SAP - Production Planning - PP - Discrete Manufacturing - Senior - Consulting - Location OPEN
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Job description
As a Senior Technology Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions. You will interact with business stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, ensuring that newly implemented technology solutions meet their needs. Your collaboration with technical teams will be essential in designing and delivering effective system architecture solutions., In this role, you will spend your time engaging with clients and internal teams to ensure successful project delivery. You will face challenges that require analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, providing you with opportunities to learn and grow in a dynamic environment. This position may require regular travel to meet with clients, allowing you to build relationships and understand their needs better. Key responsibilities include:
- Interacting with business stakeholders to evaluate business models and processes.
- Analyzing newly implemented technology solutions to verify they meet business requirements.
- Collaborating with technical teams to design and deliver system architecture solutions.
- Act as a Subject Matter Resource (SMR) for SAP Manufacturing during project implementations. Facilitate design workshops and discussions, gather requirements, and recommend tailored S/4 HANA best practices.
- Successfully guide the implementation of these solutions within client SAP ecosystems.
- Demonstrate in-depth functional capabilities of SAP Production Planning (PP) and associated modules, coupled with a strong business acumen.
- Provide exceptional client service by tracking project milestones, managing risks, and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders regarding progress and results.
- Cultivate and sustain relationships with key client personnel at all levels.
Requirements
To excel in this role, you will need a combination of technical and interpersonal skills. Your ability to build relationships and communicate effectively will be crucial.
In a typical engagement, you will engage with the key stakeholders to assess their business and IT needs in the manufacturing and quality management domains. You will provide guidance on leveraging SAP capabilities to address their pain points and identify gaps beyond standard solutions. You will initiate the requirement gathering, architect solutions, blueprinting, testing, complete the workflow and documentation, as well as the functional design of the solution. You will collaborate with stakeholders and the technical team to translate requirements into effective business solutions, overseeing configurations, customizations, and integrations with SAP and non-SAP systems. The following skills and attributes will make a significant impact:
- Strong analytical and decision-making abilities.
- Proficiency in technology business requirements definition and analysis.
- Experience in system configuration design and technology cost-benefit analysis.
- Ability to manage client relationships and communicate with impact.
To qualify for the role, you must have
- A bachelor's degree.
- Typically, no less than 2 - 4 years of related work experience in a functional or consulting capacity within discrete manufacturing environments, including exposure to SAP Production Planning (PP).
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience supporting discrete manufacturing processes using SAP ERP and/or SAP S/4HANA, within the SAP manufacturing domain.
- Experience with configuration, master data, and end-to-end planning processes, including Materials, BOMS, Routings, and production execution flows.
- Experience with production strategies such as Made to Stock (MTS), Made to Order (MTO), Assemble to Order (ATO), and Engineer to Order (ETO).
- Familiarity with SAP PP-EWM integration processes and MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), DMC (Digital Manufacturing Cloud) integration with SAP S/4HANA.
- Strong skills in functional application design, including business process analysis and solution documentation.
- Experience gathering, analyzing, and translating business and technical requirements into SAP-based solutions.
- A flexibility and willingness to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 40-60%.
Ideally, you'll also have
- Strong understanding of Variant Configuration and Advanced Variant Configuration within SAP S/4HANA.
- Experience with SAP external integrations to MES, MII, ME, DMC, etc.
- SAP certifications in SAP Manufacturing, Quality Management (QM) or related modules in the production execution space.
- Experience with at least one full cycle implementation of SAP PP.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
What we look for
We seek individuals who are proactive, innovative, and eager to contribute to team success. Top performers are those who demonstrate strong analytical skills, the ability to communicate effectively, and a passion for technology and its impact on business.
Benefits & conditions
At EY, we'll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We'll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more .
- We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $102,500 to $187,900. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $122,900 to $213,400. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
- Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
- Under our flexible vacation policy, you'll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You'll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
