Job Description

This role is primarily responsible for ensuring stable SAP operations, supporting business users, and continuously improving production planning and execution processes in a high-paced operational environment.

The position works closely with local operations and North America stakeholders, key users, and global SAP teams to ensure system reliability, production efficiency, and user adoption.

We offer:

Duties:

The Sr. Professional SAP Specialist supports Production and Supply Chain Operations through the following key pillars:

1. SAP Functional Support

- Support daily operations within SAP ECC Production Planning (PP) module

- Analyze and resolve SAP-related issues impacting production planning and execution processes

- Ensure system stability and proper usage aligned with production and business requirements

- Collaborate with global SAP teams for incident resolution and knowledge sharing

2. Business Process Improvement

- Analyze current production planning and execution processes and identify improvement opportunities - Define and propose solutions aligned with operational and manufacturing needs

- Support implementation of enhancements, including testing and documentation

- Work closely with business stakeholders to align SAP functionality with shop floor and planning requirements

3. Operational Support (Shopfloor & Integration)

- Support production operations by ensuring proper execution of production orders and planning processes

- Assist in resolving issues related to material availability, production scheduling, order processing, and execution deviations

- Understand and support the integration between Production Planning (PP) and Warehouse Management (WM) processes, including material staging, goods issue, backflush, and inventory movements impacting production execution

- Coordinate and support resolution of issues impacting SAP-related processes across production and supply chain

- Assist users with transactional processes based on proper controls and authorizations

- Ensure continuity of production operations during critical manufacturing periods

4. Project & Continuous Improvement Support

- Participate in local or global initiatives as required (testing, training, documentation)

- Support rollout readiness by preparing users and validating system functionality

- Develop and track operational KPIs related to production performance and planning accuracy

- Provide training and continuous guidance to planners, supervisors, and shop floor associates

Tasks and Qualifications:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

• Minimum 5+ years of SAP ECC experience in Production Planning (PP)

• Strong understanding of production planning and manufacturing processes

• Understanding of integration between Production Planning (PP) and Warehouse Management (WM) processes is required

• Experience working with SAP integration points (MM, WM, SD, QM) is a plus

• Experience in S/4HANA Production Planning or EWM integration is desirable but not required

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills in operational environments

• Experience supporting end users and continuous improvement initiatives

• Ability to translate business needs into effective SAP solutions

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Fluent English (written and spoken)

Additional Requirements:

• Experience with Excel (Power Query, Power Pivot) is a plus

• Experience working in manufacturing environments

• Ability to work independently and manage priorities

• Availability to support operations during critical production periods as needed

Technical Skills:

• SAP ECC Production Planning (PP) core experience required

• Functional knowledge of SAP processes and integrations

• Configuration knowledge is a plus but not required

• No programming skills required

General:

• Technical and functional skills validation will be part of the hiring process

Direction of Others:

• May provide guidance and training to planners, supervisors, and business users