SAP PP and QM Consultant

Wipro Ltd.

India

Hybrid

INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Wipro is seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Production Planning (PP) / Quality Management (QM) Consultant to lead end-to-end greenfield implementations. The role covers manufacturing planning, production execution, quality management, and integrated processes across multiple SAP modules.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Procurement, Maintenance, and Finance teams to design, configure, test, deploy and stabilize PP/QM processes, including batch management

Qualifications

8+ years SAP PP/QM experience with 3 end-to-end S/4HANA implementations.
Pharma/Life Sciences or regulated manufacturing exposure preferred.
Strong hands-on expertise across Discrete and/or Process Manufacturing and related SAP processes.

Responsibilities

Lead workshops with stakeholders across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement and Warehouse.
Define and map future-state SAP PP/QM processes aligned to S/4HANA best practices.
Conduct fit-to-standard / fit-gap analyses and propose SAP improvements.
Design end-to-end PP/QM solutions including organizational structures and master-data.
Define integration points with MM, SD, EWM/WM, EAM/PM, FI/CO and MES/LIMS.
Coordinate data migration, validation, and cutover activities.
Develop test scenarios, execute validation and support UAT.

Skills

SAP PP

SAP QM

S/4HANA

MRP

Production Orders

Batch Management

Quality Planning

Quality Inspection

Release Processes

Discrete Manufacturing

Process Manufacturing

Capacity Planning

Pharma/Life Sci

Tools

SAP MM

SAP SD

EWM/WM

EAM/PM

FI/CO

MES

LIMS

SAP Integration Suite

Job description

Location:

Preferably Bangalore / Willingness to travel to KSA as required

Experience: 8+ years of SAP PP/QM experience, with at least 3 end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycles, preferably including greenfield implementations.

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Production Planning (PP) / Quality Management (QM) Consultant to lead and execute end-to-end greenfield implementation activities covering manufacturing planning, production execution, quality management, and associated integration processes.

The consultant will work closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Procurement, Maintenance, Finance, and business stakeholders to design, configure, test, deploy, and stabilize SAP PP/QM processes.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on expertise across Discrete and/or Process Manufacturing, MRP, Production/Process Orders, Capacity Planning, Batch Management, Quality Planning, Quality Inspection, Quality Notifications, Certificates, and Release processes. Experience within Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments is strongly preferred.

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Key Responsibilities

Discovery & Requirements Gathering
- Lead workshops with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Warehouse, and business stakeholders.
- Understand current manufacturing and quality processes and define future-state SAP S/4HANA PP/QM processes.
- Conduct fit-to-standard / fit-gap analysis and recommend SAP best practices.
- Define manufacturing planning and execution requirements covering:
  - Demand Management
  - MRP and MRP Live
  - Planned Orders
  - Production / Process Orders
  - BOMs and Recipes
  - Routings / Master Recipes
  - Work Centers / Resources
  - Production Versions
  - Capacity Planning
  - Production Confirmation
  - Goods Issue / Goods Receipt
  - Batch Management
- Define Quality Management requirements covering:
  - Quality Planning
  - Inspection Planning
  - Inspection Lots
  - Results Recording
  - Usage Decisions
  - Quality Notifications
  - Quality Certificates
  - Defect Management
  - Batch Release / Quality Release
Solution Design
- Design end-to-end SAP PP/QM solutions aligned with SAP S/4HANA best practices.
- Prepare Functional Design Documents, Business Process Documents, Configuration Workbooks, and functional specifications.
- Design PP/QM organizational structures and master-data requirements.
- Define integration points with:
  - SAP MM
  - SAP SD
  - SAP EWM / WM
  - SAP EAM / PM
  - SAP FI/CO
  - SAP Batch Management
  - SAP Warehouse processes
  - MES / Manufacturing systems
  - LIMS
  - Third-party laboratory and shop-floor applications
Configuration & Build
- Configure SAP S/4HANA PP processes including:
  - MRP configuration and planning parameters
  - Planning strategies
  - Lot-sizing procedures
  - Production scheduling
  - Production and process orders
  - Shop-floor control
  - Capacity planning
  - Order confirmation
  - Production execution
  - Backflushing
  - Goods movements
  - Production versions
  - Material requirements planning
- Configure SAP S/4HANA QM processes including:
  - Inspection types
  - Inspection plans
  - Master Inspection Characteristics
  - Sampling procedures
  - Inspection methods
  - Quality notification types
  - Results recording
  - Usage decisions
  - Dynamic modification rules
  - Quality certificates
  - Quality information records
  - Vendor quality processes
  - Customer quality processes
  - In-process and final-product inspections
Master Data & Data Migration
- Define PP/QM master-data strategy and governance.
- Support migration of:
  - BOMs
  - Routings / Master Recipes
  - Work Centers / Resources
  - Production Versions
  - Inspection Plans
  - Master Inspection Characteristics
  - Sampling Procedures
  - Quality Information Records
- Coordinate data extraction, cleansing, mapping, transformation, load, and validation.
- Validate master-data quality before SIT, UAT, cutover, and go-live.
Integration
- Design and validate PP/QM integration with MM, SD, EWM, EAM/PM, FI/CO, Batch Management, and other S/4HANA processes.
- Support integration with external MES and LIMS platforms.
- Define functional requirements for interfaces using SAP Integration Suite/BTP, APIs, IDocs, and appropriate integration mechanisms.
- Ensure proper synchronization of production, batch, inspection, and quality data across integrated systems.
Testing & Validation
- Develop functional test scenarios and scripts covering:
  - Unit Testing
  - SIT
  - UAT
  - Regression Testing
  - End-to-End Business Process Testing
- Execute PP/QM testing and coordinate defect analysis and resolution.
- Validate production planning, order execution, material consumption, batch traceability, inspection processing, quality release, and inventory postings.
- Support business users during UAT and obtain business/process-owner sign-off.
GxP & Regulatory Compliance
- For Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences environments:
- Ensure PP/QM solution design supports applicable GxP and validated manufacturing processes.
- Support Computer System Validation / Computer Software Assurance activities as applicable.
- Understand requirements related to:
  - FDA 21 CFR Part 11
  - EU GMP Annex 11
  - Electronic records and approvals
  - Audit trails
  - Data integrity
  - ALCOA+ principles
  - Batch traceability