Accenture Edge - SAP Production Planning (PP) Lead

We Are: Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. There is never a typical day at Accenture, but that’s why we love it here! This is an extraordinary chance to create a rewarding career at Accenture Technology. Working in a digitally driven, innovation-led environment where you can help clients shift to the New using leading-edge technologies on some of the coolest projects you can imagine. The Work: Seasoned SAP PP leader with hands-on expertise across multiple industries and manufacturing models who operates at the intersection of solution architecture, client advisory, and delivery leadership — owning end-to-end PP solution design, guiding cross-workstream integration, and serving as the go-to manufacturing SME for client executives and program leadership on large-scale S/4HANA transformations. Responsibilities: Own end-to-end PP solution architecture across complex multi-plant, multi-country S/4HANA programs spanning discrete, process, repetitive, and ETO/CTO manufacturing models Lead MRP Live, PP/DS, Production Scheduling Board, Variant Configuration, Batch Management, Kanban, and Repetitive Manufacturing design and configuration Define MRP strategy frameworks, planning parameter governance, BOM/routing ownership models, and engineering change management (ECM) processes Drive cross-workstream integration design across MM, QM, CO, PM, SD, EWM, and IBP/APO without reliance on adjacent functional leads Lead and mentor PP workstream teams of 3–10 consultants across onshore, nearshore, and offshore delivery models Own cutover planning for PP scope including open order strategy, WIP valuation, and inventory balancing at go-live Advise VP Manufacturing, COO, and Supply Chain leadership on manufacturing operating model design and Industry 4.0 integration opportunities Contribute to pre-sales pursuits, RFP responses, and practice development as a recognized manufacturing SME Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements Here’s What You Need: Minimum of 12 years of SAP Production Planning (PP) experience, including full lifecycle S/4HANA or ECC implementation experience as a Workstream/Delivery Lead Minimum of 8 years of configuration experience across BOM, routing, work center, MRP, PP/DS, production orders, capacity planning, and repetitive manufacturing Minimum of 8 years of experience across two or more manufacturing types: discrete, process, repetitive, and ETO/CTO Minimum of 8 years of integration experience across MM, QM, CO, PM, SD, EWM, and IBP/APO Prior experience working for a large Consulting/Advisory firm (Big 4, global SI, or boutique SAP consulting environment) Bachelor’s #J-18808-Ljbffr Hobbsnews