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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SAP Production Planning - Detailed Scheduling Lead - **Company:** Chabez Tech - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Spreadsheets, System Configuration, Entity Framework, SAP (Applications), Strategies of Testing, SAP Business Technology Platform, Sap Production Planning, SAP S/4HANA - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/1555c9e8-59f9-4fae-a8f7-28c8cd4d2101 ## About the Role * 10+ years SAP SC planning consulting, 4+ full-lifecycle, 1+ as workstream/module lead with delivery accountability. * Hands-on PP-DS config on 2+ S/4HANA embedded PP-DS implementations (1909+); APO PP/DS with S/4 transition considered. * Deep PP-DS master-data expertise; hands-on heuristics AND PP/DS Optimizer with evidence to recommend one. * Finite-scheduling design in constraint-rich discrete environments; experience directing consultants/developers. Preferred Qualifications * Bilingual English/Japanese (business level) preferred, not required; prior Japan/Japanese manufacturing delivery. * Injection molding, stamping or similar tool/mold-constrained manufacturing with cavity-level planning. * Advanced ATP/backorder/pegging reporting; PRT modeling; SAP BTP extensibility; SAP PP-DS/APO certification. Language & Engagement Fluent English required; business-level Japanese a strong advantage, not a condition of appointment. Full-time, Explore through Deploy, on-site during workshops, testing, enablement, cutover and hypercare. Reports to the Program Manager, leading PP-DS consultants and working with divisional planning SMEs and local IT. ## Description SAP Production Planning - Detailed Scheduling Lead PP-DS Workstream Lead - S/4HANA Manufacturing Implementation Program | Japan Manufacturing Operations | Bilingual EN/JP required TOP SKILLS FOR THIS ROLE 1 End-to-end PP-DS workstream ownership - from validation workshops through design, build, test, cutover and planner adoption. 2 Hands-on finite scheduling with decision authority - choose, defend and configure PP-DS heuristics vs. the PP/DS Optimizer. 3 Scope containment on the flexible machine × mold × tool × cavity master-data extension, gated behind conditions precedent. 4 Planner adoption - moving siloed planners off spreadsheets onto one plant-wide system of record, demonstrably faster. Role Overview Planning today is manual, spreadsheet-based, and dependent on ~9 systems per line. The target is a single constraint-aware, plant-wide plan in SAP S/4HANA PP-DS - targeting a 90% reduction in planner time and genuine what-if capability. Most requirements are standard configuration; the residual scope is one bounded flexible master-data theme. This is a working lead role: delivery accountability plus hands-on configuration. Key Responsibilities * Own PP-DS workstream plan, scope and milestones; lead validation workshops through signed-off functional design. * Hold decision authority on heuristics vs. PP/DS Optimizer, including POC and downstream consequences. * Lead PP-DS master-data and finite-scheduling configuration (PDS, resources/capacity, setup matrices, planning board, alert monitor). * Own demand intake/forecast consumption design, incl. cross-entity model and batch/shelf-life-aware net requirements. * Bound and gate the flexible machine/mold/tool/cavity extension; resist scope growth beyond it. * Direct technical team on WRICEF objects; manage cross-workstream dependencies; own test strategy and planner enablement through hypercare. * BATCH MANAGEMENT & TRACEABILITY - REQUIRED AT A WORKING-DESIGN LEVEL Batch configuration itself sits with PP/QM and Inventory, but planning behavior must account for batch/shelf-life data - age-aware net requirements, source traceability, and carrying resolved machine/tool/mold/cavity detail through to the production order. ## Related Videos - [Launching a marketplace on-time: A lesson in taking shortcuts using spreadsheets!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/477-launching-a-marketplace-on-time-a-lesson-in-taking-shortcuts-using-spreadsheets) - [Pragmatic Planning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2012-pragmatic-planning) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [From Global Capability Centers to AI-Powered Command Centers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100096-from-global-capability-centers-to-ai-powered-command-centers) - [The Innovation Formula: Fast Prototyping, Data Analysis, and Real User Insights](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1421-the-innovation-formula-fast-prototyping-data-analysis-and-real-user-insights) - [TOPsharing – Empowerment for Leadership Positions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/864-topsharing-empowerment-for-leadership-positions) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Spanish Business Culture and Etiquette](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/353-spanish-business-culture-and-etiquette) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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