SAP PP Solution Architect for S/4HANA Transformation

Cooper Machinery Services LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cooper Machinery Services seeks a Principal SAP PP Solution Lead to architect the production planning backbone for a global S/4HANA transformation spanning Cooper and Altronic. You will shape how brands like Cooper-Bessemer plan, build, and deliver, influencing manufacturing strategy with enterprise technology.

You will own target-state design, lead end-to-end PP in S/4HANA, and advise IT, manufacturing, and supply chain leadership on capabilities, risks, and roadmap.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in information systems, business, or related field.
• 7–10 years of SAP PP functional experience, including full lifecycle S/4HANA or ECC implementations; carve-out or consolidation is preferred.
• Deep PP expertise with knowledge of MM, WM, QM, or demand planning.
• Manufacturing background in engineered-to-order, configure-to-order, make-to-order, or make-to-stock environments with MRP, BOM, routing, capacity planning.
• Strong master data governance and data migration experience for material masters, BOMs, and work centers.
• Experience with SAP Engineering Change Management (ECM) and change number workflow.
• Comfort with hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery in ERP/supply chain programs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence directors and C-suite.
• Mentor SAP analysts through complex implementation projects.

Responsibilities

• Own the production planning solution architecture for S/4HANA carve-out and transformation, setting target-state design and roadmap.
• Lead end-to-end PP solution design within S/4HANA, covering production orders, MRP, capacity planning, shop floor control, and repetitive manufacturing.
• Serve as the principal SAP PP SME and trusted advisor to IT, operations, and supply chain leadership on capabilities and risks.
• Maintain design authority for PP-enabled processes, ensuring performance, stability, and scale with clean-core principles.
• Run fit-gap analysis and oversee solution quality across functional and non-functional dimensions.
• Lead cross-functional workshops translating configuration decisions into leadership recommendations.
• Manage BOM and routing changes from engineering change orders and assess downstream impacts.
• Represent PP on architecture review board, shaping integration patterns and master data governance.
• Guide end-to-end testing: unit, integration, regression, UAT across MRP-to-procurement and production-to-warehouse.
• Provide expert-level support through cutover, go-live, and hypercare, and mentor analysts.

Skills

SAP PP

S/4HANA

Carve-out

MRP

BOM

Master Data Governance

ECM

Hybrid Agile/Waterfall

Stakeholder Management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems/business

Tools

SAP ECM

Teamcenter integration

Job description

Cooper Machinery Services seeks a Principal SAP PP Solution Lead to architect the production planning backbone for a global S/4HANA transformation spanning Cooper and Altronic. You will shape how brands like Cooper-Bessemer plan, build, and deliver, influencing manufacturing strategy with enterprise technology.

You will own target-state design, lead end-to-end PP in S/4HANA, and advise IT, manufacturing, and supply chain leadership on capabilities, risks, and roadmap.