SAP Project System (PS) Functional Consultant / IMS Integration

Job Description

Job Description

Location: Lexington, KY (100% onsite, travel paid for)
Job Type: Contract (Sept-Nov 2026)
Target Salary Range*: $75-150/hr

*This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary

Position Overview

The SAP Project System Functional Consultant leads the Project System deep dive and Blueprint workshop for the Lockheed Martin SOF GLSS engagement within SAP S/4HANA 2023 on-premise. The engagement objective is to improve the Project System configuration so that Integrated Master Schedules maintained in the program scheduling tool can be uploaded into and reconciled against SAP project structures, enabling Task Order status reporting and project data collection from the system of record rather than from manually assembled spreadsheets.

This consultant owns the functional design of the Task Order project and WBS architecture, the network and activity structure that carries the Integrated Master Schedule thread, the schedule interface and reconciliation rules, and the Project System Progress Analysis configuration that turns production and procurement execution into measured project progress. The consultant facilitates the Project System deep dive and Blueprint sessions with program management, project controls, scheduling, and finance personnel, and authors the resulting Functional Description Documents.

Key Responsibilities Project System Architecture and Design

• Design the Task Order project and WBS architecture, including project definition, coding mask, WBS templates, and standard project structures that mirror the Task Order, CLIN, and SLIN funding hierarchy so each new Task Order inherits a consistent cost-collecting structure.
• Design the network, activity, and milestone structure that carries the Integrated Master Schedule thread in SAP.
• Define the level at which Integrated Master Schedule activities map to Project System network activities and WBS elements.
• Configure Project System scheduling, including network scheduling parameters, scheduling types, relationships, constraints, reduction strategies, and factory calendar assignment, so imported Integrated Master Schedule logic schedules correctly in SAP.

Schedule Interface and Reconciliation

• Configure the schedule interface that loads and refreshes Integrated Master Schedules into Project System.
• Evaluate Open PS, Microsoft Project integration, project connector, and file-based upload options.
• Define field mapping, key strategy, and re-import rules that keep SAP and the external Integrated Master Schedule synchronized without duplicate maintenance.
• Define reconciliation rules governing which system owns dates, network logic, and status.
• Design exception reporting that surfaces divergence between the uploaded Integrated Master Schedule and SAP-scheduled dates.

Progress Analysis and Project Data Collection

• Configure Project System Progress Analysis, including progress versions, measurement methods such as milestone technique, degree of processing, and quantity or cost proportionality, statistical key figures, and progress determination for orders assigned to WBS elements.
• Establish assignment of production orders, purchase requisitions, and purchase orders to WBS elements.
• Configure order type settings that make production order progress measurable from Project System.
• Design the project data collection architecture covering actual cost capture, labor confirmation, material consumption against project stock, commitment management, and period-end automation of overhead calculation, results analysis, and settlement.

Budget, Cost Control, and Reporting

• Configure planning and budget profiles, budget availability control tolerances, and settlement rules so funds discipline and cost flow are enforced at the correct WBS level.
• Define the Task Order reporting set, including project structure, cost and schedule reporting, milestone trend analysis, and Fiori and CDS-based analytical content that replaces manually assembled status reporting.

Documentation, Workshops, and Client Enablement

• Author Functional Description Documents, configuration workbooks, functional specifications, and UAT test scripts.
• Maintain the decision and open item log for each assigned workstream.
• Facilitate onsite Project System deep dive and Blueprint sessions with program management, project controls, scheduling, production planning, and finance personnel.
• Enable client staff to operate and sustain the design following implementation.

Process Compliance and Additional Support

• Adhere to all certified processes as part of the commitment to maintaining the highest standards of quality and information security.
• Actively participate in quality assurance activities.
• Ensure protection of sensitive information in accordance with security policies.
• Perform other related tasks within the agreed scope of services.

Qualifications Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Experience

• Minimum 6 years of SAP Project System functional configuration experience in an implementation or consulting role, including at least two full-lifecycle implementations. [Required]
• Hands-on configuration of project structures, including project profiles, coding masks, WBS templates, standard project structures and standard networks, network profiles, network and activity types, and milestones.
• Demonstrated experience integrating an external Integrated Master Schedule or program scheduling tool with SAP Project System, including field mapping, date and logic ownership rules, and a repeatable upload or refresh cycle.
• Hands-on configuration of Project System scheduling, including network scheduling parameters, scheduling types, relationships and constraints, reduction strategies, and factory calendar assignment.
• Configuration experience with Project System Progress Analysis, including progress versions, measurement methods, progress determination for assigned orders, and earned value reporting from project structures.
• Hands-on configuration of Project System cost and funds control, including planning and budget profiles, availability control, commitment management, costing sheets, results analysis, and settlement rules.
• Working knowledge of Project System integration to Production Planning, Materials Management, Controlling, and Sales, including assignment of production and purchase orders to WBS elements and use of project stock.

Skills

• Ability to write clear and complete functional design documentation, functional specifications, and UAT test scripts.
• Ability to facilitate client working sessions with program management and project controls personnel.

Other Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card. [Required]
• U.S. citizenship. [Required]

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

• Ability to sit, stand, and work at a computer for extended periods of time, including use of a keyboard, mouse, and standard office equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret information displayed on computer screens, printed documents, and electronic reports.
• Ability to lift and carry light materials, such as documents, binders, or small office equipment, typically up to 15 pounds.
• Ability to attend meetings in person or virtually, as required.
• Ability to travel independently to client sites, including air and ground transportation.
• Ability to navigate airports, client facilities, and office environments, which may involve walking moderate distances.
• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods during client meetings, workshops, or site walkthroughs.
• Ability to work in varying environments, including client offices, conference rooms, and controlled industrial or warehouse-adjacent spaces, as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP S/4HANA Project Systems, or an equivalent SAP Project System certification.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA 2022 or 2023 on-premise Project System configuration.
• Experience in an aerospace, defense contractor, or government contract manufacturing environment, including IDIQ and Task Order contract structures.
• Working knowledge of EVMS and DoD program controls constructs, including IPMDAR, contract WBS, BCWS, BCWP, ACWP, and DCMA schedule health assessment.
• Experience with engineer-to-order project manufacturing, including project stock, individual requirements materials, WBS BOMs, and assembly processing.
• Familiarity with Project Manufacturing Management and Optimization, or its GPD predecessor, for grouping, pegging, and cost distribution across Task Orders.
• Experience with SAP Production Engineering and Operations and the relationship between shop floor execution status and measured project progress.
• Familiarity with SAP Fiori and CDS-based project reporting, and with SAP Financial Project Control or Commercial Project Management as adjacent options.
• Familiarity with SAP Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management Portfolio Management as a program-office roll-up layer, with the judgment to scope it only where the evidence supports it.