Senior SAP/DS Functional Consultant

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 84,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC in Dallas, TX seeks a Senior SAP PP/DS Functional Consultant to lead PP/DS configuration, master data integration, and detailed scheduling optimization for complex manufacturing environments.

You will drive solution design, SIT/UAT, deployment, and go-live, collaborating across functions. Requires 8+ years SAP, 4+ years PP/DS, and S/4HANA Embedded PP/DS or SCM-APO PP/DS expertise.

Qualifications

• 8+ years SAP experience with 4+ years in PP/DS implementation and configuration.
• Deep knowledge of detailed scheduling, finite-capacity planning, and optimization.
• Hands-on config with PDS, resources, work centers, production versions, and master data.
• Experience configuring the Detailed Scheduling Planning Board and alert monitoring.
• Strong understanding of production scheduling, setup times, and constraints.
• Proven integration with SAP PP, MM, and production execution.

Responsibilities

• PP/DS Configuration: scheduling heuristics, planning parameters, and finite-capacity planning.
• Master Data Integration: production master data, resources, work centers, models.
• Detailed Scheduling & Optimization: scheduling board, optimizer settings, setup-time reduction.
• Pegging & Exception Management: pegging strategies, alerts, and scheduling constraints.
• Capacity & Production Planning: analyze bottlenecks, resource utilization, shortages.
• Manufacturing Integration: coordinate PP/DS with SAP PP, MM, demand management.
• Advanced Planning Configuration: setup groups/matrices, campaign planning, sequencing.
• Planning Master Data: maintain product data, version management, capacities.
• Optimization: configure optimizer runs, objectives, and profiles.
• Planning Monitoring: alert profiles and performance monitoring.
• Technical Troubleshooting: resolve failures and data issues.
• Project Delivery: lead design, SIT/UAT, deployment, go-live, and hypercare.

Skills

SAP PP/DS

S/4HANA Embedded PP/DS

SCM-APO PP/DS

detailed scheduling

master data configuration

integration with SAP PP & MM

optimization strategies

functional documentation

cross-functional collaboration

troubleshooting planning runs

Tools

CIF configuration

Job description

Job Description

Job Overview

• Job ID: J54123
• Job Title: Senior SAP PP/DS Functional Consultant
• Location: Dallas, TX
• Duration: 12 Months + Extension
• Domain Exposure: Real Estate
• Client: To Be Discussed Later
• Employment Type: W-2, 1099, C2C
• Bill Rate: $74/hour (C2C)
• Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.