SAP Production Planning Consultant (Offshore)

SAP PP (Offshore)-65938

Function

Enterprise Applications

Our Company

We’re Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world’s potential. We’re people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what’s now to what’s next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

Job description

Job Summary
As an SAP PP Offshore Consultant at Hitachi, Ltd., you will be responsible for providing expert functional and technical support for SAP Production Planning modules, focusing on offshore project delivery and maintenance. You will collaborate with global teams to design, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes within SAP.

Job Responsibilities
* Participate in all phases of the SAP project lifecycle, including blueprinting, realization, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support for SAP PP functionalities.
* Analyze business requirements and translate them into effective SAP PP solutions, including configuration, master data setup, and process design.
* Conduct workshops and gather requirements from business users, documenting functional specifications for development objects.
* Perform system configuration in SAP PP, including master data (materials, BOMs, routings, work centers), production orders, process orders, MRP, and capacity planning.
* Collaborate with technical teams for custom developments (enhancements, reports, interfaces) and data migrations related to SAP PP.
* Develop and execute test plans, including unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
* Provide ongoing support, troubleshoot issues, and resolve defects related to SAP PP modules.
* Train end-users on SAP PP functionalities and prepare user documentation.
* Work effectively in an offshore delivery model, ensuring clear communication and collaboration with onshore teams and clients.
* Stay updated with the latest SAP technologies and best practices, particularly within the PP domain.

Job Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
* Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in SAP PP implementation, configuration, and support.
* Strong understanding of discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, and repetitive manufacturing processes within SAP PP.
* Proficiency in configuring SAP PP modules, including Master Data (Material Master, BOM, Work Center, Routing, Production Version), MRP, Production Order/Process Order Management, Capacity Planning, Shop Floor Control, and KANBAN.
* Experience with integration points between SAP PP and other modules such as MM, SD, QM, and FI/CO.
* Ability to read and understand ABAP code and debug issues is a plus.
* Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
* Ability to work independently and as part of a distributed global team in an offshore delivery model.
* Strong client-facing skills with the ability to effectively gather requirements and present solutions.
* SAP PP certification is highly desirable.

About us

We’re a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

Experience Level

Mid Level