SAP PPDS

Project overview

Job Summary

Role Purpose

· Responsible for production planning, detailed scheduling, and model-mix optimization using SAP S/4HANA ePPDS, ensuring the right product mix is produced at the right time while balancing customer demand, capacity, material availability, and production constraints.

Key Responsibilities

· ePPDS / Detailed Scheduling

o Develop and maintain production plans and detailed schedules using SAP ePPDS.

o Configure and optimize sequencing based on production constraints, changeovers, takt time, capacity, and priorities.

o Monitor schedule adherence and resolve planning exceptions.

o Perform finite-capacity planning and identify bottlenecks.

o Collaborate with production, procurement, logistics, and operations teams to ensure schedule feasibility.

o Analyze planning parameters such as lead times, setup matrices, resource capacities, and production versions.

o Support continuous improvement and stabilization of ePPDS planning processes.

· Model Mix Planning

o Develop daily/weekly model-mix plans based on demand, inventory, capacity, and business priorities.

o Balance different vehicle/product variants across production lines.

o Optimize the mix considering constraints such as customer priorities, component availability, line capacity, and changeover requirements.

o Conduct what-if simulations for demand changes, capacity constraints, and supply disruptions.

o Coordinate with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Demand Planning, Production, and Supply Chain teams.

o Track plan vs. actual production and recommend corrective actions.

Skill Requirements

Required Skills

o Strong understanding of production planning, detailed scheduling, and model-mix planning.

o Strong hands-on experience in SAP iPPE.

o Good knowledge of SAP PP.

o Understanding of SAP Variant Configuration (VC) and configurable products.

o Knowledge of BOMs, routings, production versions, work centers, and production master data.

o Understanding of SAP PP/DS or SAP S/4HANA ePPDS is highly desirable.

o Knowledge of integration with SAP APO/PPDS, S/4HANA, MES, and PLM is an advantage.

o Hands-on experience with SAP ePPDS / PPDS.

o Good understanding of SAP PP, MRP, master data, production versions, work centers/resources, and BOM/routing concepts.

o Knowledge of finite-capacity scheduling and sequencing.

o Strong Excel/analytical skills; Power BI or similar tools would be an advantage.

o Ability to work with large datasets and translate business requirements into planning solutions.

o Strong stakeholder-management and problem-solving skills.

o Implement and support SAP iPPE solutions across product and production planning processes.

o Configure and maintain:

o iPPE Product Structure

o iPPE Process Structure

o iPPE Line Balancing / Line Design

o Activities, nodes, relationships, and variants

o Integrate iPPE with SAP PP, PP-PI, VC, MM, SD, and other relevant modules.

o Translate manufacturing and business requirements into SAP iPPE solutions.

o Design product and process structures supporting variant/configurable products.

o Configure rules and dependencies to manage different product variants and production scenarios.

o Support creation and maintenance of BOMs, routings, production versions, work centers/resources, and master data where integrated with iPPE.

o Analyze and resolve issues related to product structures, process structures, dependencies, and planning.

o Support integration between iPPE and SAP ePPDS/PPDS for detailed scheduling and production planning, where applicable.

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Other Requirements

· Preferred Experience

o 5–10 years in production planning, supply-chain planning, manufacturing planning, or automotive/complex manufacturing.

o Experience implementing or improving SAP ePPDS.

o Experience in automotive model-mix / variant planning is highly desirable.

o Exposure to SAP S/4HANA and integration with PP, MM, SD, and APO/IBP is an

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Dearborn / MI - Michigan, US
• Languages: English