SAP ePPDS Consultant

Required Experience
• Minimum 8 years of SAP functional consulting experience.
• Minimum 2 full lifecycle SAP implementation projects involving Production Planning, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain Planning.
• Strong experience in SAP ePPDS solution implementation and support.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing and supply chain organizations.
• Proven experience leading workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and solution design activities.
• Experience working with both business and technical teams throughout project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
SAP ePPDS Solution Design & Delivery
• Lead requirements gathering, fit-gap assessments, and business process workshops with manufacturing and planning stakeholders.
• Design, configure, and implement SAP ePPDS solutions aligned with Kimberly-Clark's global supply chain strategy.
• Analyze current-state planning processes and develop future-state solutions that improve production scheduling and manufacturing efficiency.
Create and maintain:
• Functional Design Documents (FDD)
• Business Process Designs
• Configuration Documentation
• Test Scripts
• Training Materials
• Support full project lifecycle activities, including design, build, testing, deployment, hypercare, and production support.
ePPDS Functional Expertise
Provide expertise in:
• Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (ePPDS)
• Detailed Scheduling Board
• Capacity Planning
• Resource Planning
• Heuristic Planning
• Production Orders
• Process Orders
• Finite Scheduling
• Campaign Planning
• Constraint-Based Scheduling
• Manufacturing Execution Integration
• Product Allocation
• Alert Monitoring
• Planning Optimization
• Supply Network Planning Integration
• Work closely with manufacturing, planning, and supply chain stakeholders to improve planning accuracy and production efficiency.
SAP Integration & Collaboration
• Collaborate with SAP functional teams across:
• SAP MM
• SAP PP
• SAP SD
• SAP QM
• SAP EWM
• SAP FI/CO
• Support end-to-end process integration between procurement, production, inventory, and distribution processes.
• Work with technical teams on system integrations, interfaces, enhancements, and data validation activities.
• Participate in design decisions to ensure scalable and sustainable solutions.
ABAP Troubleshooting & Technical Support
• Analyze and troubleshoot SAP system issues involving custom developments, reports, enhancements, and interfaces.
• Read and interpret ABAP code to identify root causes of issues.
• Support ABAP developers by providing functional guidance and helping diagnose technical defects.
• Execute debugging sessions when necessary to validate business logic and process flows.
• Review technical specifications and ensure developments align with business requirements.
• This role is not expected to write ABAP code but must be comfortable navigating and troubleshooting ABAP programs.
Testing & Deployment
• Lead and support:
• Unit Testing
• System Integration Testing (SIT)
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Regression Testing
• Coordinate business testing activities and validate solution readiness.
• Support production deployments and post-go-live stabilization.
• Resolve defects and coordinate issue resolution with development teams.
Continuous Improvement
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing planning and scheduling processes.
• Drive adoption of SAP best practices and planning standards.
• Support supply chain transformation initiatives and future roadmap enhancements.
• Recommend process improvements to increase operational efficiency and system utilization.
Required Qualifications
Education
• Bachelor's Degree in:
• Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Supply Chain Management
• Operations Management
• Related Field
• Master's Degree or MBA preferred.
Required Experience
• Minimum 8 years of SAP functional consulting experience.
• Minimum 2 full lifecycle SAP implementation projects involving Production Planning, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain Planning.
• Strong experience in SAP ePPDS solution implementation and support.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing and supply chain organizations.
• Proven experience leading workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and solution design activities.
• Experience working with both business and technical teams throughout project delivery.
Required Functional Skills
Strong knowledge of:
• SAP ePPDS
• Production Planning
• Detailed Scheduling
• Capacity Planning
• Manufacturing Execution Processes
• Demand Fulfillment
• Planning Heuristics
• Resource Scheduling
• Production Order Management
• Master Data Management
• Inventory and Material Availability Planning
• End-to-End Supply Chain Processes
Technical Skills
SAP Technologies
• SAP ePPDS
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP PP
• SAP MM
• SAP EWM
• SAP QM
• ABAP Knowledge
Required ability to:
• Debug ABAP programs
• Read functional and technical specifications
• Analyze custom code issues
• Troubleshoot interfaces and enhancements
• Collaborate effectively with ABAP developers
Integration Knowledge
• CIF Integration
• SAP Master Data Structures
• ERP Integration
• Planning Data Interfaces
• Production Execution Integration
Preferred Qualifications
Kinaxis Experience (Strong Plus)
• Experience participating in Kinaxis RapidResponse implementation projects.
• Understanding of Supply Planning, Production Planning, or Inventory Planning processes within Kinaxis.
• Experience supporting SAP-to-Kinaxis integrations.
• Knowledge of planning data synchronization between SAP and Kinaxis environments.
Industry Experience
Highly preferred experience in:
• Consumer Packaged Goods (C P G)
• Manufacturing
• Paper Products Manufacturing
• Personal Care Products
• Industrial Manufacturing