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Title: SAP Digital Manufacturing (DM) Consultant
Duration: 6 Months, possible conversion to full-time
Location: Onsite - Madison, WI
Travel: 25% to California and Arizona
Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered.
Job Summary
Role Focus:
The company is undergoing a major digital manufacturing transformation and SAP implementation. The consultant will support SAP Digital Manufacturing initiatives, SAP ERP configuration, and work closely with Clarkson, the implementation partner. During the first 90 days, the candidate is expected to take ownership of the SAP module and work directly with client business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- 60% Documentation: Business requirements, process flows, SAP configuration, solution/design documentation.
- 20% Project Work: SAP configuration, digital manufacturing implementation, requirements analysis, and implementation-partner coordination.
- 20% Meetings & Collaboration: Business stakeholder meetings, solution reviews, partner discussions, and demonstrations.
Top 3 Must-Have Skills
- SAP Digital Manufacturing / SAP ERP
- SAP Digital Manufacturing configuration and integration with SAP ERP.
- Strong understanding of SAP configuration and manufacturing processes.
- Business Requirements & Documentation
- Strong requirements-gathering and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to create detailed business, functional, and solution documentation.
- Solution Presentation / POCs / Demos
- Experience developing solutions/POCs.
- Comfortable presenting and demonstrating solutions to business and technical stakeholders.
Preferred
- SAP QM integration
- Manufacturing operations
- Shop-floor experience
Experience: 5+ years relevant experience
Education: Bachelor's degree preferred
Industry: Pharmaceutical experience is not required
1. Business Process & Manufacturing Knowledge (Must Have)
Should understand:
- Process Manufacturing and/or Discrete Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Electronic Batch Records (EBR)
- Shop Floor Control
- Production Order Execution
- Material Consumption and Goods Receipt
- Work Instructions and Operator Guidance
- Rework and Deviations
- Non-Conformance Management
- Quality Inspections
- Batch Management and Traceability
- Regulatory manufacturing environments (FDA, ISO13485, GxP)
- Your DM program specifically uses DM for production execution, EBRs, material consumption/receipt, and work instructions.
2. SAP Digital Manufacturing Configuration Skills
Core DM Configuration
- Plant and Work Center setup
- Resources
- Production Process Design
- Production Routing Integration
- POD (Production Operator Dashboard) configuration
- Data Collection Groups
- Data Collection Parameters
- Electronic Signatures
- Work Instruction Configuration
- User Roles and Authorizations
- Shop Floor Execution Configuration
- Material Traceability
- Production Process Designer (PPD)
Execution Area Expertise
- Shop Floor Execution
- Order Dispatching
- Labor Tracking
- Batch Genealogy
- Scrap and Rework Handling
- Phase-Based Manufacturing Execution
- SAP learning content specifically highlights configuration of execution processes, basic data, and execution control as key consultant skills.
3. Integration Skills (Critical for Client)
- Given your landscape, the consultant should understand:
SAP S/4HANA Integration
- Process Orders
- Master Recipes
- BOMs
- Inspection Plans
- Materials
- Production Versions
- Batch Management
- Inventory Transactions
- Your team is already discussing:
- Master recipe interaction with DM work instructions
- Inspection plan integration
- Material staging
- Process order execution
BTP & Connectivity
- SAP BTP
- SAP Cloud Connector
- SAP Integration Suite (CPI)
- OAuth Authentication
- API Management
- Event-based integrations
- Examples from your project include:
- DM-EWM integration activities
- Cloud Connector configuration
- OAuth 2.0 authentication decisions
Additional Integration Knowledge
- SAP EWM
- SAP QM
- SAP PPDS
- QMS integration
- Barcode and scanner integration
- Label printing
4. Requirements Gathering Skills
- This is often the most important skill because DM projects are highly process-oriented.
Workshop Facilitation
- Ability to conduct workshops with:
- Manufacturing
- Quality
- Production Planning
- Warehouse
- Regulatory
- Validation (CSV)
- Master Data Teams
Process Mapping
- Should be able to document:
- Current State (AS-IS)
- Paper batch records
- Existing work instructions
- Manual signatures
- Existing shop floor processes
Interview
- Round 1: Virtual
- Round 2: Onsite or virtual, depending on the situation