Senior SAP/DS Functional Consultant

Artificial Intelligence Technologies LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 96,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Artifintech is seeking a Senior SAP PP/DS Functional Consultant in Dallas, TX, for a 12-month engagement with extension potential. The role requires hands-on PP/DS configuration, master data integration, and advanced scheduling optimization across SAP PP/DS and MM interfaces.

You will lead solution design, SIT/UAT, and deployment activities, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth cutover and go-live while optimizing resource utilization and production scheduling.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of SAP experience with at least 4+ years in PP/DS implementation/configuration.
• Deep knowledge of detailed scheduling, finite-capacity planning, and scheduling heuristics.
• Hands-on configuration of PDS, resources, work centers, and production versions.
• Experience with Detailed Scheduling Planning Board, alert monitoring, pegging, and capacity evaluation.
• Integration experience with SAP PP, MM, and production execution processes.

Responsibilities

• Configure PP/DS details: heuristics, planning procedures, and scheduling parameters.
• Handle master data integration for products, PDS, resources, and work centers.
• Set up Detailed Scheduling Planning Board, profiles, and optimizer settings.
• Define pegging strategies, prioritization, alerts, and planning constraints.
• Analyze capacity bottlenecks and production constraints; resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Coordinate PP/DS with SAP PP, MM, and production execution processes.
• Configure setup groups, block planning, and advanced sequencing strategies.
• Maintain planning master data and model/version management.
• Execute PP/DS optimizer runs and monitor performance; support go-live and hypercare.

Skills

SAP PP/DS functional

SAP S/4HANA PP/DS

Detailed scheduling

Master data integration

Capacity planning

Tools

S/4HANA Embedded PP/DS

SCM-APO PP/DS

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Job Title: Senior SAP PP/DS Functional Consultant

Duration: 12 Months + Extension

Bill Rate: $74/hour (C2C)

Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization:US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

• PP/DS Configuration: Configure detailed scheduling heuristics, planning procedures, finite-capacity scheduling, planning strategies, and scheduling parameters.
• Master Data Integration: Configure and validate production master data, including products, PDS (Production Data Structures), resources, work centers, production versions, and related manufacturing data.
• Detailed Scheduling & Optimization: Configure the Detailed Scheduling Planning Board, scheduling profiles, optimizer settings, sequence optimization, and setup-time reduction.
• Pegging & Exception Management: Configure pegging strategies, order prioritization, alert monitoring, scheduling exceptions, and planning constraints.
• Capacity & Production Planning: Analyze capacity bottlenecks, resource utilization, material shortages, production constraints, and scheduling conflicts.
• Manufacturing Integration: Coordinate integration between PP/DS, SAP PP, MM, demand management, production orders, and production execution.
• Advanced Planning Configuration: Configure setup groups, setup matrices, block planning, campaign planning, and advanced sequencing strategies to optimize production schedules.
• Planning Master Data: Maintain PP/DS product master data, product-location settings, model/version management, resource capacities, and production data structures.
• Optimization: Configure and execute PP/DS optimizer runs, including objective functions, optimization profiles, setup-time minimization, and resource utilization.
• Planning Monitoring: Configure alert profiles, planning run monitoring, exception analysis, and production scheduling performance monitoring.
• Technical Troubleshooting: Resolve planning run failures, master data inconsistencies, scheduling performance issues, and integration errors.
• Project Delivery: Lead solution design, functional documentation, SIT/UAT, defect resolution, deployment, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.

Mandatory Key Skills

• 8+ years of overall SAP experience, including at least 4+ years of dedicated SAP PP/DS implementation and configuration experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in either S/4HANA Embedded PP/DS or SCM-APO PP/DS.
• Deep knowledge of detailed scheduling, finite-capacity planning, scheduling heuristics, and planning strategies.
• Hands-on configuration experience with PDS, resources, work centers, production versions, and relevant manufacturing master data.
• Experience configuring the Detailed Scheduling Planning Board, alert monitoring, pegging strategies, and capacity evaluation.
• Strong understanding of production scheduling, resource utilization, setup times, and manufacturing constraints.
• Proven integration experience with SAP PP, MM, and production execution processes.
• Experience with PP/DS product master data, model/version management, setup groups, and setup matrices.
• Experience with block planning, campaign planning, and advanced production sequencing.
• Strong knowledge of PP/DS optimizer profiles, objective functions, and optimization strategies.
• Experience configuring planning procedures, heuristic profiles, strategy profiles, and alert profiles.
• Experience troubleshooting planning runs, scheduling exceptions, and master data issues.
• Strong functional documentation, testing, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills

• PP/DS optimizer configuration, optimization objectives, and advanced sequencing strategies.
• SAP S/4HANA manufacturing and advanced planning implementation experience.
• CIF configuration and troubleshooting for SCM-APO landscapes.
• Integration experience involving MRP, production orders, demand management, and manufacturing execution.
• Planning performance analysis, deployment, cutover, and production stabilization experience.
• Full-cycle SAP PP/DS implementation and production support experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.