Sap Production Planning (pp) Functional Lead

Ford Ford · Auto · Dearborn, MI +1 · Enterprise Technology

Lead functional and technical aspects of SAP Production Planning (PP) module, including S/4 HANA ePPDS and iPPE, for Ford's Material Management Platform transformation initiative within the Industrial Systems IT Transformation effort. Responsibilities include requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, system integration testing, and providing recommendations for continuous improvement in a hybrid work environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Understand the current business process across all regions / plants.
  2. Understand the functionality of current Legacy Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and associated upstream and downstream systems.
  3. Work with various stakeholders to study the transformation of current process / legacy systems to Industry best standards / technology/ systems focusing on the SAP PP module including ePPDS and iPPE functionalities.
  4. Preform Requirements Gathering, Business Analysis, and Fit-Gap/ Fit-to-Standard Analysis to understand the as-is/to-be states and identify key functionalities /process gaps.
  5. Recommend possible technology / process solutions to address gaps.

Skills

Required

  • SAP Production Planning Module
  • S/4 HANA ePPDS
  • iPPE
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Business Analysis
  • Fit-Gap Analysis
  • System Integration Test
  • UAT
  • Cutover activities
  • Data Migration
  • Post Go-Live Support
  • Product Heuristics
  • Planning Table
  • Mix Model Planning
  • Sequencing
  • Detailed Scheduling Board
  • Pegging
  • Product/Resource/Location Master data integration
  • iPPE access node
  • Product Structure
  • Process Structure
  • Factory Layout
  • Production Version creation in iPPE
  • Make-to-Stock
  • Make-to-Order
  • Configure-to-Order
  • Automotive / Manufacturing industry experience
  • S/4 HANA and Fiori implementation

Nice to have

  • SAP PP integration with MM, IM, QM
  • Integrating with PLM, MDG, MES
  • Overall SAP S/4 HANA knowledge
  • Project management skills
  • Agile delivery
  • Onshore/offshore model support
  • Product roadmap delivery

What the JD emphasized

  • 4+ years hands-on experience in designing, implementing business processes end to end, and optimization within S/4 HANA ePPDS and iPPE.