SAP Senior Production Planning Expert

Siemens Energy; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Supportive culture

Health benefits

Paid time off

401K match

Family benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Siemens Energy seeks an experienced SAP Production Planning expert to lead engineer-to-order and project-based manufacturing initiatives within a greenfield transformer setting. You will guide the deployment of S/4HANA PP/DS, align processes with global templates, and ensure seamless integration with related functions across the enterprise.

The role spans manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, procurement, and digital manufacturing, delivering scalable planning and capacity optimization for

Qualifications

• 7+ years of SAP Production Planning experience in manufacturing environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Hands-on experience supporting engineer-to-order, project-based, or complex discrete manufacturing through SAP S/4HANA.
• Strong knowledge of MRP, embedded PP/DS, capacity planning, production orders, BOMs, routings, work centers, production versions, and manufacturing master data.
• Experience with SAP Production Planning and project-based manufacturing, including integration with SAP Project Systems (PS) and collaboration across MM, QM, PM, EWM/WM, Finance, and MES.
• Experience supporting an SAP transformation, S/4HANA implementation, or greenfield manufacturing deployment.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.
• Experience in industrial, heavy manufacturing, capital equipment, transformer environments preferred.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship; relocation to Charlotte, NC may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment and adoption of SAP S/4HANA Production Planning processes for engineer-to-order and project-based manufacturing.
• Design and standardize planning processes spanning SAP PS/WBS-driven demand, MRP, embedded PP/DS, capacity planning, production orders, and master data.
• Translate operational requirements into scalable SAP solutions aligned with global templates and cross-functional business needs.
• Ensure effective integration between SAP Production Planning and related business processes including project-based manufacturing, supply chain, quality, maintenance, finance, and MES.
• Provide functional leadership through testing, deployment, user adoption, go-live, and stabilization.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

Production Planning

MRP

PP/DS

Capacity Planning

Production Orders

BOMs

Routings

Work Centers

Master Data

SAP PS

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP PS

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join Siemens Energy’s digital manufacturing transformation by enabling engineer-to-order and project-based manufacturing through SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and embedded PP/DS. Working across Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, and Digital Manufacturing teams, you will establish scalable planning processes that support production readiness, effective capacity utilization, and successful customer project delivery in a greenfield transformer manufacturing environment.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead the deployment and adoption of SAP S/4HANA Production Planning processes for engineer-to-order and project-based manufacturing.
• Design and standardize planning processes spanning SAP PS/WBS-driven demand, MRP, embedded PP/DS, capacity planning, production orders, and manufacturing master data.
• Translate operational requirements into scalable SAP solutions aligned with global templates and cross-functional business needs.
• Ensure effective integration between SAP Production Planning and related business processes, including project-based manufacturing, supply chain, quality, maintenance, finance, and manufacturing execution systems.
• Provide functional leadership through testing, deployment, user adoption, go-live, and stabilization.

What You Bring

• 7+ years of SAP Production Planning experience in manufacturing environments. Those with more or less experience may be considered at a higher or lower level.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field. Equivalent combinations of education and directly relevant experience will be considered.
• Hands‑on experience supporting engineer‑to‑order, project‑based, or complex discrete manufacturing through SAP S/4HANA.
• Strong knowledge of MRP, embedded PP/DS, capacity planning, production orders, BOMs, routings, work centers, production versions, and manufacturing master data.
• Experience with SAP Production Planning and project‑based manufacturing, including integration with SAP Project Systems (PS) and collaboration across related functions such as MM, QM, PM, EWM/WM, Finance, and manufacturing execution systems.
• Experience supporting an SAP transformation, S/4HANA implementation, or greenfield manufacturing deployment.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.
• Experience in industrial, heavy manufacturing, capital equipment, transformer, or other complex engineered‑product environments is preferred.
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without the need for current or future employer‑sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.
• If not already located in Charlotte, NC, must be willing to relocate. Relocation assistance may be provided.

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: employeevideo

Rewards/Benefits

Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave