SAP Centre of Excellence Plan to Make (SAP MFG. PE)

To ensure highly reliable efficient and production order management processes within SAP S/4HANA. The role stabilizes endtoend manufacturing execution processes 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 production order management including production order creation production order release component staging consumption confirmation.

Ensure a close integration to the EWM system for staging consumption and goods receipt booking.

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

Analyse obstructions in the execution process; recommend corrective and preventive actions.

Support integration across ePP/DS MM APO/IBP QM and EWM ensuring a highly reliable execution of the production processes and the reflection of the physical processes in the S/4 HANA system.

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

Support continuous improvement (CI) initiatives to enhance production execution stability and increase production efficiency.

Support production mangers and production worker with system expertise and troubleshooting guidance

2) Secondary tasks:

Develop training materials and conduct sessions for managers workers and plant users.

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

Collaborate with Finance and Costing teams for production execution related cost impact assessments.

3) Miscellaneous tasks:

Support new plant onboarding and PP template rollouts.

Contribute to digital manufacturing initiatives e.g. MES integration

Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity simulations.

Key Performance Indicators

Production execution performance & stability

Reduction of manual interferences

Capacity utilization

Incident MTTR and SLA compliance

Successful execution of background jobs & 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 certification advantageous.

2) Required professional experience (in years):

69 years in Production Planning and Execution.

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

Knowledge of QM and EWM

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 in batch and serial number managed environment
• Production related sub-processes e.g. staging consumption in EWM
• Setup of batch and serial number classification
• ePP/DSMMQM EWM - CO integration understanding
• MES Integration

b) Languages

c) IT skills

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

d) Product knowledge

• Manufacturing processes (maketostock maketoorder batch/serial)
• Discrete and process production processes
• Understanding of challenges for variant production
• 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.