SAP PTM Lead

JOB SUMMARY
The SAP PTM Lead is a handson role that will provide SAP Functional design leadership and direction as a part of the SAP Center of Excellence (COE) within the Information Technology organization. This position will lead the functional / solution architecture and design support the SAP S4/HANA system in the areas of PTM (PlantoMake) Production Planning for our client with HQ in Houston TX.
The person in this position is required to work with Operational and IT teams the AMS (Application Managed Services) team as well as the other SAP functional leads in the SAP COE to ensure that the functional design and configuration in the areas of SAP PTM / PP (Production Planning) ME (Manufacturing execution) align with SAP best practices and documentation compliance and can support the Distribution and VPC operations requirements of the business. This SAP PTM Lead will be supporting (from a Parts Distribution and VPC Operations perspective) SAP S/4HANA implementation within a highvolume supply chain operation.
The person in this position will proactively work with the AMS partner business and technical teams to resolve and reduce identified defects and changes required. The SAP Functional Lead should be able to make changes to or guide the efforts to customize existing programs or add new programs to existing platforms. The SAP Functional Lead would also help in the organizational change management around the use of SAP software.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Facilitate gather and analyze business requirements and translate into SAP application requirements for the business. This should include analysis of current needs anticipate future needs and provide solutions that integrate well with the various business operations that are a part of the SAP ecosystem.
• Design and implement SAP solutions with others in the SAP CoE team to address these business requirements. These should be integrated solutions to resolve highly complex technical and business needs.
• Provide SAP support including analysis development testing tracking and problem resolution.
• Research production problems and/or enhancement issues and make appropriate changes to the system. Initiate action and evaluate issues to develop alternative solutions. Apply expert knowledge and experience to resolve problems.
• Key member of the SAP CoE team responsible for the functional design of WRICEFs for the Parts Distribution and VPC Operations functional area.
• Lead role within the team expert in SAP PTM / PP (Production Planning) ME (Manufacturing Execution) domain in place at the company.
• Good understanding of SAP PP Production Planning ME Manufacturing execution and have experience working on SD PTP and FI integration.
• Research new knowledge and collaborate on solutions for the SAP environment.
• Good knowledge of SAP releases and patches including applying OSS notes.
• Support the development team to define and document solution design as part of a new initiative or enhancement.
• Research new knowledge and collaborate on solutions for the SAP environment.
• Good knowledge of SAP releases and patches including applying OSS notes.
• Collaborate and provide excellent customer service to end users by working closely with the Architecture Functional Development BASIS and Security teams and AMS teams to deliver highquality solutions on time.
• Has understanding and influence (decision scope) with business customers.
• Excellent ability to multitask assigned duties and SAP operational areas.
• Effectively communicates complex ideas in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing.
• Highly organized; able to organize and assimilate large quantities of complex information.
• Responsibly receive transmit and handle consumer and customer data per applicable policies and procedures.
• Review and follow data privacy practices policies and guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS
Education and/or Experience:
Requires a bachelors degree with 8 plus years of experience in the field or in a related area or possess an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 8 years of expertise in the areas of SAP PTM / PP (Production Planning) ME (Manufacturing execution) with at least 2 end to end SAP PP ME implementation projects as Lead consultant from functional perspective.
• Must have hands on experience with SAP ME functional design configuration in conjunction with SAP PP.
• Must have handson configuration and set up experience on all ME functional modules including but not limited to Shop Order Material Routing POD ERP interfaces Integration with Label printers barcode readers and PLCs ME Reporting Lead requirement analysis.
• Write functional specification and conduct functional unit and integration testing of SAP ME
• Must understand Internal Working on SAP MII including but not limited to MEINT Business Logic Services Query and Display Templates
• Experience with SAP ERP implementation projects of moderate to high complexity and their post golive support SAP S/4 Hana a plus.
• 8 years of experience in preparing Process and Functional Design documents along with strong acumen to understand translate and map business processes in SAP.
• Passion and desire to adhere to outofbox SAP functionality and drive for standardization.
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Manages complexity and works collaboratively to effectively find solutions and solves problems.
• Drives results by consistently achieving completion and closure of tasks even in the face of obstacles and setbacks.
• A problemsolving attitude that can adapt to varying timelines.
• A strong attention to detail combined with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills; promoting healthy relationships and team dynamics.
• Strong capability to provide Business Insight
• Strong ability to influence organization stakeholders.
• SAP certification(s) is a plus.
• Keyword: SAP Plant0Manufacture

SAP PP,SAP PTM,SAP ME