SAP Production Planning and Quality Management Consultant

Role: SAP Production Planning and Quality Management Consultant

Location: Byhalia MS 38611 (Onsite from Day 1)

Duration: 6 Months

Job Description:

• Design and implement secure compliant and cost effective cloud integration solutions.
• Analyze design implement integration requirements architect cloud infrastructure and continuously optimize performance and cost.
• Analyze design implement business requirements for manufacturing strategies (make to stock make to order) and design appropriate SAP PP solutions.
• Configure master data-including material masters bills of materials (BOMs) routings work centers and production versions-to model Amplifys battery cell manufacturing processes.
• Implement demand management MRP (Material Requirements Planning) Long Term Planning and capacity planning to ensure efficient production scheduling and resource utilization.
• Set up planning strategies lot size procedures and production scheduling profiles.
• Manage production orders through creation release scheduling confirmation and settlement.
• Integrate PP with quality management (e.g. in process inspections final goods inspections) plant maintenance (ensuring equipment readiness) material management finance/controlling (costing and variance analysis) and MES systems for real time shop floor execution.
• Support advanced PP functions where applicable such as Kitting Variant Configuration Kanban or Batch Management and ensure data consistency and traceability throughout the production lifecycle.
• Document PP processes comprehensively in Business Process Documents (BPDs).
• Design configure and implement quality inspection processes for inbound raw materials in process operations and outgoing finished goods.
• Create inspection plans sampling procedures control plans and characteristic specifications to support APQP and PPAP requirements.
• Implement Quality Issue Resolution (QIR) Non Conformance Report (NCR) and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) processes for capturing analyzing and resolving defects or non conformities across the product lifecycle.
• Configure quality notifications defect recording usage decisions and corrective/preventive actions integrating NCR/CAPA workflows to address root causes and prevent recurrence.
• Ensure final products meet customer and regulatory requirements through robust outgoing inspection processes and compliance checks.
• Develop and implement EDI integrations and supplier quality interfaces to exchange PPAP/APQP documentation certificates of conformance NCRs CAPAs and other corrective actions.
• Establish collaborative processes for monitoring supplier performance managing non conformances and coordinating corrective action plans.
• Integrate supplier collaboration tools (e.g. Ariba) with SAP to streamline supplier onboarding communication and quality tracking.
• Create and maintain Business Process Documents (BPDs) and process flow diagrams that capture current processes requirements and proposed solutions for production planning inbound and outgoing quality management supplier collaboration and QIR.
• Ensure SAP PP/QM solutions integrate seamlessly with other SAP modules (MM SD FI/CO PM/EHS WM/EWM) and third party systems (MES LIMS).
• Facilitate data flows with suppliers via EDI and collaboration platforms.
• Lead SAP implementation and upgrade projects from analysis through design configuration and deployment.
• Manage project timelines budgets risks and deliverables.
• Provide Level 2 and 3 support troubleshooting complex issues.
• Train end users on SAP PP/QM functionality APQP/PPAP workflows QIR NCR/CAPA processes outgoing quality management and the use of BPDs.
• Work with stakeholders in production quality maintenance and EHS to analyze existing processes.
• Design and document optimized manufacturing schedules capacity planning and quality assurance workflows including final inspections and shipping quality controls.
• Implement end to end workflows for production orders supplier collaboration quality inspections (incoming in process outgoing) and QIR handling.
• Stay current on SAP S/4HANA innovations industry standards and emerging technologies (IoT machine learning advanced analytics).
• Identify opportunities to enhance production planning predictive quality and supplier collaboration through technology.
• Perform root cause analyses for recurring issues.