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SAP PP Consultant
SAP PP Consultants help employers design, configure and support production planning processes in SAP. They bring practical manufacturing knowledge across MRP, demand management, BOMs, routings, work centres, production orders and shop floor integration.
What does a SAP PP Consultant do?
An SAP PP Consultant works with manufacturing, planning, supply chain and operational teams to design, configure and improve SAP Production Planning processes.
The role is commonly used across SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing, ECC, rollout, upgrade and BAU support environments where employers need strong production planning knowledge, fit-gap control, testing support and practical manufacturing process understanding.
When businesses hire SAP PP Consultants
- Implementing SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing or SAP ECC PP processes
- Supporting production planning transformation, rollout, upgrade or optimisation programmes
- Improving MRP, demand management, BOMs, routings, work centres and production order processes
- Configuring SAP PP while reducing unnecessary customisation
- Adding specialist SAP PP knowledge to testing, cutover, hypercare or BAU support
Typical responsibilities
- Gather production planning requirements from planners, manufacturing users, process owners and operational stakeholders
- Configure SAP PP processes, settings, master data rules and controls in line with approved design
- Support areas such as demand management, MRP, BOMs, routings, work centres, production orders, confirmations and capacity planning
- Run fit-gap workshops, design reviews, process walkthroughs and manufacturing testing activity
- Write functional specifications for reports, interfaces, enhancements, forms or workflows where needed
- Resolve defects, support integration testing, UAT, cutover, go-live and hypercare activity
- Help transition SAP PP changes into BAU with clear documentation and user guidance
Key skills to look for
- SAP PP consulting experience
- Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing, SAP ECC PP and production planning processes
- Configuration experience across MRP, BOMs, routings, work centres, production orders and confirmations
- Fit-gap, testing, defect resolution and functional specification experience
- Ability to work with manufacturing, planning, supply chain, technical teams and implementation partners
- Clear judgement on standard SAP, manufacturing process design, usability and long-term supportability