SAP Lead

Job Title: SAP Forecast-to-Produce (FTP) Lead / SAP PP-QM Manufacturing Lead

Location: Tulsa or Memphis is HIGHLY preferred ( Locals or candidates willing to relocate)

Duration: 6 months ( 6 months, CTH- must be willing to entertain a Perm role)

SAP MRP/Forecast-to-Produc

ePosition Summar

yThe SAP FTP Lead owns CLIENT's Forecast-to-Produce process in SAP. This role supports planning, manufacturing execution, MRP, production orders, routing and BOM integration, production scheduling, shop floor transactions, quality management processes, and cross-functional integration with QTI, EWM, PTP, RTR, MDG, and Engineering systems. The role is critical to stabilizing manufacturing operations, improving demand-to-supply visibility, strengthening in-process and finished-goods quality controls, reducing manual workarounds, and preparing CLIENT for scalable plant rollouts

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Process Sco

pe• MRP and planning process

es• Production orders and shop floor executi

on• BOMs, routings, work centers, production versions, and master data dependenci

es• Make-to-order, configure-to-order, and engineer-to-order manufacturing integrati

on• Production scheduling and capacity-related process suppo

rt• Integration with EWM staging, QM inspection and quality notifications, QTI demand signals, purchasing, costing, and M

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Key Responsibilit

iesBusiness Process Owners

hip• Own the FTP process and serve as the internal escalation point for SAP planning and production execution issu

es.• Partner with Operations, Production Planning, Engineering, Supply Chain, and BPO/GPO stakeholders to identify and resolve process ga

ps.• Drive process standardization, adoption, and stabilization across current SAP plants and future rollout locatio

ns.• Analyze MRP behavior, demand signals, production order execution, staging, and completion processes to identify improvement opportuniti

es.
SAP Solution Owner

ship• Own SAP PP and QM configuration within COE governa

nce.• Support enhancements involving production order types, MRP parameters, routings, BOM dependencies, production versions, confirmations, backflushing, inspection lots, quality notifications, usage decisions, and related integration poi

nts.• Partner with QTI, EWM, PTP, RTR, MDG, technical, and integration teams to ensure complete end-to-end process des

ign.• Challenge AMS or project team recommendations when they create unnecessary customization, operational risk, or long-term support complex

ity.
Stabilization and Continuous Improv

ement• Lead root cause analysis for recurring planning, production execution, and quality-related is

sues.• Improve planning accuracy, shop floor transaction discipline, and visibility to production priori

ties.• Support initiatives involving WIP visibility, staged inventory, cycle counts, component consumption, inspection execution, nonconformance handling, and production scheduling improvem

ents.• Create a roadmap of short-term fixes, medium-term process improvements, and future-state capabili

ties.
Documentation, Testing, and Ment

orship• Ensure FTP configuration documents, process flows, FS/TS inputs, test scripts, and training materials remain accurate and cu

rrent.• Mentor FTP analysts on SAP manufacturing concepts, troubleshooting methods, configuration, and end-to-end process thi

nking.• Lead FTP testing for releases, fixes, enhancements, and plant rol

louts.
Required Qualifi

cations• 7+ years SAP PP, QM, or manufacturing functional expe

rience.• Hands-on experience with production orders, MRP, BOMs, routings, work centers, confirmations, manufacturing execution, and SAP QM processes such as inspection lots, quality notifications, and usage dec

isions.• Experience supporting complex manufacturing enviro

nments.• Ability to troubleshoot production and planning issues across master data, configuration, transactions, and integr

ations.• Strong business-facing communication and problem-solving

skills.
Preferred Qualif

ications• SAP S/4HANA manufacturing exp

erience.• Experience with CTO, ETO, variant configuration, or project-based manufa

cturing.• Experience with EWM staging, SAP QM integration, shop floor mobility, MES, Teamcenter/PLM integration, or advanced plannin

g tools.• SAP certification in PP, Manufacturing, or S/4HANA Production P