Sap S/4hana Manufacturing Planning Solution Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Charlotte (NC); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 170.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

401K Plan with Company Matching

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Resumo da vaga

Tata Consultancy Services in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Functional Consultant with extensive SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing Planning expertise to drive end-to-end planning architecture.

You will lead cross-functional workshops, define planning master data, and oversee integration across IBP, EWM, and Manufacturing Execution in a global transformation context.

Qualificações

• Deep SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing Planning expertise including embedded PP/DS and planning master data governance.
• Extensive experience across Discrete, Process, Repetitive, Make-to-Stock, Make-to-Order, Engineer-to-Order and subcontracting manufacturing.

Responsabilidades

• Own the end-to-end SAP S/4HANA MRP Live and embedded PP/DS architecture.
• Lead fit-to-standard workshops with cross-functional stakeholders from planning, manufacturing, procurement, and IT.
• Define planning procedures, master data, and governance for complex multi-plant environments.

Conhecimentos

SAP Hana

Formação

Bachelor of Computer Science

Descrição da vaga

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• - 12+ years of SAP Manufacturing and Supply Chain experience with deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing Planning and embedded PP/DS.
• - Minimum three end-to-end SAP planning implementations, including solution architecture ownership on at least one global SAP S/4HANA transformation.
• - Expertise in demand management, PIRs, MRP Live, MRP areas, planning strategies, lot sizing, safety stock, lead-time scheduling, and exception management.
• - Strong experience with embedded PP/DS covering product heuristics, production planning runs, detailed scheduling, finite capacity planning, optimization, pegging, and alert monitoring.
• - Experience designing planning for Discrete, Process, Repetitive, Make-to-Stock, Make-to-Order, Engineer-to-Order, configurable, batch-managed, and subcontracting scenarios.
• - Deep knowledge of BOMs, recipes, routings, work centers/resources, production versions, PDS generation, quotas, source determination, calendars, shifts, and setup matrices.
• - Experience with capacity evaluation, bottleneck management, sequencing, setup optimization, campaign planning, model-mix planning, and alternate resources or sources of supply.
• - Strong integration experience with Sales and Operations Planning, SAP IBP, aATP, Procurement, EWM, Manufacturing Execution, Quality, Plant Maintenance, Product Costing, and Transportation.
• - Experience defining planning master-data governance, segmentation, planning horizons, freeze periods, time fences, planning policies, and planner work practices.
• - Experience with SAP Fiori planning applications, analytics, alerts, background jobs, workflows, interfaces, enhancements, and SAP BTP integration patterns.
• - Experience with planning-data migration, simulation, reconciliation, performance tuning, SIT, UAT, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.
• - Strong knowledge of SAP Activate, global template governance, clean-core principles, and complex multi-plant manufacturing networks.

Roles & Responsibilities

• - Own the end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing Planning architecture for the Helix program and align the solution with enterprise architecture and the global process template.
• - Lead fit-to-standard workshops with Supply Planning, Production Control, Manufacturing, Procurement, Sales, Logistics, Finance, Engineering, and IT stakeholders.
• - Define the target planning architecture across SAP S/4HANA MRP Live, embedded PP/DS, SAP IBP, aATP, execution systems, and reporting platforms.
• - Design demand management, planning strategies, MRP areas, net requirements planning, source determination, lot sizing, safety stock, lead-time scheduling, and exception processes.
• - Define PP/DS scope and planning procedures for critical products, bottleneck resources, long lead-time materials, and constraint-based planning scenarios.
• - Design heuristics, production planning runs, finite scheduling, optimization, sequencing, setup reduction, campaign planning, alerts, and interactive planner processes.
• - Define planning master data for products, BOMs, recipes, routings, resources, production versions, PDS, calendars, shifts, quotas, and sources of supply.
• - Design planning processes for Discrete, Process, Repetitive, Make-to-Stock, Make-to-Order, Engineer-to-Order, batch-managed, and subcontracting manufacturing.
• - Own cross-functional integration with IBP, aATP, Procurement, EWM, Manufacturing Execution, Quality, Maintenance, Project Systems, Product Co sting, and Transportation.
• - Establish planning governance, KPI definitions, planning calendars, freeze windows, escalation paths, exception ownership, and operational support models.
• - Guide WRICEF, interfaces, forms, workflows, security, Fiori, analytics, background processing, and BTP designs while protecting clean-core objectives.
• - Lead planning simulations, volume and performance validation, end-to-end testing, defect resolution, data migration, mock cutovers, deployment readiness, and hypercare.
• - Identify schedule, capacity, material, data, and integration risks early; develop mitigation plans and drive cross-ART decisions.
• - Mentor functional teams, challenge unnecessary customization, and communicate architecture decisions and business impacts to Helix leadership.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• - Strong solution leadership, ownership, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
• - Ability to translate complex manufacturing constraints into scalable planning processes and SAP architecture.
• - Ability to lead cross-functional teams across planning, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, finance, data, integration, and change management.
• - Experience coordinating onshore and offshore teams in a large global transformation program.
• - Strong governance, risk management, decision facilitation, conflict resolution, and escalation skills.
• - Proactive, outcome-oriented approach with the ability to challenge assumptions and drive standard, sustainable solutions.

Salary Range: $150,000 - $170,000 a year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Location

Charlotte, NC

Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

Functional Consultant

ID

432815

Skills

SAP Hana

Salary Range

$150,000 - $170,000

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE