This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a SAP PP Consultant based in India.
Join a dynamic environment focused on supporting mission-critical manufacturing and production planning operations across complex enterprise landscapes. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact production support activities, ensuring business continuity through the resolution of critical incidents and optimization of planning processes. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to maintain system stability and enhance operational efficiency. The position is ideal for professionals who thrive in fast-paced support environments, enjoy solving complex challenges, and want to contribute to large-scale SAP ecosystems. Exposure to modern technologies, global teams, and continuous learning initiatives makes this an excellent opportunity for career growth in enterprise applications and manufacturing transformation.
Accountabilities:
- Provide end-to-end production support for SAP PP processes, with a strong focus on managing and resolving P1 and P2 priority incidents within defined SLA and KPI targets.
- Analyze critical production issues, assess business impact, and implement immediate corrective actions to minimize operational disruptions.
- Conduct root cause analysis for recurring incidents and recommend long-term preventive measures to improve system stability.
- Support key SAP PP functionalities including Material Requirements Planning (MRP), production orders, planned orders, demand management, capacity planning, bills of materials (BOM), work centers, routings, production scheduling, confirmations, and backflush processes.
- Collaborate closely with technical and functional teams across SAP modules such as MM, QM, SD, PM, and other integrated applications to ensure seamless issue resolution.
- Maintain regular communication with stakeholders during critical incidents, provide status updates, and support escalation management when required.
- Assist in manufacturing master data support and contribute to maintaining planning accuracy and efficient shop floor execution.
Requirements
- 6–8 years of experience in SAP PP functional consulting and production support environments.
- Strong expertise in handling high-priority incidents and supporting business-critical manufacturing operations.
- In-depth knowledge of SAP Production Planning processes, including MRP, production orders, BOM management, work centers, routings, capacity planning, and shop floor execution.
- Hands-on experience in troubleshooting, issue analysis, defect resolution, and functional testing activities.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing and production planning business processes and their operational dependencies.