SAP Plant Maintenance

We’re seeking a highly specialised SAP PM / MRO Consultant to advise, configure, and maintain our enterprise asset management fabric. In this role you will be hands‑on in executing our digital transformation from SAP ECC to SAP S/4

HANA, ensuring that planned end‑to‑end implementation results are fully realised across our aviation engine manufacturing, maintenance, and design operations. Acting as a strategic functional advisor and configuration expert, you will implement a "Clean Core" architecture by driving Fit‑to‑Standard workshops, establishing robust asset structures, and deploying standard asset management solutions while ensuring strict compliance with industry regulations.

• Business Advisory:
  Act as the trusted advisor to senior leadership to map high‑level aviation business goals into scalable SAP S/4
  
  HANA Asset Management blueprints.
• Coexistence Support:
  Design temporary operational workarounds and data bridging strategies to maintain maintenance continuity during phased SAP ECC to S/4
  
  HANA roll‑outs.
• Landscape Strategy:
  Evaluate legacy customisations within SAP ECC and establish a roadmap to transition towards standard S/4
  
  HANA Asset Management functionality.
• Expert Configuration:
  Execute hands‑on configuration of complex SAP PM / EAM modules including Technical Objects, Functional Locations, Equipment Master Data, and Work Centers.
• Workshop Facilitation:
  Lead and facilitate end‑to‑end blueprinting, scoping, and Fit‑to‑Standard workshops with cross‑functional engineering and maintenance teams.
• Value Realisation:
  Own the functional delivery lifecycle to ensure that planned operational efficiencies, maintenance scheduling improvements, and cost savings are fully realised.
• Execution & Planning:
  Architect and configure the end‑to‑end processing of Maintenance Orders, Maintenance Requests/Notifications, and preventive Maintenance Plans.
• Structure Management:
  Define and build complex technical asset hierarchies, leveraging Equipment BOMs and Functional Location BOMs to manage component structures.
• Process Integration:
  Align SAP PM configuration closely with Materials Management (MM) for rotable management, Production Planning (PP) for capacity scheduling, and Quality Management (QM) for repair inspections.
• Ecosystem Connection:
  Collaborate with integration teams to connect SAP PM with third‑party enterprise platforms, including Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), CAD, and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
• MRO Subcontracting:
  Configure and optimise complex MRO subcontracting and refurbishment life cycles for internal and vendor‑managed engine repairs.
• Aviation Regulation:
  Ensure all configured maintenance processes comply fully with CAA, EASA, FAA, ITAR, and AS9100 quality and export control standards.
• Traceability Engineering:
  Establish robust serialization, batch management, and equipment history tracking to guarantee absolute data genealogy for tracked engine components.
• Clean Core Implementation:
  Enforce the utilisation of standard SAP features, standard Fiori apps, and standard APIs over custom ABAP modifications to protect the digital core.
• Predictive Frameworks:
  Advise on the adoption of modern asset technologies, including SAP Asset Manager, predictive maintenance strategies, and mobile work execution.
• Stakeholder Management & Leadership:
  Work closely with the Enterprise Architect, Data Migration Leads, and external systems integrators to align on data standards and cut‑over plans.
• Documentation:
  Author and maintain comprehensive Business Blueprint documents, functional configuration rationales, testing scripts (UAT/SIT), and operational training playbooks.

• Minimum 10+ years of hands‑on SAP PM / EAM consulting experience within complex, global enterprise landscapes.
• Deep, expert‑level knowledge of Aerospace MRO processes, including line/base maintenance, engine overhaul workflows, and similar solutions.
• Proven, hands‑on capability to configure deep asset management structures, Equipment Master Data, Maintenance Orders, task lists, and Equipment BOMs.
• Demonstrated experience leading at least 3 full‑lifecycle SAP implementations, with a strong preference for large‑scale SAP ECC to S/4
  
  HANA migrations.
• Extensive prior experience operating within Aerospace & Defence, aviation engine manufacturing, or high‑tech military maintenance sectors.
• Thorough understanding of structural data model differences between SAP ECC and SAP S/4
  
  HANA Asset Management.
• Expert proficiency in operating within Agile delivery frameworks and utilising SAP Activate methodologies.

• SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP S/4
  
  HANA Asset Management.
• Hands‑on experience aligning SAP PM with engineering structures.
• Practical knowledge of Reliability‑Centered Maintenance (RCM) and FMEA methodologies.