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ePPDS Functional Consultant
IMCS Group Inc
- 🇮🇳 India
- On-site
- 17 hours ago
- SAP
- EWM
- ABAP
- Integration Testing
- Acceptance Testing
- SAP S/4HANA
- ERP
17 hours ago
SAP ePPDS Solution Design & Delivery
•Lead requirements gathering, fit-gap assessments, and business process workshops with manufacturing and planning stakeholders.
•Design, configure, and implement SAP ePPDS solutions aligned with Kimberly-Clark's global supply chain strategy.
•Analyze current-state planning processes and develop future-state solutions that improve production scheduling and manufacturing efficiency.
•Create and maintain:
oFunctional Design Documents (FDD)
oBusiness Process Designs
oConfiguration Documentation
oTest Scripts
oTraining Materials
•Support full project lifecycle activities, including design, build, testing, deployment, hypercare, and production support.
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ePPDS Functional Expertise
Provide expertise in:
•Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (ePPDS)
•Detailed Scheduling Board
•Capacity Planning
•Resource Planning
•Heuristic Planning
•Production Orders
•Process Orders
•Finite Scheduling
•Campaign Planning
•Constraint-Based Scheduling
•Manufacturing Execution Integration
•Product Allocation
•Alert Monitoring
•Planning Optimization
•Supply Network Planning Integration
Work closely with manufacturing, planning, and supply chain stakeholders to improve planning accuracy and production efficiency.
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SAP Integration & Collaboration
•Collaborate with SAP functional teams across:
oSAP MM
oSAP PP
oSAP SD
oSAP QM
oSAP EWM
oSAP FI/CO
•Support end-to-end process integration between procurement, production, inventory, and distribution processes.
•Work with technical teams on system integrations, interfaces, enhancements, and data validation activities.
•Participate in design decisions to ensure scalable and sustainable solutions.
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ABAP Troubleshooting & Technical Support
•Analyze and troubleshoot SAP system issues involving custom developments, reports, enhancements, and interfaces.
•Read and interpret ABAP code to identify root causes of issues.
•Support ABAP developers by providing functional guidance and helping diagnose technical defects.
•Execute debugging sessions when necessary to validate business logic and process flows.
•Review technical specifications and ensure developments align with business requirements.
This role is not expected to write ABAP code but must be comfortable navigating and troubleshooting ABAP programs.
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Testing & Deployment
•Lead and support:
oUnit Testing
oSystem Integration Testing (SIT)
oUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)
oRegression Testing
•Coordinate business testing activities and validate solution readiness.
•Support production deployments and post-go-live stabilization.
•Resolve defects and coordinate issue resolution with development teams.
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Continuous Improvement
•Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing planning and scheduling processes.
•Drive adoption of SAP best practices and planning standards.
•Support supply chain transformation initiatives and future roadmap enhancements.
•Recommend process improvements to increase operational efficiency and system utilization.
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Required Qualifications
Education
•Bachelor's Degree in:
oInformation Systems
oComputer Science
oEngineering
oSupply Chain Management
oOperations Management
oRelated Field
•Master's Degree or MBA preferred.
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Required Experience
•Minimum 8 years of SAP functional consulting experience.
•Minimum 2 full lifecycle SAP implementation projects involving Production Planning, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain Planning.
•Strong experience in SAP ePPDS solution implementation and support.
•Experience supporting global manufacturing and supply chain organizations.
•Proven experience leading workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and solution design activities.
•Experience working with both business and technical teams throughout project delivery.
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Required Functional Skills
Strong knowledge of:
•SAP ePPDS
•Production Planning
•Detailed Scheduling
•Capacity Planning
•Manufacturing Execution Processes
•Demand Fulfillment
•Planning Heuristics
•Resource Scheduling
•Production Order Management
•Master Data Management
•Inventory and Material Availability Planning
•End-to-End Supply Chain Processes
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Technical Skills
SAP Technologies
•SAP ePPDS
•SAP S/4HANA
•SAP PP
•SAP MM
•SAP EWM
•SAP QM
ABAP Knowledge
Required ability to:
•Debug ABAP programs
•Read functional and technical specifications
•Analyze custom code issues
•Troubleshoot interfaces and enhancements
•Collaborate effectively with ABAP developers
Integration Knowledge
•CIF Integration
•SAP Master Data Structures
•ERP Integration
•Planning Data Interfaces
•Production Execution Integration
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Preferred Qualifications
Kinaxis Experience (Strong Plus)
•Experience participating in Kinaxis RapidResponse implementation projects.
•Understanding of Supply Planning, Production Planning, or Inventory Planning processes within Kinaxis.
•Experience supporting SAP-to-Kinaxis integrations.
•Knowledge of planning data synchronization between SAP and Kinaxis environments.
Industry Experience
Highly preferred experience in:
•Consumer Packaged Goods (Client)
•Manufacturing
•Paper Products Manufacturing
•Personal Care Products
•Industrial Manufacturing
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ePPDS Functional Consultant · IMCS Group Inc