SAP PPDS Consultant

Tekskills Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking a senior SAP PPDS expert with 6+ years of experience to lead PPDS configurations in an S/4HANA embedded environment. The role focuses on Production Planning, Detailed Scheduling, and optimization, with heavy involvement in master data, planning books, and integration interfaces.

The candidate will work with CIF, IDoc monitoring, and planning tools to support MES/SCM interfaces and capacity planning. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in SAP PPDS
• Strong S/4HANA PPDS expertise (embedded PPDS)
• Deep knowledge of Production Planning, Detailed Scheduling, and Optimization
• Experience configuring PPDS master data: resources, PPMs/PDS, planning books
• Proficiency with heuristics, optimizer setup, and Planning Board usage

Responsibilities

• Configure PPDS master data including resources, PPMs/PDS, and planning books.
• Set up heuristics configuration and optimizer for scheduling.
• Utilize Planning Board for capacity and sequencing planning.
• Monitor CIF integrations with ECC/S/4HANA core modules (PP, MM, SD, QM).
• Manage CIF queues and resolve master data transfer issues.
• Review Product View, Alert Monitor, and Resource Planning Table for capacity planning.
• Monitor IDoc traffic and troubleshoot interface issues with MES/SCM.

Skills

SAP PPDS

PPDS on S/4HANA

Production Planning

Detailed Scheduling

Optimization

CIF integration

Finite Capacity Scheduling

IDoc monitoring

Tools

SAP

S/4HANA

CIF

IDoc

MES

SCM

Job description

Job description

6+ Years in SAP PPDS

• 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.)