SAP PP/DS Consultant (S/4HANA)
Salary: Up to £90,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Location: Liverpool - Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)
Working Hours: 40 hours per week

A globally established organisation is seeking an experienced SAP PP/DS Consultant to support the delivery and optimisation of advanced production planning and scheduling solutions within a complex manufacturing and supply chain environment.

This role will focus on implementing and enhancing SAP S/4HANA PP/DS (Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling), working closely with business stakeholders to improve planning accuracy, optimise production processes and drive operational efficiency.

Responsibilities for the SAP PP/DS Consultant:

• Configure and support SAP S/4HANA PP/DS for production planning, scheduling and optimisation
• Analyse business requirements and design solutions across capacity planning, sequencing and detailed scheduling
• Integrate PP/DS with SAP modules including PP, MM, SD and external systems such as MES
• Configure planning master data including PDS, resources, heuristics and planning strategies
• Support finite scheduling, order sequencing and planning optimisation scenarios
• Enable and manage planning tools such as planning board, alert monitor and CIF integration
• Troubleshoot system issues and perform root cause analysis to ensure stability and performance
• Support testing phases including UAT, SIT and go-live activities
• Provide documentation, training and support to planning and operations teams
• Collaborate with production, supply chain and IT teams to improve planning processes

Essential Skills for the SAP PP/DS Consultant:

• Strong hands-on experience with SAP PP/DS
• Solid understanding of production planning, MRP and scheduling processes
• Experience working with CIF, IDocs, queues and Fiori applications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Strong stakeholder communication skills

Desirable Skills for the SAP PP/DS Consultant:

• Experience with S/4HANA Embedded PP/DS
• Strong configuration expertise across heuristics, planning strategies and PDS/IPPE
• Understanding of end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain processes
• Experience designing scalable and efficient planning solutions

If you are an experienced SAP PP/DS Consultant looking to work on advanced supply chain planning solutions within a complex enterprise environment, please apply in the immediate instance.