Lead SAP ePPDS & S/4HANA Planning Consultant

Lupus Consulting Zrt.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lupus Consulting Zrt. is seeking an experienced SAP ePPDS Consultant to optimize production planning in an SAP S/4HANA environment.

You will design, configure, and implement advanced planning and scheduling solutions across manufacturing processes, collaborating with business and IT stakeholders. The role requires 5+ years in SAP PP/DS, strong knowledge of DS Board and PP/DS Optimizer, and experience with S/4HANA integration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in SAP PP/DS implementation and support, including embedded PP/DS in SAP S/4HANA.
• Strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA ePPDS, including DS Board, PP/DS Optimizer, Planning Procedures, and Interactive Planning.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA integration and the interfaces and data transfer mechanisms used in ePPDS implementations.
• Solid understanding of production planning: Make-to-Order, Make-to-Stock, and Repetitive Manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with heuristics, capacity leveling, and scheduling strategies.
• Experience in assessing ePPDS implementations and driving process improvements.
• Strong knowledge of SAP PP/MM and integration with EWM.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and support of SAP ePPDS solutions in SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Collaborate with business and IT teams to gather requirements and deliver SAP-based planning and scheduling solutions.
• Conduct assessments, review existing ePPDS implementations, and drive improvements.
• Configure ePPDS features such as heuristic-based and optimizer-based planning, block planning, and capacity leveling.
• Optimize master data including resource capacities, production versions, PDS, and PPMs.
• Integrate ePPDS with PP, MM, SD, and EWM for seamless planning.
• Provide expertise in order-based and time-continuous scheduling and pegging strategies.
• Support integration scenarios between SAP S/4HANA and ePPDS.
• Troubleshoot issues to keep operations running smoothly.
• Conduct user training and prepare documentation.

Skills

SAP PP/DS

embedded PP/DS in S/4HANA

DS Board

PP/DS Optimizer

Planning Procedures

Interactive Planning

S/4HANA integration

Make-to-Order

Make-to-Stock

Repetitive Manufacturing

heuristics

capacity leveling

scheduling strategies

SAP MM

EWM

Agile/Scrum

stakeholder management

communication

Tools

SAP PP/DS

DS Board

PP/DS Optimizer

SAP S/4HANA

EWM

Job description

Lupus Consulting Zrt. is seeking an experienced SAP ePPDS Consultant to optimize production planning in an SAP S/4HANA environment.

You will design, configure, and implement advanced planning and scheduling solutions across manufacturing processes, collaborating with business and IT stakeholders. The role requires 5+ years in SAP PP/DS, strong knowledge of DS Board and PP/DS Optimizer, and experience with S/4HANA integration.