S4 Hana Principal Config Analyst SAP - PPDS

S4 Hana Principal Config Analyst SAP - PPDS

Date: Apr 18, 2026

Location: Lakewood, CO, US

Requisition : 34810

This role provides deep functional and configuration leadership within an existing global SAP ECC environment that is actively transitioning to SAP S/4

HANA 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/4

HANA and SAP PP/DS roadmaps.

The Principal Configuration Analyst acts as a bridge between manufacturing operations, supply chain planning, and IT—ensuring continuity of operations during transformation, minimizing technical debt, and enabling advanced planning capabilities without disrupting regulated manufacturing environments.

• 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.
• Optimize MRP parameters, lot sizing, lead times, and planning strategies.
• Perform capacity evaluation and rough‑cut capacity planning.
• Manage production order creation, release, confirmation, and settlement.
• Handle 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.

• Lead functional design and readiness activities for the transition from ECC PP/MRP to S/4
  
  HANA 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/4
  
  HANA Private Cloud constraints and SAP best practices.
• Translate ECC planning constructs (MRP, capacity, production versions) into S/4
  
  HANA‑compatible and PP/DS‑ready designs.
• Actively reduce custom code dependency by prioritizing standard configuration and extensibility options.

• Validate SAP solutions against business and regulatory requirements, recommending process change where SAP standard provides a superior outcome.
• Define functional requirements and specifications.
• Create end‑to‑end process flows and swim lanes.
• Provide 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.

• Serve as a functional lead for small to mid‑sized initiatives, enhancements, and transformation work streams.
• 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.

• 10+ years of SAP PP/MRP experience in complex manufacturing environments, with hands‑on ECC and S/4
  
  HANA configuration expertise.
• Demonstrated experience supporting live SAP ECC production planning operations while preparing for or executing an S/4
  
  HANA migration.
• Practical exposure to PP/DS concepts (ECC add‑on, embedded S/4
  
  HANA, 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).

• Experience with one or more of the following SAP modules or integrations: MM, QM, LE, WM/EWM.
• Manufacturing costing and…