SAP Production Planning, Functional Lead

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with colleagues and teams in our Dearborn, MI office.
• Understand the current business process across all regions / plants.
• Understand the functionality of current Legacy Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and associated upstream and downstream systems.
• Work with various stakeholders to study the transformation of current process / legacy systems to Industry best standards / technology/ systems focusing on the SAP PP module including ePPDS and iPPE functionalities.
• Perform Requirements Gathering, Business Analysis, and Fit-Gap/ Fit-to-Standard Analysis to understand the as-is/to-be states and identify key functionalities /process gaps.
• Recommend possible technology / process solutions to address gaps.
• Support system integration test, UAT, cutover activities, data migration, Post Go-Live support.
• Hands on experience in S/4 HANA ePPDS with knowledge in Product Heuristics, Planning Table, Mix Model Planning, Sequencing, Detailed Scheduling Board, Pegging, Product/Resource/Location Master data integration.
• Knowledge on iPPE access node, Product Structure, Process Structure, Factory Layout, and Production Version creation in iPPE.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Ford’s internal S/4 HANA Platform team.
• Working closely with management to prioritize business goals and information needs.
• Stay current on SAP trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field or a combination of education and equivalent work experience.
• 13+ years of functional/technical experience with SAP Production Planning Module.
• 4+ years hands‑on experience in designing, implementing business processes end to end, and optimization within S/4 HANA ePPDS and iPPE.
• Strong knowledge on planning processes Make-to-Stock, Make-to-Order, Configure-to-Order.
• Experience in Automotive / Manufacturing industry.
• Experienced in at least 2 full life cycle of S/4 HANA and Fiori implementation.
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (preferred).
• SAP PP integration with other modules MM, IM, QM (preferred).
• Overall SAP S/4 HANA knowledge (preferred).
• Strong project management skills with effective communication and collaboration (preferred).
• Knowledge and practical experience of agile delivery (preferred).