Sap pp specialist

Company: Randstad
Location: Apex
Posted on: May 25, 2023

Job Description:

job summary:
The SAP PP Specialist will be reporting directly to the Senior Manager, and will have an important role in the Plan to Produce area and support our manufacturing business to be successful.

The SAP PP resource will be expected to be hands-on expert in SAP PP and other functional areas. The position may require some travel within the Americas and internationally. Having an excellent customer focus and service orientation is key for this position.

Scope of Responsibilities

• Hands on in SAP Plan to Produce solution design, configuration, and support in ECC and S/4 Hana (future)
  
  
• Responsible for working with other areas within SAP like FICO/SD/QM/WM/MM/MDG to provide a comprehensive solution
  
  
• Develop a deep understanding of our business processes and strategy through collaboration and regular engagement with key stakeholders and process owners, and translate the business requirements into functionalities within SAP
  
  
• Responsible for clearly explaining, educating, and recommending the business partners when to use the different functionalities of the system, based on specific pros and cons of each alternative (example: Discrete Manufacturing Vs. Process Manufacturing)
  
  
• Research, document, and communicate best practices utilizing SAP best practices and industry best practices in the Plan to Produce area
  
  
• Responsible for implementation of support application maintenance processes and SLAs in all areas of responsibility (break fix, preventive and minor enhancements )
  
  
• Provide support and take leadership in the Plan to Produce area including establishing standards and requirements, evaluating enhancements, and implementing solutions for, and systems configuration, design and implementation.
  
  
• Production support: As a key support resource for SAP North Americas support organization, address all SAP support tickets in the SAP PP area based on prioritization in a timely manner. Recording incidents, working on root cause analysis, and providing permanent resolutions working with internal technical teams to resolve the issue and avoid them from happening repeatedly
  
  
• Documentation: Responsible for development of detailed documentation related to business processes mapped and implemented within SAP including documentation of the downstream and upstream system impacts.
  
  
• Build partnerships with internal customers and other systems owners within North America and globally
  
  
• Collaborating with 3rd party SAP AMS provider(s) in a co-sourcing model
  
  
• Participate in the global Change Control Board as required.
  
  
• Support internal and external audits
  
  
• Maintain standards for application maintenance support tools REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
  
  
  • Bachelor's degree in a Logistics or Engineering - related field, or equivalent experience required.
    
    
  • 8+ years hands-on work experience in SAP PP is required in a business facing role (consulting or analyst position)
    
    
  • Experience as key PP resource in multiple SAP implementations with demonstrated consulting experience in the planning and manufacturing process areas. One full life-cycle global SAP S/4 Hana project is required.
    
    
  • Technical Expertise :
    
    
    • Must have experience in the overall production planning process - Forecasting, Demand Planning, production Planning, Capacity levelling
      
      
    • Must have experience in Production execution under discreet manufacturing and process manufacturing
      
      
    • Must have experience in the definition of master data elements as they pertain to the manufacturing processes - BOMS, Routings, recipes, Work centers, materials, production variants, Batches (including characteristic derivation)
      
      
    • Must have exposure to QM including in-process inspections and post-production inspections
      
      
    • Experience in integration between SAP PP and Shop floor control systems or manufacturing execution systems is a plus
      
      
    • Experience working with and understanding of product costing is desirable
      
      
    • Experience working in a process manufacturing or a chemical manufacturing industry with dangerous goods management and regulated substances is a plus
      • Additional experience in WM, PM or PS is a plus
        
        
      • Good working knowledge of barcoding and/or label printing solutions in the context of manufacturing process
        
        
      • Ability to effectively communicate with Business SME's, Technical IT team members and as well as end users across the globe (excellent verbal and written communication skills)
        
        
      • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
        
        
      • Must demonstrate an excellent track record of delivering results
        
        
      • Demonstrated quality end to end Plan to Production execution training including integration points to other modules
        
        
      • Ability to work autonomously with little guidance
        
        
      • A team player who works well with distributed, multi-cultural, multi-language teams
        
        
      • Customer focused; meets internal and external customer expectations, delivers upon commitments; builds customer confidence; gains their trust and respect; builds relationships
        
        
      • Must be comfortable in challenging the status quo
        
        
      • Excellent organizational, time and project management skills
        location: Apex, North Carolina
        job type: Permanent
        salary: $140,000 - 150,000 per year
        work hours: 9am to 6pm
        education: Bachelors
        
        responsibilities:
        The SAP PP Specialist will be reporting directly to the Senior Manager, and will have an important role in the Plan to Produce area and support our manufacturing business to be successful.
        
        The SAP PP resource will be expected to be hands-on expert in SAP PP and other functional areas. The position may require some travel within the Americas and internationally. Having a strong customer focus and service orientation is key for this position.
        
