SAP Production Planning (PP) Consultant

Job Title: SAP Production Planning (PP) Consultant Location: Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Onsite

Requirements

• Remote during the contract phase, with periodic onsite visits for key meetings (approximately 1-2 weeks per quarter). Increased onsite presence is expected after conversion to full-time, at which point candidates must be local to DFW.

Compensation Range:

• C2C: $100/hr

• W2 without benefits: $88/hr

• W2 with benefits: $85/hr

• Full-time salary: $150,000 to $160,000

• Benefits: Yes

• Introduction

• We are seeking an SAP Production Planning (PP) Consultant for a contract-to-hire opportunity supporting a manufacturing organization. During the contract phase, you will work alongside the PP lead on a variety of PP assignments, with the potential to convert to a full-time role.

• The ideal candidate is a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves professional with 5+ years of SAP experience who is comfortable getting work done.

• Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Initial needs are listed below, and other assignments may arise as the role evolves.

• Support production orders, shop floor control, and production confirmations

• Manage material requirements planning (MRP) and capacity planning

• Maintain material master data, bills of material (BOMs), routings, work centers, and production versions

• Handle backflush processing and goods issue / goods receipt processes

• Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5-7 years of hands-on SAP Production Planning (PP) experience

• At least 5 years supporting discrete manufacturing operations

• Strong configuration and business process knowledge across SAP PP

• Experience supporting manufacturing organizations with production orders and MRP

• Experience leading requirements-gathering workshops and solution design sessions

• Experience with SAP implementations, enhancements, or large-scale business transformation initiatives

• Proven ability to support users from the shop floor through executive leadership

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools (such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, or equivalent) to boost productivity, speed up analysis, create documentation, and support process improvement

• Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing experience

• Experience implementing MRP in a manufacturing environment

• Experience supporting production scheduling and capacity planning

• Knowledge of batch management and traceability processes

• Experience integrating SAP PP with Materials Management (MM), Quality Management (QM), and Controlling (CO)

• Experience supporting manufacturing startups, greenfield implementations, or rapidly growing operations

• APICS CPIM certification

• LI-CE1

• TECH

• LI-Hybrid

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