SAP PPDS

Tekskills; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills in Chennai is seeking an experienced SAP PPDS consultant to lead and support end-to-end PPDS implementations on S/4HANA. The role focuses on configuration, master data setup, and performance tuning to optimize production planning and scheduling.

You will collaborate with PP, MM, SD, and QM teams, manage CIF interfaces, and provide L2/L3 support while driving continuous improvement initiatives for planning efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of functional experience in SAP PPDS / PP domain, including configuration, implementation, and support.
• At least 1-2 end-to-end S/4HANA PPDS implementation or AMS projects.
• Sound understanding of Planning Strategies, MRP Live, and Detailed Scheduling functionalities in S/4HANA.
• Experience in order pegging, capacity leveling, and planning optimization.
• Integration exposure with IBP, APO, and MES systems.
• Experience working within ITIL-based support models (Incident, Change, Problem management).

Responsibilities

• Analyze new business requirements and enhancements related to SAP PPDS.
• Translate functional specifications into system configurations and testing scenarios.
• Configure planning procedures, heuristics, optimizer settings, and master data for PPDS.
• Provide L2/L3 functional support in S/4HANA PPDS environments.
• Maintain and enhance existing PPDS functionalities, ensuring system stability and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in CIF integration, planning runs, and capacity constraints.
• Monitor IDoc errors and ensure smooth communication between systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (PP, MM, SD, QM) to resolve integration and planning issues.
• Support testing (UAT/SIT), documentation, and user training for PPDS.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize planning efficiency and system utilization.

Skills

SAP PPDS

S/4HANA

Production Planning

Detailed Scheduling

Heuristics configuration

Optimizer settings

CIF integration

IDoc monitoring

Capacity planning

ITIL support

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Strong hands-on experience in SAP PPDS on S/4HANA (embedded PPDS) environment.
• Good understanding of Production Planning, Detailed Scheduling, and Optimization processes.
• Expertise in configuring PPDS master data: resources, PPMs/PDS, transportation lanes, planning versions, and planning books.
• Experience with Heuristics configuration, Optimizer setup, and Planning Board usage.
• Knowledge of integration with ECC/S/4HANA core modules PP, MM, SD, and QM via CIF (Core Interface).
• Experience in CIF monitoring, queue management, and resolving master data transfer issues.
• Proficiency in Product View, Alert Monitor, and Resource Planning Table for capacity and order scheduling.
• Strong understanding of Finite Capacity Scheduling, Sequence-dependent setup activities, and Constraint-based planning.
• Experience with IDoc monitoring, error handling, and interface troubleshooting between SAP PPDS and external systems (MES, SCM, etc.)

• Minimum 6 years of functional experience in SAP PPDS / PP domain, including configuration, implementation, and support.
• At least 1-2 end-to-end S/4HANA PPDS implementation or AMS (support) projects.
• Sound understanding of Planning Strategies, MRP Live, and Detailed Scheduling functionalities in S/4HANA.
• Experience in order pegging, capacity leveling, and planning optimization.
• Integration exposure with IBP, APO, and MES systems.
• Experience working within ITIL-based support models (Incident, Change, Problem management).

• Analyze new business requirements and enhancements related to SAP PPDS.
• Translate functional specifications into system configurations and testing scenarios.
• Configure planning procedures, heuristics, optimizer settings, and master data for PPDS.
• Provide L2/L3 functional support in S/4HANA PPDS environments.
• Maintain and enhance existing PPDS functionalities, ensuring system stability and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in CIF integration, planning runs, and capacity constraints.
• Monitor and handle IDoc errors, ensuring smooth communication between systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (PP, MM, SD, QM) to resolve integration and planning issues.
• Support testing (UAT/SIT), documentation, and user training for PPDS functionalities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize planning efficiency and system utilization.