuine PP/DS experience (either DSC Edition or embedded) is fine.

10 – 15 Yrs Manufacturing/Automotive domain experience preferred.

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 implementing Production Planning solutions (SAP ePP/DS) in an Automotive or any discrete manufacturing industry 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.

ePP/DS (Embedded PP/DS): Fully embedded inside the main S/4HANA system

DSC Edition PP/DS: PP/DS runs on a separate S/4HANA side‑car system. Integrated with ECC using CIF.

Generic Managerial Skills -

Understand customer, translate business needs to definition and design also cascade effectively to offshore team to get the work done effectively and timely

Education -

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, information systems or related field, or equivalent work experience is required