SAP S4 HANA PPDS Consultant

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert for SAP S/4
  
  HANA Embedded PP/DS across implementation and BAU support.
• Design, implement, configure, and optimise PP/DS solutions for advanced planning and detailed scheduling.
• Analyse business requirements and translate them into effective production planning, capacity planning, sequencing, and scheduling solutions.
• Configure core PP/DS master data including planning versions, PDS (Production Data Structures), resources, modes, and heuristics.
• Design and configure heuristics, planning strategies, optimisation profiles, and pegging strategies aligned to customer‑specific planning needs.
• Support finite capacity planning, order sequencing, alert‑based planning, and scenario modelling to improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Enable and manage PP/DS processes including the DS Planning Board, Alert Monitor, CIF integration, and custom planning rules.
• Integrate PP/DS with core S/4
  
  HANA modules including PP, MM, and SD, APO migration scenarios, and external MES or production automation systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve PP/DS‑related issues, perform root cause analysis, and ensure system stability, CIF consistency, and planning performance.
• Support project delivery activities including unit testing, integration testing, UAT, cutover planning, and go‑live support.
• Produce functional specifications, process documentation, and operational SOPs.
• Provide end‑user training and knowledge transfer to planning and operations teams.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, planners, architects, and technical teams to ensure seamless end‑to‑end planning operations.

• Hands‑on experience with SAP S/4
  
  HANA PP/DS (Embedded PP/DS).
• Strong understanding of production planning, MRP, and detailed scheduling processes.
• Experience with CIF integration, IDocs, queues, and SAP Fiori applications.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Experience supporting both project delivery and BAU environments.
• Deep expertise in PP/DS configuration and solution design for master planning and detailed scheduling.
• Hands‑on experience with PP/DS heuristics, planning strategies, IPPE, and PDS.
• Ability to align PP/DS solutions with real‑world business planning constraints and objectives.
• Strong understanding of core S/4
  
  HANA logistics and manufacturing processes.
• Proven capability in analysing complex planning challenges and delivering scalable, sustainable PP/DS solutions.
• Experience working on S/4
  
  HANA migration or APO to Embedded PP/DS transition programmes.