Information Technology - ePPDS Functional Consultant

Job Title: Information Technology - ePPDS Functional Consultant

Location (On-site, Remote, or Hybrid?): Position is 100% remote but seeking candidates Offshore/India or in LATAM

Contract Duration: 36 W, 6 D

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

• SAP ePPDS Solution Design & Delivery

• Lead requirements gathering, fit-gap assessments, and business process workshops with manufacturing and planning stakeholders.

• Design, configure, and implement SAP ePPDS solutions aligned with global supply chain strategy.

• Analyze current-state planning processes and develop future-state solutions that improve production scheduling and manufacturing efficiency.

• Create and maintain:

• Functional Design Documents (FDD)

• Business Process Designs

• Configuration Documentation

• Test Scripts

• Training Materials

• Support full project lifecycle activities, including design, build, testing, deployment, hypercare, and production support.

ePPDS Functional Expertise

Provide expertise in:

• Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (ePPDS)
• Detailed Scheduling Board
• Capacity Planning
• Resource Planning
• Heuristic Planning
• Production Orders
• Process Orders
• Finite Scheduling
• Campaign Planning
• Constraint-Based Scheduling
• Manufacturing Execution Integration
• Product Allocation
• Alert Monitoring
• Planning Optimization
• Supply Network Planning Integration
• Work closely with manufacturing, planning, and supply chain stakeholders to improve planning accuracy and production efficiency.

SAP Integration & Collaboration

• Collaborate with SAP functional teams across:

• SAP MM

• SAP PP

• SAP SD

• SAP QM

• SAP EWM

• SAP FI/CO

• Support end-to-end process integration between procurement, production, inventory, and distribution processes.

• Work with technical teams on system integrations, interfaces, enhancements, and data validation activities.

• Participate in design decisions to ensure scalable and sustainable solutions.

ABAP Troubleshooting & Technical Support

• Analyze and troubleshoot SAP system issues involving custom developments, reports, enhancements, and interfaces.
• Read and interpret ABAP code to identify root causes of issues.
• Support ABAP developers by providing functional guidance and helping diagnose technical defects.
• Execute debugging sessions when necessary to validate business logic and process flows.
• Review technical specifications and ensure developments align with business requirements.
• This role is not expected to write ABAP code but must be comfortable navigating and troubleshooting ABAP programs.

Testing & Deployment

• Lead and support:

• Unit Testing

• System Integration Testing (SIT)

• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Regression Testing

• Coordinate business testing activities and validate solution readiness.

• Support production deployments and post-go-live stabilization.

• Resolve defects and coordinate issue resolution with development teams.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing planning and scheduling processes.
• Drive adoption of SAP best practices and planning standards.
• Support supply chain transformation initiatives and future roadmap enhancements.
• Recommend process improvements to increase operational efficiency and system utilization.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in:

• Information Systems

• Computer Science

• Engineering

• Supply Chain Management

• Operations Management

• Related Field

• Master's Degree or MBA preferred.

Required Experience

• Minimum 8 years of SAP functional consulting experience.
• Minimum 2 full lifecycle SAP implementation projects involving Production Planning, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain Planning.
• Strong experience in SAP ePPDS solution implementation and support.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing and supply chain organizations.
• Proven experience leading workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and solution design activities.
• Experience working with both business and technical teams throughout project delivery.

Required Functional Skills

Strong knowledge of:

• SAP ePPDS
• Production Planning
• Detailed Scheduling
• Capacity Planning
• Manufacturing Execution Processes
• Demand Fulfillment
• Planning Heuristics
• Resource Scheduling
• Production Order Management
• Master Data Management
• Inventory and Material Availability Planning
• End-to-End Supply Chain Processes

Technical Skills

• SAP Technologies
• SAP ePPDS
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP PP
• SAP MM
• SAP EWM
• SAP QM
• ABAP Knowledge
• Required ability to:
• Debug ABAP programs
• Read functional and technical specifications
• Analyze custom code issues
• Troubleshoot interfaces and enhancements
• Collaborate effectively with ABAP developers
• Integration Knowledge
• CIF Integration
• SAP Master Data Structures
• ERP Integration
• Planning Data Interfaces
• Production Execution Integration

Preferred Qualifications

• Kinaxis Experience (Strong Plus)
• Experience participating in Kinaxis RapidResponse implementation projects.
• Understanding of Supply Planning, Production Planning, or Inventory Planning processes within Kinaxis.
• Experience supporting SAP-to-Kinaxis integrations.
• Knowledge of planning data synchronization between SAP and Kinaxis environments.
• Industry Experience
• Highly preferred experience in:
• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
• Manufacturing
• Paper Products Manufacturing
• Personal Care Products
• Industrial Manufacturing