Details:
Job Description
Senior SAP PP Consultant (Variant Configuration Specialist)
Position Title
Senior SAP PP Consultant - Variant Configuration (VC) Expert
Experience
- 8+ years of SAP PP consulting experience
- Minimum 3 full-cycle SAP implementation projects as SAP PP Consultant
- Proven expertise in SAP Variant Configuration (VC) is mandatory
- Experience in manufacturing industries with complex product configurations and variable production outcomes preferred
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced
Senior SAP PP Consultant with deep expertise in
SAP Production Planning (PP) and
Variant Configuration (VC) to support and optimize end-to-end production planning and execution processes within a granite manufacturing environment.
The consultant will play a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting production processes covering quarry block management, slab cutting, polishing, finishing, rework, and by-product handling. The ideal candidate must possess strong hands-on experience in batch-managed, loss-prone, and variable-yield manufacturing environments, with extensive integration knowledge across SAP PP, MM, CO, and SD modules.
Key Responsibilities
SAP PP & Manufacturing Process Design
- Lead design, configuration, testing, and deployment of SAP PP solutions.
- Support end-to-end production planning and manufacturing execution processes.
- Configure and optimize:
- Material Master
- Bills of Material (BOM)
- Routings
- Production Versions
- Work Centers
- Production Orders
- Process Orders (where applicable)
- Manage batch-managed production environments and traceability requirements.
Job Requirements
Details:
Variant Configuration (Mandatory Expertise)
- Design and implement SAP Variant Configuration solutions for configurable products.
- Configure:
- Characteristics
- Classes
- Dependencies
- Configuration Profiles
- Super BOMs
- Super Routings
- Conduct business workshops to gather configuration requirements.
- Troubleshoot and optimize complex VC scenarios.
- Demonstrate prior implementation experience in Variant Configuration during evaluation.
Planning & MRP
- Configure and support:
- Forecast-driven planning
- Make-to-Order (MTO) scenarios
- MRP Controllers
- Planning Strategies
- Safety Stock Planning
- Demand Management
- Capacity Planning
- Analyze and improve planning effectiveness in variable-yield manufacturing environments.
- Support inventory optimization and production scheduling processes.
Granite Manufacturing Process Support
- Enable planning and execution for:
- Quarry block management
- Block-to-slab conversion
- Cutting operations
- Polishing and finishing processes
- Rework processes
- Scrap and by-product handling
- Manage production losses, yield variances, and material consumption tracking.
Cross-Functional Integration
- Work closely with business and IT stakeholders to ensure seamless integration between:
- Support inventory valuation, production costing, procurement, and order fulfillment processes.
- Participate in integration testing, UAT, cutover, and go-live activities.
Support & Continuous Improvement
- Provide production support and issue resolution.
- Conduct root-cause analysis and recommend process improvements.
- Develop functional specifications and support development teams during enhancements.
- Mentor junior consultants and business users.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Mandatory
- Minimum 3 full-cycle SAP implementation projects in SAP PP.
- Strong expertise in SAP Variant Configuration (VC).
- Extensive hands-on SAP PP configuration experience.
- Strong understanding of:
- MRP
- Demand Management
- Capacity Planning
- Production Execution
- Batch Management
- Make-to-Order (MTO)
- Forecast-Based Planning
- Planning Strategies
- Safety Stock Planning
- Experience in variable-yield and loss-prone manufacturing environments.
- Strong integration knowledge of SAP PP with MM, CO, and SD.
Preferred
- Experience in granite, stone processing, mining, building materials, metals, process manufacturing, or similar industries.
- Knowledge of production costing and profitability analysis.
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing solutions.
- Familiarity with quality management and warehouse processes.
Key Evaluation Criteria
Candidates
must be able to demonstrate hands-on expertise in SAP Variant Configuration (VC) through previous project experience, solution design discussions, and configuration examples.
