SAP Production Planning Team Lead (16484)

Baer is looking for an SAP Production Planning Team Lead for a 10+ month remote project.

Location: Remote with some trips to NC

Duration: 10 months

Rate: Hourly Plus Expenses Reimbursed

Alignment: W2 or C2C

• Lead the design, configuration, and implementation of SAP Production Planning (PP) modules, ensuring alignment with business and operational requirements.
• Manage the full lifecycle of SAP PP implementations, including blueprinting, configuration, testing, go-live, and post-go-live support.
• Provide expertise on integration points with other SAP modules, including Materials Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD), Financial Accounting (FI), and Controlling (CO).
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements, identify system gaps, and propose innovative, scalable solutions.
• Ensure the stability and optimal performance of SAP PP through system monitoring, troubleshooting, and proactive problem resolution.
• Partner with development teams to address any system enhancements, customizations, or performance issues.
• Train and mentor team members on SAP PP processes, best practices, and tools.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including business process specifications, test plans, technical documentation, and user manuals.
• Engage with business users to quickly identify and resolve system issues, ensuring timely and effective support.
• Stay current with the latest SAP PP features, industry best practices, and emerging trends in production planning and automotive manufacturing.

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with SAP PP configuration and implementation, with a focus on the automotive sector.
• Proven track record of leading multiple full-cycle SAP PP implementations.
• In-depth knowledge of SAP PP processes, including Production Planning, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), and Production Execution.
• Expertise in automotive-related SAP PP processes (e.g., PP/DS, Vehicle Management System (VMS), and Integrated Product and Process Engineering (iPPE)).
• Strong understanding of integration with SAP MM, SD, FI, and other key modules.
• SAP PP certification is a plus.
• Automotive industry experience is essential.
• Experience in S/4HANA PP.
• Experience in S/4 technical migration
• Experience with SAP IS-Automotive
• Experience with APO PP/DS (SCM)
• Experience with iPPE
• Experience with VMS
• Prior team management experience
• Knowledge of SAP Fiori and SAP cloud solutions.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field.

• Baer is an Enterprise Performance Partner providing job opportunities with several 1st Tier Global Systems Integrators and a wide array of Fortune 1000 clients.  Baer consultants and employees enjoy access to the highest profile job opportunities across leading Enterprise Technology Solutions ranging from Digital Transformation programs utilizing the latest technologies from SAP and Oracle to a wide range of emerging Cloud based infrastructure, application and AI related solutions.
• At Baer we aim to provide a best-in-class engagement experience for our consultants. Our job requirements are carefully vetted and are typically associated with pivotal programs offering tremendous opportunities to expand your skills leveraging the latest solutions.
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