SAP PP/PPDS Consultant

MHP – A Porsche Company; United States; Vor Ort; USD 95.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Paid Vacation

401(k) match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life Insurance

Zusammenfassung

A leading management consultancy is seeking an SAP PP/DS Consultant to enhance its Connected Logistics capability in North America. This mid-senior level position involves implementing SAP solutions for optimal production planning and scheduling. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in SAP PP/DS and strong analytical skills. Applicants must possess legal work authorization for the U.S. and the role offers a salary between $95,000 and $115,000, dependent on location.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in SAP PP/DS implementation and support.
• Strong understanding of PP/DS heuristics, optimiser, and detailed scheduling strategies.
• Experience with Material Requirement Planning (MRP), Capacity Planning.

Aufgaben

• Implement and configure SAP PP/DS solutions to optimise production planning and scheduling.
• Analyse business requirements and translate them into SAP best practices.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).

Kenntnisse

SAP PP/DS implementation

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical mindset

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Supply Chain, IT, Business, or related field

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

APO

Fiori apps

Jobbeschreibung

About MHP

MHP is a German management and IT consultancy headquartered in Ludwigsburg. For nearly three decades, the company has been driving the transformation of processes and products for around 300 clients worldwide. As a trusted partner in the automotive, manufacturing, aerospace, public, and defense sectors, MHP supports its clients in strategy and IT transformations across the entire value chain. A subsidiary of Porsche AG, the company provides both strategic and operational consulting in key areas such as factory planning, supply chain management, integration and scaling, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, program management, and platforms & ecosystems. The goal is to sustainably enhance speed, sovereignty, and resilience. With around 4,700 employees worldwide, MHP is united by a shared commitment to excellence and long‑term success. This ambition continues to drive the company – today and in the future.

The Team

The SAP Digital Enterprise service unit is the premier solutions partner for designing and delivering a digitized, high‑performing future to our clients' ecosystems. We deliver this value to our customers by optimizing the performance of our client’s operational processes across the entire value chain, from R&D, production, logistics, purchasing, and sales. We achieve this by combining deep industry knowledge, process, and IT expertise in an end‑to‑end approach, guiding our clients through the digitalisation paradigm shift by offering strategic direction, innovative design, implementation, and ongoing support for supply chain processes, applications, and technologies. Our professionals leverage our unique blend of process and IT expertise to improve our customers’ ability to proactively enable scalability, remove performance barriers, enable innovation, modernise core systems, and reinvent their business with digital solutions, primarily SAP.

The Role

The SAP (e) PPDS Consultant is expected to perform high‑quality project work for our customers, continue to build the Connected Logistics capability in North America, and foster its continued growth within our SAP Digital Enterprise service unit. This role requires a focused and analytical mindset and will require working towards set objectives with a level of autonomy, living a culture of accountability, and taking a hands‑on approach to execution. Our customers and the value we offer is central to everything we do. With this in mind, this person will be required to ensure the quality of our services for our existing client base, cultivate relationships with new customers as well as support new business opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and configure SAP PP/DS solutions to optimise production planning and scheduling.
• Analyse business requirements and translate them into SAP best practices.
• Integrate PP/DS with SAP ECC/S4HANA, APO, and other modules like PP, MM, and SD.
• Design and execute heuristics, optimisation, and pegging strategies for effective production scheduling.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Provide end‑user training and documentation for SAP PP/DS functionalities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve SAP PP/DS issues while ensuring system stability.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including supply chain, manufacturing, and IT.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Supply Chain, IT, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in SAP PP/DS implementation and support.
• Strong understanding of PP/DS heuristics, optimiser, and detailed scheduling strategies.
• Experience in SAP S/4HANA Embedded PP/DS (preferred).
• Knowledge of Material Requirement Planning (MRP), Capacity Planning.
• Experience in CIF (Core Interface) for data transfer between ERP and PP/DS.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP S/4HANA in PP/DS.
• Experience with APO‑DP, SNP, or IBP.
• Familiarity with Fiori apps for PP/DS.
• Prior experience in manufacturing, FMCG, pharmaceuticals, or automotive industries.

Percentage of required travel: up to 100%

Physical requirements:

• This job operates in an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, cameras, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to talk, hear, walk, sit, stand, climb stairs on occasion with prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to effectively work and complete tasks in an open office/noisy environment.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time while traveling in a car or airplane.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with MHP Americas, Inc. (i.e., H1‑B visa, F‑1 visa (OPT), or any other non‑immigrant status).

The salary range for this role is $95,000-$115,000. However, it is important to note that at MHP, compensation range is dependent on geographic location. Individual salaries within each range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skillset. MHP reviews compensation regularly and may adjust base salaries to reflect market competitiveness.

Benefits:

• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick leave
• 401(k) match
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Life Insurance
• Short‑ and Long‑Term Disability Coverage
• Subsidised Porsche and VW leasing programmes

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Consulting

Industries

Business Consulting and Services

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