SAP S4 Hana Principal Config Analyst

Akkodis; Lakewood (CA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Medical insurance

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking an SAP S4 Hana Principal Config Analyst for a Lakewood, CO client. The role emphasizes deep functional leadership in an ECC environment transitioning to SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud, with a focus on PP/MRP and PP/DS adoption.

Responsibilities include stabilizing and optimizing ECC-based production planning, leading functional design for the S/4HANA transition, and guiding cross-functional teams through audits, validations, and governance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of SAP PP/MRP experience in complex manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on ECC and S/4HANA configuration expertise required.
• Experience supporting live ECC production planning operations while migrating to S/4HANA.
• Familiar with PP/DS concepts including finite scheduling and capacity constraints.
• Proven ability to lead transformation projects in Agile or SAFe settings.

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance SAP ECC PP/MRP configuration for global sites.
• Lead the transition from ECC PP/MRP to S/4HANA with PP/DS.
• Define functional scope, planning models, and heuristics for PP/DS.
• Collaborate with BASIS, integration, and architecture teams on S/4HANA constraints.
• Develop test strategies and support audits, validations, and incident response.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Workshop Facilitation

Mentoring

Regulatory Compliance Understanding

GxP/CSV Validation Knowledge

Tools

SAP PP/MRP

SAP ECC

S/4HANA

PP/DS

Agile/SAFe

Job description

Overview

Akkodis is seeking a SAP S4 Hana Principal Config Analyst for an job with a client in Lakewood, CO. Ideally looking for provide deep functional and configuration leadership within an existing global SAP ECC environment that is actively transitioning to SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud, with a strong emphasis on Production Planning (PP/MRP) and the introduction and adoption of PP/DS. The position is responsible for stabilizing, optimizing, and extending ECC-based manufacturing planning capabilities while designing forward-compatible solutions aligned to SAP S/4HANA and SAP PP/DS roadmaps.

Salary Range: $126,600.00 to $158,300.00/annum; The salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Key Responsibilities

SAP ECC Operational Excellence (Current State):

• Own and enhance SAP ECC PP/MRP configuration to ensure reliable and compliant production planning and execution across global manufacturing sites.
• Support and optimize:
• Discrete and repetitive manufacturing strategies
• Work centers, routings, bills of material (BOMs), and production versions
• MRP parameters, lot sizing, lead times, and planning strategies
• Capacity evaluation and rough-cut capacity planning
• Production order creation, release, confirmation, and settlement
• Yield management, scrap handling, and variance analysis
• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Finance to resolve planning and execution issues impacting service level, inventory, and cost.

S/4HANA & PP/DS Transformation Enablement (Future State):

• Lead functional design and readiness activities for the transition from ECC PP/MRP to S/4HANA with PP/DS, including delta analysis and process harmonization.
• Define PP/DS functional scope, planning models, and heuristics aligned to business requirements (finite scheduling, sequencing, constraint-based planning).
• Collaborate with BASIS, integration, and architecture teams to ensure PP/DS design aligns with S/4HANA Private Cloud constraints and SAP best practices.
• Translate ECC planning constructs (MRP, capacity, production versions) into S/4HANA-compatible and PP/DS-ready designs.
• Actively reduce custom code dependency by prioritizing standard configuration and extensibility options.

Cross-Functional & Compliance Responsibilities

• Validate SAP solutions against business and regulatory requirements, recommending process change where SAP standard provides a superior outcome.
• Functional requirements and specifications
• End-to-end process flows and swim lanes
• Configuration rationale and design decisions
• Develop and execute test strategies, scenarios, and scripts supporting GxP / GAMP 5 / CSV validation for manufacturing systems.
• Provide subject-matter expertise during audits, validations, and production incidents.

Leadership & Delivery

• Serve as a functional lead for small to mid-sized initiatives, enhancements, and transformation workstreams.
• Facilitate workshops and design sessions with global, geographically distributed teams.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to functional standards, templates, and governance.
• Share responsibility for critical incident resolution and on-call support.

Required Experience

• 10+ years of SAP PP/MRP experience in complex manufacturing environments, with hands-on ECC and S/4HANA configuration expertise.
• Demonstrated experience supporting live SAP ECC production planning operations while preparing for or executing an S/4HANA migration.
• Practical exposure to PP/DS concepts (ECC add-on, embedded S/4HANA, or design-level experience), including finite scheduling and capacity constraints.
• Experience leading or contributing to SAP transformation or major enhancement projects.
• Experience working in Agile or SAFe-based delivery models.
• Strong background in regulated manufacturing environments (medical device, life sciences, or similar).

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefits offerings include but are not limited to:

• 401(k) with match
• Medical insurance

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