S&C GN - Strategy - MC - Industry X - Production & Operations - Analyst

Job Title - S&C Global Network - Strategy  - MC - Industry X - Production & Operations - Analyst

Management Level: 11-Analyst

Location: Bangalore, Gurgaon, Pune, Mumbai

Must-have skills: SAP PPQM/ SAP EWM/ SAP PPDS

Good to have skills: Ability to leverage design thinking, business process optimization, and stakeholder management skills.

Job Summary:

This role involves driving strategic initiatives, managing business transformations, and leveraging industry expertise to create value-driven solutions.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Provide strategic advisory services, conduct market research, and develop data-driven recommendations to enhance business performance.

About Accenture Strategy & Consulting:

The incumbent will be a part of the Accenture – Strategy & Consulting with Capability network in various capacities as an intern. Groups will be assigned based on assessment on the day of final hiring. The selected candidate will be aligned to one of the various Industry groups and functional areas that Accenture Strategy & Consulting operates out in.

About Accenture Industry X:

We help companies keep pace with change leveraging our key strengths - resilience, relevance and responsible business. At Capability Network, part of the Strategy & Consulting practice, we create 360° value and empower organizations to be ready for whatever the future holds. Through Industry X, we embed intelligence with an eye on the future of products, platform development, manufacturing and operations.

Harnessing our domain expertise and the power of AI-led insights, you will work on some of the most exciting game-changing projects for global companies. Join us to reimagine digital marketplaces as you cultivate brand loyalty, create innovative customer journeys and ignite new market growth for manufacturers. 

As a part of this high-impact Production & Operations team within Industry X, we are looking for trailblazers, creative thinkers and problem solvers who believe in making the world a better place. We offer a vibrant career and community where you can help curate and drive global manufacturers accelerate their digital transformation journey through the following:

• Accelerate digital transformation journey and deploy digital manufacturing vision for our clients to deliver value through AI-led solutions, innovative experiences and smarter go-to-market strategy.

• Reimagine digital manufacturing with the power of AI-led insights Enabling Business from being good to being great

• Leverage intelligence to drive greater insights, as well as personalize experiences and optimize performance within and across marketplaces

Professional & Technical Skills:

- Relevant experience in the required domain. 

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. 

- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Experience in scoping, designing, configuring SAP modules, and implementing it in projects. Knowledge of SAP modules’ integration with third-party tools (MES/ LIMS/Track & Trace etc.) is an advantage.

• Cross module integration knowledge i.e., PP PPDS integration with SD, MM, PM & EWM.

• Variant Configuration knowledge & its application using PPDS is a big plus

• Should have experience in writing functional specifications and testing new functionalities.

• Experience in delivering technology guidance, proof of concepts, performed enterprise portfolio assessments, industry best practices reviews & technology leadership workshops.

• Experience in providing User trainings and conducting workshops for business.

• Certifications in SAP ECC or S/4HANA for respective modules will be an added advantage.

• Knowledge of SAP Industry 4.0 Next-gen products such as SAP Leonardo/IOT, SAP BTP, SAP DMC  etc. is a plus.

• Be adept at collaborating in a multi-stakeholder environment handling complex digital projects engagements, preferably in a global network

Key Competencies

Day in a Life:

Project Delivery: 

• Working closely with business and client stakeholders to understand client pain points, diagnose problem areas, design SAP based solutions, and facilitate deployment

• Support & train the users on business processes as they get related to SAP modules & implementation

• Responsible for SAP support to plan the activities of configuration, configure the product as per the design, conduct conference room pilots, and assist in resolving any queries related to requirements and solution design

Practice Development: 

• Reimagine, build, and transform client business and operations by developing cutting edge assets, tool and methodologies, development of PoVs, research, white papers, support development of Go-to-market offerings

• Experience in responding to SAP Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Information (RFIs)

Technical Attributes:

SAP PP PPDS APO

• PP- Production Planning: Worked on Bill of Material (BOM), PP Work Canter, Routing, rescheduling, MRP and MPS parameters. MRP controllers, MRP groups, Capacity Planning, Planning Strategies, Configured Production Order Types, Confirmations, Operations, Status Profile, and Selection Profile, Defining print control, Order costing, and Production order type dependent parameters. REM profile, planning table, reduction strategies, back flushing

• MES: working experience on integration between MES and SAP. Worked on fixing failure of IDOCS due to master data issues or over consumption issues. Solved issues related to stock transfer IDOCS.

• Should have deep knowledge in supply chain planning processes.

• DDMRP knowledge is good to have

• Experience in requirements gathering, User Story creation and grooming, blueprint preparation, system configuration, testing, cutover, Go-live and operations for PP and PPDS processes

• Experience with SAP Production Planning processes and PPDS (Production Planning & Demand Scheduling)

• Knowledge of PPDS master data, integration models, Heuristics configurations, planning procedures, detailed scheduling board setup and usage, data transfers mechanisms for transactional data, planning runs

• Experience in detailed scheduling, alert monitors

• Knowledge in PPDS Optimizer & characteristics dependent planning will be a big plus

• Deep knowledge of SAP ECC PPDS /APO, Shelf-Life Planning, Safety Stock Planning, and MRP Live functions, Sales and Operational Planning, Contract Manufacturing business processes

• Strong knowledge in setting up various kind of planning processes (Make to Stock, MTO, ETO, CTO) and integration with other planning solution i.e., IBP, APO & third-party planning solutions

• Deep experience in various planning strategies

• Experience with Shop Floor control, MRP, VC routing, POs/STOs set-up, Batch Management & Handling Unit Management and Quality Management.

• Experience in configuring Integration model

• Experience with dealing with key integration areas in Procurement, Supply Chain, Warehouse Management and Quality.

Additional Information:

- Opportunity to work on innovative projects. 

- Career growth and leadership exposure.

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