Senior Consultant

Job Description (Posting).

Ford Motor Company is undertaking an effort to deploy SAP Production Planning (PP) and Inventory Management (IM)functionality to support Supply Chain and Manufacturing production operations. This job request is for SAP Functional Consultant role with expertise in S4Hana Implementation for SAP module Production Planning (PP).This is a hybrid position, and the SAP Functional Consultant PP will collaborate with colleagues and teams in our Dearborn, MI office.

Understand the current business process across all regions / plants. Understand the functionality of current Legacy Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and associated upstream and downstream systems. Work with various stakeholders to study the transformation of current process / legacy systems to Industry best standards/ technology/ systems focusing on the SAP PP module.

Preform Requirements Gathering, Business Analysis, and Fit-Gap/ Fit-to-Standard Analysis to understand the as-is/to-be states and identify key functionalities /process gaps. Recommend possible technology / process solutions to address gaps. Support user acceptant testing, cutover activities, data migration, Post Go-Live support.

Develop SAP S/4Hana PP across various sites globally and integrate with both legacy & other best-in-breed applications. Coach / Train the team on SAP PP functions in the end-to-end business processes. Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.

Collaborate with Ford s internal SAP Platform team Stay current on SAP trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement.Skills Required:Business Knowledge, solution expertise, consultation skills in SAP PP module. SAP IPPE, PPDS and Variant capabilities. Respect and empathy for team members. Business partner and product customer. (1.) To prepare and submit status reports for minimizing exposure and risks on the project or closure of escalations. (2.) To create work plans, monitor and track the work schedule for on time delivery as per the defined quality standards. (3.) To develop and guide the team members in enhancing their technical capabilities and increasing productivity. (4.) To ensure process improvement and compliance in the assigned module, and participate in technical discussionsorreview.