SAP PP; Production Planning and QM; Quality Management Functional Consultant

SAP PP (Production Planning) and QM (Quality Management) Functional Consultant

Location:

Washington, DC

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The work The SAP Production Planning and Quality Management Functional Consultant is responsible for designing, configuring, and implementing SAP S/4

HANA Production Planning solutions with full integration to Quality Management in a Greenfield environment. This role partners directly with client business teams to gather requirements, design manufacturing processes, and support seamless integration across PP, QM, EWM, external manufacturing, and other connected functions. The consultant will lead solution design workshops, define process flows, develop testing strategies, troubleshoot integration challenges, and coordinate with technical and architectural teams to ensure end‑to‑end solution alignment.

The role also includes supporting MES integrations (such as Solumina), enhancing SAP modules, and mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate brings deep PP/QM expertise, manufacturing execution experience, and strong understanding of made‑to‑order production scenarios.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver Production Planning demos, clearly articulating business benefits.
• Lead requirement‑gathering sessions and design functional solutions aligned to business processes.
• Support integration across PP–QM, PP–EWM, and PP with external manufacturing partners.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure designs meet functional and technical requirements.
• Perform business process design, system analysis, and solution validation.
• Coordinate with architects, developers, BASIS, middleware, portal teams, and business analysts.
• Enhance SAP modules and support integrations with MES systems such as Solumina.
• Develop test strategies and lead complex testing efforts for PP integrated with QM.
• Manage a functional team and provide mentoring and training to junior consultants.

Here’s what you need:

• 4+ years of hands‑on experience configuring SAP PP and QM in S/4
  
  HANA environments.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and quality processes, cross‑functional integration, and execution scenarios.
• Strong analytical, communication, and client‑facing skills.

Nice to have:

• Experience implementing a Greenfield S/4
  
  HANA solution using core Production Planning (not IBP or APO).
• Experience integrating Quality Management from a third‑party system with SAP PP.
• Strong preference for candidates with manufacturing execution experience using SAP PP.
• Experience working with demand sources such as Project Systems, Sales Orders, and Planned Independent Requirements.

Eligibility requirements:

• Ability to obtain and maintain government clearance.

Compensation is based on labor costs in the following locations:
California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland.

The base pay range for this position in these locations is: $86,400 - $176,200 USD.

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