SAP Centre of Excellence– Plan to Make (SAP PPDS)

To ensure highly reliable efficient and optimized production planning and detailed scheduling (PP/DS) as well as MRP processes within SAP S/4HANA. The role stabilizes endtoend manufacturing and material planning supports business users through L2/L3 sustain operations supports continuous improvement and ensures seamless integration across PlantoMake Supply Chain Planning ShopFloor Execution and Quality modules. The position directly contributes to manufacturing service levels capacity utilization and operational excellence in the GBS Sustain Operations environment.

Career Path

Please specify from Senior level on:

No allocation because below Senior level Expert career Project Management career Line Management career

Tasks*

1) Main tasks:

Provide L2/L3 support for SAP S/4HANA ePP/DS and MRP processes including production planning detailed scheduling heuristics pegging material planning and planning run monitoring.

Monitor and manage PP/DS and MRP planning runs background jobs CIF integration queues and exception messages; troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks.

Perform configuration and finetuning of key PP/DS objects:

• PDS (Production Data Structure)
• Planning procedures heuristics and scheduling strategies
• Resource models shift sequences and capacity calendars
• DS planning board alerts and pegging settings

Support master data governance for routing BOMs work centres/resources production versions planning parameters classification relevant PP/DS and MRP attributes.

Analyse planning mismatches and conflicts; recommend corrective and preventive actions.

Support integration across PP MM APO/IBP ensuring consistent endtoend production planning.

Manage change requests and enhancement deployments in alignment with global process owners and IT governance.

Support continuous improvement (CI) initiatives to enhance production plan stability and increase accuracy.

Support material planner production planners and schedulers with system expertise and troubleshooting guidance

2) Secondary tasks:

Develop training materials and conduct sessions for planners schedulers and plant users.

Support SIT/UAT during release cycles upgrades and functional enhancements.

Collaborate with Finance and Costing teams for planningrelated cost impact assessments.

3) Miscellaneous tasks:

Support new plant onboarding and PP/DS as well as MRP template rollouts.

Contribute to digital manufacturing initiatives e.g. realtime scheduling improvements.

Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity simulations.

Key Performance Indicators

Planning run performance & stability

% Increase of PP/DS accuracy

Schedule adherence & ontime production order release

Incident MTTR and SLA compliance

Successful execution of background jobs & CIF integration health

Continuous improvement savings (hours cost avoidance)

Qualifications experience know-how and skills critical for success*

1) Required training and education:

Bachelors/Masters in Engineering Supply Chain Industrial Management or related fields.

APICS/ASCM CPIM preferred; SAP PP/DS certification advantageous.

2) Required professional experience (in years):

69 years in Production Planning and Scheduling.

4 years handson SAP PP/DS (S/4HANA preferred; APOPP/DS acceptable).

Experience in manufacturing environments across discrete/process industries.

GBS/CoE or sustain operations experience preferred.

3) Important personal qualities:

Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

High level of accuracy and structured working style.

Capability to adapt in an international and cultural diverse environment

Ability to work under pressure and manage operational priorities.

4) Other specialized knowledge:

a) Technical knowledge

• PP/DS heuristics pegging DS planning board
• MRP planning routine
• Resource scheduling finite capacity planning
• Product allocation & planning parameters
• CIF integration PDS generation
• PPMMQMIBP/APO integration understanding

b) Languages

c) IT skills

• SAP S/4HANA PP/DS PP MM QM
• Understanding of IBP integration
• Excel Power BI (optional)
• ITSM tools (ServiceNow/Remedy)

d) Product knowledge

• Manufacturing processes (maketostock maketoorder batch/serial)
• Product lifecycle and planning constraints
• Understanding of priorities and challenges within the health care industry

5 ) Special personal requirements:

Flexibility to support global time zones when needed.

Occasional travel (up to 10%) for site visits workshops and rollouts.

Availability during critical production cycles or system cutovers.