S4 Hana Principal Config Analyst SAP - PPDS

Principal Configuration Analyst – SAP Production Planning (PP/MRP, PP/DS) Job Summary

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.

• SAP ECC Operational Excellence (Current State)
  • 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
    • MRP parameters, lot sizing, lead times, and planning strategies
    • Capacity evaluation and rough‑cut capacity planning
    • Production order creation, release, confirmation, and settlement
    • 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.
• S/4
  
  HANA & PP/DS Transformation Enablement (Future State)
  • 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.
• Cross‑Functional & Compliance Responsibilities
  • Validate SAP solutions against business and regulatory requirements, recommending process change where SAP standard provides a superior outcome.
  • Produce clear documentation including:
    • Functional requirements and specifications
    • End‑to‑end process flows and swim lanes
    • 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.
• Leadership & Delivery
  • 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 variance analysis
• Exposure to S/4
  
  HANA Private Cloud (RISE)…