Sr. SAP Material Planning; MRP Architect

Sr. SAP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Architect

Job Type: Contract •
Location: Sunnyvale, CA •
Work Schedule: On-site •
Rate: $88, Based on experience

We are seeking a highly experienced SAP MRP Solution Architect to analyze and resolve complex MRP exception issues in our global SAP environment. The ideal candidate will have 20+ years of SAP experience with deep expertise in Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Materials Management (MM), and integration with Production Planning (PP) and Supply Chain processes. This role is critical to stabilizing our planning and raw material procurement processes and ensuring material availability for production.

• Analyze as-is MRP process and propose best practices, governance for streamlining and optimizing MRP.
• Lead root cause analysis of MRP exception messages and planning failures across plants and materials.
• Design and implement optimized MRP strategies, lot‑sizing, and planning parameters to reduce exceptions and improve planning accuracy.
• Review and propose remediations to master data issues (Material Master, BOM, Procurement Types).
• Propose Engineering Change Order (ECO) best practice recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (PP, MM, Demand and Supply planning) to ensure end‑to‑end supply chain integration.
• Develop MRP exception dashboards and KPIs for proactive monitoring.
• Provide knowledge transfer and training to internal teams.

• 20+ years of SAP experience, with strong focus on MRP and MM.
• Proven track record in resolving large‑scale MRP issues in complex manufacturing environments.
• Expertise in planning strategies, procurement types, special procurement keys, and stock determination.
• Strong understanding of integration with PP, MM, and advanced planning tools like O9.
• Hands‑on experience with MRP Live in S/4
  
  HANA (preferred).
• Ability to analyze performance issues and optimize MRP runs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience in Fortune 500 or large‑scale manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with Fiori apps for MRP and planning.

Since 2002 Maxonic has been at the forefront of connecting candidate strengths to client challenges. Our award‑winning, dedicated team of recruiting professionals are specialized by technology, are great listeners, and will seek to find a position that meets the long‑term career needs of our candidates. We take pride in the over 10,000 candidates that we have placed, and the repeat business that we earn from our satisfied clients.

Please apply with your most current resume. Feel free to contact Nishit Giri ( / (408) 359‑7294) for more details.