SAP Production Planning (Cleveland)

Role: SAP AI Architect

Location: Edison, New Jersey.

Reporting to: Associate Vice President of SAP Practice

Role:

Lead end-to-end SAP Production Planning and Manufacturing transformation for a manufacturing client. Define the target operating model, advise business and IT stakeholders on industry and SAP best practices, shape the S/4HANA manufacturing roadmap, govern solution design, and drive sustainable adoption and AMS excellence across planning, execution, integration, and continuous improvement.

Required Experience & Skills:

• 15+ years of SAP experience with deep expertise in SAP PP and end-to-end manufacturing processes.

• Proven leadership of multiple full-lifecycle SAP implementations, global rollouts, or S/4HANA transformation programmes for manufacturing clients.

• Strong client-facing consulting capability with the confidence to advise senior stakeholders, facilitate workshops, present best practices, and influence transformation decisions.

• Deep manufacturing domain capability , with a strong understanding of plant operations, production planning, scheduling, shop-floor execution, quality, inventory, and supply chain interdependencies.

• Ability to translate manufacturing challenges and business KPIs—such as schedule adherence, throughput, capacity utilisation, inventory, yield, and downtime—into practical process and SAP-enabled improvements .

• Hands-on expertise in demand management, MRP, production planning, capacity planning, production orders, confirmations, backflushing, goods movements, and manufacturing master data.

• Strong knowledge of discrete and repetitive manufacturing; PP-PI experience for process manufacturing environments is desirable.

• Demonstrated integration expertise across MM, SD, QM, EWM/WM, PM, CO, MES/shop-floor systems, procurement, logistics, and finance.

• Experience with SAP ECC and S/4HANA Manufacturing, including fit-to-standard design, Fiori applications, migration, testing, cutover, deployment, and hyper care.

• Exposure to SAP BTP, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Digital Manufacturing, Advanced Planning, Cloud ALM or Solution Manager, and ServiceNow is desirable.

• Understanding of clean-core principles, SAP Activate, process standardisation, automation, embedded analytics, and AI-enabled manufacturing improvement.

• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, consulting, team leadership, problem-solving, and commercial awareness.

Preferred Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

• SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing certification; SAP Activate or ITIL certification is an advantage.

Success Measures:

• Successful delivery of the manufacturing transformation roadmap, global template, and plant deployments.

• Improved planning stability, schedule adherence, capacity utilisation, production execution, inventory accuracy, and user productivity.

• Stable AMS operations, achievement of agreed service levels, reduction in recurring issues, and strong stakeholder satisfaction.

• Measurable adoption of standard processes, automation, analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with LTIMindtree (“LTIM”):

Benefits and Perks:

• Comprehensive Medical Plan Covering Medical, Dental, Vision
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Company match
• Life Insurance
• Vacation Time, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Paid Paternity and Maternity Leave

The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum salary target for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and job level and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Depending on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be provided as part of overall compensation like an annual performance-based bonus, sales incentive pay and other forms of bonus or variable compensation.

Disclaimer : The compensation and benefits information provided herein is accurate as of the date of this posting.