DT SAP Production Planning Solution Architect

DT SAP Production Planning Solution Architect

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Management Information System, Information Technology, or related technical field and 10+ years hands on experience in configuring and supporting process design in SAP Production Planning/MRP, Supply Planning, Demand Planning and PP/DS and other advanced planning software such as Kinaxis Rapid Response with strong understanding of the modules; OR an Advanced degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related technical field and 7+ years of hands on experience in configuring and supporting process design in SAP Production Planning/MRP, Supply Planning, Demand Planning and PP/DS and other advanced planning software such as Kinaxis Rapid Response with strong understanding of the modules
• Understanding of SAP Master Data related to planning – Material Master, Bills of Materials, Production Versions, Routing, APO master data, SAP CIF.
• Experience in integrating with other SAP modules.
• Have implemented multiple end-to-end life cycle projects.
• Experience with industry standard ERP system implementations (waterfall and agile methodologies).
• Business domain knowledge about Demand planning, MRP/Supply planning.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to government contractual requirements.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, and develop SAP ECC/APO Production planning, Demand planning, and supply planning solutions to fit business and technical objectives.
• Provide SME during implementations of operations planning projects leveraging our current planning applications such as SAP ECC, SAP APO, Kinaxis Rapid Response and Talend integration tools.
• Provide technical expertise on configuring SAP PP and MM module and act as an internal expert on SAP capabilities in the operations planning area.
• Lead the design of future advanced planning solutions as the company transforms to SAP S/4 HANA journey.
• Researching and suggesting best practices related to various elements of Demand/Supply Planning, Operational Planning, and Inventory Optimization.
• Provide guidance and support to the project teams around Kinaxis, coding, and best practices.
• Design, document, and implements the most efficient and cost-effective solution.
• Manage/administer planning specific platforms (SAP, Kinaxis, APO).
• Coordinates system integration testing based on user or system design specifications.
• Provide application design guidance and consultation, based on a thorough understanding of applicable technology, tools and existing designs.
• Advise business partners on intended and optimal use of the systems and assist with process development.
• Ensure logic and design is in alignment with the core architecture of the systems / applications.
• Find and propose innovative solutions that enable process automation, leveraging best practices and technologies within the company’s application processes and architecture.
• Analyze highly complex business requirements and problems to ensure logic and design is in alignment with the core architecture of the systems / applications.
• Analyze existing product software and recommends modifications which enhance operating capacity and meet business requirements.
• Assist in managing expectations with both business and IT stakeholders regarding functionality, scope, and deliverables.

Preferred Qualifications

• Willingness to learn new technologies & take on new projects to grow experience.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing business environments.
• Ability to lead technical teams or lead projects.
• Strong project management, analytical and technical skills.
• Highly self-directed and able to learn quickly with a solid ability to drive and deliver results.
• Excellent judgment, interpersonal skills, cultural awareness and professional maturity with executive presentation experience, comfortable interacting with senior executive leadership.
• Technical experience and a working knowledge in SAP ECC MRP highly desired skill set in manufacturing environment.
• Experience in SAP S/4 HANA.
• Experience/knowledge working in an aerospace environment is highly desirable.