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Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your role and responsibilities

As an SAP S/4HANA PP Consultant, you will serve as a client-facing practitioner who designs, leads and implements expert solutions utilizing the breadth of IBM’s offerings and technologies. You will be a trusted advisor to our industrial clients, helping them optimize and transform their production and planning processes through SAP S/4HANA.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (MM, SD, QM, EWM, CO) to deliver end-to-end solutions that address complex operational challenges. A successful Consultant in this role brings strong manufacturing process knowledge, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to translate business requirements into scalable SAP designs.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Leading and delivering SAP S/4HANA PP implementations, enhancements and support activities.

• Designing and configuring Production Planning processes including MRP, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, Production Orders, Process Orders, Capacity Planning, and Shop Floor Control.

• Driving MRP Live and advanced S/4HANA PP capabilities to enhance planning efficiency and system performance.

• Collaborating with integration teams across MM, SD, QM, WM/EWM and CO to build robust, cross-functional solutions.

• Supporting clients in defining production strategies, KPIs and operational improvements.

• Providing expertise during workshops, testing cycles, cutover and hypercare.

• Acting as a trusted advisor who ensures solution quality, adherence to best practices and alignment with client expectations.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Strong hands-on experience in SAP S/4HANA PP including MRP Live, Demand Management, Production Orders, Process Orders, and Shop Floor Control.

• Deep understanding of core PP configuration: BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, Capacity Planning, Scheduling and Planning Strategies.

• Demonstrated experience integrating PP with MM, SD, QM, WM/EWM, and CO in end-to-end industrial processes.

• Proven ability to lead workshops, translate business requirements into SAP solutions, and deliver high-quality configuration and documentation.

• Excellent communication skills, client-facing experience, and ability to work in cross-functional, international delivery teams.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience in Advanced ATP (aATP), embedded PP/DS, or S/4HANA Advanced Planning capabilities.

• Previous involvement in large industrial transformation programs or multi-country rollouts.

• SAP Certifications in PP or S/4HANA modules.