SAP S/4HANA Supply Planning Consultant Manufacturing

We need an independent consultant who combines strong SAP S/4HANA planning expertise with practical manufacturing knowledge and can improve supply planning, production planning, MRP, master data, scheduling, and overall adoption of standard S/4HANA processes., * Assess existing Supply Planning, Production Planning, Material Planning, MRP, and Production Scheduling processes.

• Identify gaps and establish standardized planning best practices across manufacturing plants.
• Troubleshoot SAP S/4HANA supply and production planning issues.
• Analyze and optimize MRP / MRP Live parameters, lead times, lot sizing, safety stock, planning strategies, and procurement settings.
• Identify and resolve master-data issues affecting planning results.
• Support planning-related master data including Material Masters, BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions.
• Improve material availability, production scheduling, procurement, and inventory-planning processes.
• Guide planners and schedulers on appropriate SAP transactions, tables, reports, and work processes.
• Support production simulation and planning scenarios.
• Partner directly with plant planners, production schedulers, manufacturing teams, procurement, and supply-chain leadership.
• Coach planners and schedulers on standardized SAP S/4HANA processes.
• Drive adoption of new processes and help overcome resistance to change.
• Document processes and develop sustainable planning procedures.
• Develop and deliver training to manufacturing and planning teams.
• Support continued post-go-live S/4HANA stabilization and optimization.

• Strong hands-on SAP S/4HANA Supply Planning / Production Planning experience.
• Strong SAP PP / MRP expertise.
• Practical manufacturing and plant-planning experience.
• Strong experience with:
• Supply Planning
• Production Planning
• Material Planning
• MRP / MRP Live
• Production Scheduling
• Manufacturing Planning
• Procurement
• Inventory Management
• Planning Master Data
• Strong understanding of MRP parameters, lead times, lot sizing, safety stock, planning strategies, and material availability.
• Experience troubleshooting planning and master-data issues in SAP.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA implementation, deployment, stabilization, or optimization.
• Ability to independently assess manufacturing-planning problems and recommend practical solutions.
• Strong communication, documentation, coaching, training, and change-management skills.

Manufacturing Experience

Candidates should have experience within process manufacturing, preferably:

• Food Manufacturing
• Confectionery
• Beverage
• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
• Food & Beverage
• Other high-volume process manufacturing environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Plant Planner, Production Planner, Production Scheduler, Supply Planner, Material Planner, or Supply Chain Lead.
• Hands-on SAP PP/DS experience.
• MRP Live experience.
• SAP IBP experience.
• SAP PP-PI / Process Industry experience.
• Experience with S/4HANA post-go-live stabilization and optimization.
• Experience driving SAP adoption within manufacturing plants.
• Experience training experienced planners and schedulers on standardized SAP processes.