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# SAP Functional Lead

- **Company:** Waukesha County Council Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Inc
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** System Configuration, IDoc, Personal Printer Data Stream, SAP APO, SAP (Applications), SAP R/3, SAP S/4HANA
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usb51f39e4488462d6d8eb0bf01cbdb105

## About the Role

* Understanding of make-to-stock/contract manufacturing models, quality release gating, and batch/lot management
 * Familiarity with 3PL-integrated warehouse processes (Canada/UK) and how they differ from in-house warehouse ops
 * Comfort working alongside PPDS scheduling logic even if a specialist owns it day-to-day

Integration Awareness (not deep expertise, but fluency)

 * Enough understanding of how CPI/EDI interfaces tie into OTC/PTP processes to have an informed conversation with the Integration Lead rather than treating every issue as "someone else's problem"
 * Ability to read an interface/IDoc error and know whether it's a functional master-data issue or a technical integration issue

RISE with SAP / Operating Model Literacy

 * Clear understanding of the application vs. platform boundary under RISE, so they don't chase issues that belong to SAP
 * Comfortable operating in a Hypercare Stabilization Steady State rhythm, including daily P1/P2 triage cadence

Soft Skills / Onsite-Specific

 * Strong stakeholder-facing communication - this person is the face of the AMS team to Blistex's plant, planning, and supply chain leads
 * Ability to make triage judgment calls quickly during Hypercare without waiting for escalation
 * Experience acting as an escalation owner - someone L2 consultants can lean on, and who knows when to pull in L3 or the specialist pool
 * Familiarity with ITIL-based incident/problem management practices

## Description

* Strong hands-on configuration and support experience in PP and QM - this is the highest-risk area given the primary plant plus 7 contract manufacturing partners
 * Working knowledge of OTC (sales orders, credit management, product allocation) and PTP (POs, STOs, source lists, AP) sufficient to triage and direct L2 resolution
 * Familiarity with WM/RF-enabled warehouse operations - enough to understand how a functional issue cascades into physical warehouse execution
 * Exposure to SAP IBP (demand sensing, consensus planning) so they can translate planning issues between S/4 and IBP teams
 * At least 2 3 full life-cycle S/4HANA implementations or major AMS engagements, ideally in consumer products/CPG or regulated manufacturing, SAP PP/QM Functional Lead 4 Days on-site in Cleveland and Chicago. SAP PP/QM Functional Lead to support and enhance SAP S/4HANA manufacturing operations. This role is responsibl…
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