SAP S/4HANA PPDS Consultant - Permanent
We are looking for an experienced SAP S/4HANA PPDS (Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling) Consultant to join a dynamic, forward-thinking team. This role offers the opportunity to design, implement, and optimise production planning solutions that enhance manufacturing efficiency and supply chain performance.
This is a hybrid role that will require 3 days a week onsite in a Liverpool based office.
The Role
As an SAP PPDS Consultant, you will:
- Support SAP BAU operations and implement, configure, and optimise SAP S/4HANA PP/DS for advanced planning and detailed scheduling.
- Analyse business requirements and design solutions for production planning, capacity planning, sequencing, and detailed scheduling.
- Integrate PP/DS with relevant SAP modules and external MES or production automation systems.
- Configure key master data including planning versions, production data structures (PDS), resources, modes, heuristics, and planning strategies.
- Support capacity planning, finite scheduling, order sequencing, and model planning scenarios to improve manufacturing performance.
- Manage processes for DS planning board, alert monitor, CIF integration, and custom planning rules.
- Provide training, documentation, and operational guidance for planning teams.
- Troubleshoot PP/DS-related issues, ensuring system stability, planning performance, and data consistency.
- Support testing phases and cutover activities, including unit testing, integration testing, UAT, and go-live.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, production planners, and IT teams to ensure seamless planning and scheduling operations.
What We're Looking For
Essential Experience & Skills:
- Hands-on experience in SAP PPDS and production planning.
- Strong understanding of MRP, scheduling, and manufacturing processes.
- Experience with CIF, IDocs, queues, and SAP Fiori apps.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable Skills:
- Expertise in SAP PPDS configuration and design, including heuristics, planning strategies, IPPE, and PDS.
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA Embedded PPDS.
- Ability to align PPDS solutions with business planning objectives.
- Strong understanding of S/4HANA logistics and manufacturing processes.
- Proven ability to analyse complex planning challenges and deliver scalable, sustainable solutions.
Why Join
This is a chance to work on complex, high-impact projects where your expertise will directly improve production planning and scheduling efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive continuous improvement, and help shape the future of manufacturing technology.
