Remote SAP PPDS & MRP Lead for Production Planning

Lockheed Martin; Ohio; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking an IT Business Analyst to drive functional design and system integration across MRP, PPDS, and SFI/MES within the SAP S/4HANA ecosystem. The role partners with business process owners, developers, and system architects to optimize data flow and scheduling accuracy on the shop floor.

This senior-level position emphasizes collaboration with ABAP and MES teams, requirements gathering, and testing to ensure production readiness and efficient manufacturing execution across

Qualifications

• Experience designing and supporting integrated production planning, scheduling, and execution processes in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience authoring functional specifications based on business requirements and translating them into technical design deliverables.
• Experience collaborating with ABAP and MES developers to design and standardize integrated functional solutions.
• Strong understanding of production order management, routing, and scheduling logic within SAP PPDS and S/4HANA.
• Ability to analyze planning data, identify process gaps, and facilitate data-driven decisions that improve production flow.
• Experience supporting end-to-end system implementation including requirements gathering, blueprinting, development, testing, and go-live.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills involving integration of multiple IT systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for both business and technical stakeholders.
• U.S. Citizenship required, as this role supports systems related to national defense.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and design integrated planning and shop floor processes across MRP, PPDS, and SFI (Apriso / MES) to support production operations.
• Lead and coordinate functional design sessions connecting planning and scheduling logic with manufacturing execution transactions.
• Configure and test S/4HANA PPDS, MRP, and SFI interfaces to ensure synchronization of orders, materials, and production confirmations.
• Define and maintain scheduling strategies, sequencing rules, and data consistency standards across production systems.
• Author functional specifications for enhancements, integrations, and process automation supporting dynamic scheduling and execution.
• Collaborate with ABAP developers and MES technical teams to ensure standardized, scalable integrations between SAP and manufacturing systems.
• Support data validation, integration testing, and production readiness activities for MRP, PPDS, and SFI deployments.
• Develop documentation, testing procedures, and training materials for production planning and execution processes.
• Identify and recommend process improvements and SAP innovations to increase scheduling accuracy, material availability, and throughput.
• Utilize Jira and SAP Focused Build to manage requirements, design documentation, and testing workflows.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA PPDS

SAP MRP

SFI / Apriso MES

Jira

SAP Focused Build

ABAP collaboration

Production planning

Scheduling logic

Documentation & specs

Communication skills

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

PPDS

MES (Apriso)

Jira

SAP Focused Build

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking an IT Business Analyst to drive functional design and system integration across MRP, PPDS, and SFI/MES within the SAP S/4HANA ecosystem. The role partners with business process owners, developers, and system architects to optimize data flow and scheduling accuracy on the shop floor.

This senior-level position emphasizes collaboration with ABAP and MES teams, requirements gathering, and testing to ensure production readiness and efficient manufacturing execution across