100% Remote Title: ePPDS Functional Consultant
Contract Duration: 08 Months Contract

~ Position is 100% Remote

Required Experience
Minimum 8 years of SAP functional consulting experience.
Minimum 2 full lifecycle SAP implementation projects involving Production Planning, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain Planning.
Strong experience in SAP ePPDS solution implementation and support.
Experience supporting global manufacturing and supply chain organizations.
Proven experience leading workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and solution design activities.
Experience working with both business and technical teams throughout project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
SAP ePPDS Solution Design & Delivery
Lead requirements gathering, fit-gap assessments, and business process workshops with manufacturing and planning stakeholders.
Design, configure, and implement SAP ePPDS solutions aligned with Kimberly-Clark's global supply chain strategy.
Analyze current-state planning processes and develop future-state solutions that improve production scheduling and manufacturing efficiency.
Create and maintain:
Functional Design Documents (FDD)
Business Process Designs
Configuration Documentation
Test Scripts
Training Materials
Support full project lifecycle activities, including design, build, testing, deployment, hypercare, and production support.
ePPDS Functional Expertise
Provide expertise in:
Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (ePPDS)
Detailed Scheduling Board
Capacity Planning
Resource Planning
Heuristic Planning
Production Orders
Process Orders
Finite Scheduling
Campaign Planning
Constraint-Based Scheduling
Manufacturing Execution Integration
Product Allocation
Alert Monitoring
Planning Optimization
Supply Network Planning Integration
Work closely with manufacturing, planning, and supply chain stakeholders to improve planning accuracy and production efficiency.
SAP Integration & Collaboration
Collaborate with SAP functional teams across:

SAP MM

SAP PP

SAP SD

SAP QM

SAP EWM

SAP FI/CO





Support end-to-end process integration between procurement, production, inventory, and distribution processes.
Work with technical teams on system integrations, interfaces, enhancements, and data validation activities.
Participate in design decisions to ensure scalable and sustainable solutions.
ABAP Troubleshooting & Technical Support
Analyze and troubleshoot SAP system issues involving custom developments, reports, enhancements, and interfaces.
Read and interpret ABAP code to identify root causes of issues.
Support ABAP developers by providing functional guidance and helping diagnose technical defects.
Execute debugging sessions when necessary to validate business logic and process flows.
Review technical specifications and ensure developments align with business requirements.
This role is not expected to write ABAP code but must be comfortable navigating and troubleshooting ABAP programs.
Testing & Deployment
Lead and support:
Unit Testing
System Integration Testing (SIT)
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Regression Testing
Coordinate business testing activities and validate solution readiness.
Support production deployments and post-go-live stabilization.
Resolve defects and coordinate issue resolution with development teams.
Continuous Improvement
Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing planning and scheduling processes.
Drive adoption of SAP best practices and planning standards.
Support supply chain transformation initiatives and future roadmap enhancements.
Recommend process improvements to increase operational efficiency and system utilization.
Required Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's Degree in:
Information Systems
Computer Science
Engineering
Supply Chain Management




Operations Management
Related Field
Master's Degree or MBA preferred.
Required Experience
Minimum 8 years of SAP functional consulting experience.
Minimum 2 full lifecycle SAP implementation projects involving Production Planning, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain Planning.
Solid experience in SAP ePPDS solution implementation and support.
Experience supporting global manufacturing and supply chain organizations.
Proven experience leading workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and solution design activities.
Experience working with both business and technical teams throughout project delivery.
Required Functional Skills
Strong knowledge of:
SAP ePPDS
Production Planning
Detailed Scheduling
Capacity Planning
Manufacturing Execution Processes
Demand Fulfillment
Planning Heuristics
Resource Scheduling
Production Order Management
Master Data Management
Inventory and Material Availability Planning
End-to-End Supply Chain Processes
Technical Skills
SAP Technologies
SAP ePPDS

SAP S/4HANA

SAP PP

SAP MM

SAP EWM

SAP QM

ABAP Knowledge
Required ability to:
Debug ABAP programs
Read functional and technical specifications
Analyze custom code issues
Troubleshoot interfaces and enhancements
Collaborate effectively with ABAP developers
Integration Knowledge
CIF Integration
SAP Master Data Structures
ERP Integration
Planning Data Interfaces
Production Execution Integration
Preferred Qualifications
Kinaxis Experience (Strong Plus)
Experience participating in Kinaxis RapidResponse implementation projects.
Understanding of Supply Planning, Production Planning, or Inventory Planning processes within Kinaxis.
Experience supporting SAP-to-Kinaxis integrations.
Knowledge of planning data synchronization between SAP and Kinaxis environments.
Industry Experience
Highly preferred experience in:
Consumer Packaged Goods (C P G)
Manufacturing
Paper Products Manufacturing
Personal Care Products
Industrial Manufacturing

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