        Scope of Responsibilities
        
        
        • Hands on in SAP Plan to Produce solution design, configuration, and support in ECC and S/4 Hana (future)
          
          
        • Responsible for working with other areas within SAP like FICO/SD/QM/WM/MM/MDG to provide a comprehensive solution
          
          
        • Develop a deep understanding of our business processes and strategy through collaboration and regular engagement with key stakeholders and process owners, and translate the business requirements into functionalities within SAP
          
          
        • Responsible for clearly explaining, educating, and recommending the business partners when to use the different functionalities of the system, based on specific pros and cons of each alternative (example: Discrete Manufacturing Vs. Process Manufacturing)
          
          
        • Research, document, and communicate best practices utilizing SAP best practices and industry best practices in the Plan to Produce area
          
          
        • Responsible for implementation of strong application maintenance processes and SLAs in all areas of responsibility (break fix, preventive and minor enhancements )
          
          
        • Provide support and take leadership in the Plan to Produce area including establishing standards and requirements, evaluating enhancements, and implementing solutions for, and systems configuration, design and implementation.
          
          
        • Production support: As a key support resource for SAP North Americas support organization, address all SAP support tickets in the SAP PP area based on prioritization in a timely manner. Recording incidents, working on root cause analysis, and providing permanent resolutions working with internal technical teams to resolve the issue and avoid them from happening repeatedly
          
          
        • Documentation: Responsible for development of detailed documentation related to business processes mapped and implemented within SAP including documentation of the downstream and upstream system impacts.
          
          
        • Build partnerships with internal customers and other systems owners within North America and globally
          
          
        • Collaborating with 3rd party SAP AMS provider(s) in a co-sourcing model
          
          
        • Participate in the global Change Control Board as required.
          
          
        • Support internal and external audits
          
          
        • Maintain standards for application maintenance support tools REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
          
          
          • Bachelor's degree in a Logistics or Engineering - related field, or equivalent experience required.
            
            
          • 8+ years strong hands-on work experience in SAP PP is required in a business facing role (consulting or analyst position)
            
            
          • Experience as key PP resource in multiple SAP implementations with demonstrated consulting experience in the planning and manufacturing process areas. One full life-cycle global SAP S/4 Hana project is required.
            
            
          • Technical Expertise :
            
            
            • Must have experience in the overall production planning process - Forecasting, Demand Planning, production Planning, Capacity levelling
              
              
            • Must have experience in Production execution under discreet manufacturing and process manufacturing
              
              
            • Must have experience in the definition of master data elements as they pertain to the manufacturing processes - BOMS, Routings, recipes, Work centers, materials, production variants, Batches (including characteristic derivation)
              
              
            • Must have exposure to QM including in-process inspections and post-production inspections
              
              
            • Experience in integration between SAP PP and Shop floor control systems or manufacturing execution systems is a plus
              
              
            • Experience working with and understanding of product costing is desirable
              
              
            • Experience working in a process manufacturing or a chemical manufacturing industry with dangerous goods management and regulated substances is a plus
              • Additional experience in WM, PM or PS is a plus
                
                
              • Good working knowledge of barcoding and/or label printing solutions in the context of manufacturing process
                
                
              • Ability to effectively communicate with Business SME's, Technical IT team members and as well as end users across the globe (excellent verbal and written communication skills)
                
                
              • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
                
                
              • Must demonstrate a strong track record of delivering results
                
                
              • Demonstrated quality end to end Plan to Production execution training including integration points to other modules
                
                
              • Ability to work autonomously with little guidance
                
                
              • A team player who works well with distributed, multi-cultural, multi-language teams
                
                
              • Customer focused; meets internal and external customer expectations, delivers upon commitments; builds customer confidence; gains their trust and respect; builds relationships
                
                
              • Must be comfortable in challenging the status quo
                
                
              • Excellent organizational, time and project management skills KEY COMPETENCIES:
                
                
                • Change Management - Understands and recognizes the need for change; responds positively to new situations, obstacles and opportunities. Takes responsibility for inspiring, leading and executing change in an effective way
                  
                  
                • Communication - Speaks, writes, listens and presents information in a logical and articulate manner appropriate to the audience; ensures information is shared and understood
                  
                  
                • Creativity - Designs novel solutions to improve processes, systems, products and services
                  
                  
                • Customer Focus - Strives to understand and fulfill the needs and expectations of internal and/or external customers
                  
                  
                • Individual Development - Is self-motivated, has energy and drive, is self-aware, deals with challenges and takes ownership of continuous individual development
                  
                  
                • Results Orientation - Holds self accountable for accomplishing work commitments and deliverables; understands the targeted results he/she is accountable for and actively strives to achieve them; sets high standards of performance TRAVEL: Normal expected travel is approximately 10- 15%.
                  
                  qualifications:
                  
                  • Experience level: Experienced
                  • Minimum 8 years of experience
                    
                    
                  • Education: Bachelors (required)
                    skills:
                  • SAP Applications (8 years of experience is required)
                  • SAP PP (8 years of experience is required)
                  • implementation (4 years of experience is required)
                  • S/4 (2 years of experience is required)
                  • Hana (2 years of experience is required)
                  • demand planning
                  • master data elements
                  • control systems
                  • barcoding
                    
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                    Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
                    
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