SAP S/4HANA PP/PPDS Functional Engineer

Role overview

SAP S/4HANA PP/PPDS Functional Engineer at Signify Innovation Labs

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Deeper hands-on experience with embedded PP/DS in SAP S/4HANA, including detailed scheduling, planning heuristics, alerts, resources, production versions or PDS integration.
• Experience with SAP Digital Manufacturing, MES or shopfloor integration.
• Knowledge of Advanced Variant Configuration.
• Exposure to SAP PM or SAP QM processes.
• Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA deployments, rollouts or hypercare.
• SAP certification in SAP PP, PP/DS or related modules.
• Experience working with global templates and standardized business processes.
• Grading Differentiators .
• Good knowledge of SAP PP processes and ability to provide independent functional support within the assigned scope.
• Basic practical understanding of PP/DS and clear motivation to develop stronger PP/DS expertise.
• Ability to resolve standard and moderately complex functional issues in an AMS environment.
• Good understanding of ITIL-based support processes and disciplined ticket handling.
• Ability to work with business users, key users, IT teams and external partners in a structured and collaborative way.
• Contribution to documentation, knowledge sharing, testing, stabilization and continuous improvement activities.
• Everything we’ll do for you.
• You can grow a lasting career here.
• We’ll encourage you, support you, and challenge you.
• We’ll help you learn and progress in a way that’s right for you, with coaching and mentoring along the way.
• We’ll listen to you too, because we see and value every one of our 27,000+ people.
• We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a full spectrum of bright ideas.
• With a global workforce present in 70+ countries, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued, helping us all achieve more together.
• Come join us, and together we can light up the future.

Employment details

• Location: Bangalore & Monterrey .
• Grade.
• Signify is currently designing, building and deploying a global greenfield SAP S/4HANA solution.
• To support the deployment, stabilize operations after go-live and enable continuous improvement, we are establishing a global application maintenance organization.
• The SAP S/4HANA PP/PPDS Functional Engineer will provide functional support for SAP Production Planning and related planning processes in an application maintenance environment.
• The role focuses on day-to-day operational support, incident and service request handling, issue analysis, testing, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• The role requires solid SAP PP knowledge and a willingness to further develop practical expertise in embedded PP/DS through project exposure, support activities and collaboration with senior experts.
• Key Areas of Responsibility .
• Provide functional support for SAP S/4HANA Production Planning processes in a global AMS environment.
• Support business users, key users and Business Process Owners in resolving incidents, service requests and functional questions.
• Support core manufacturing planning processes, including demand management, MRP, production orders, capacity planning and planning-related master data.
• Provide basic support for embedded PP/DS processes, with the expectation to further develop PP/DS expertise through hands-on work, knowledge transfer and project involvement.
• Perform initial issue analysis, business impact assessment, root cause analysis and coordination with technical teams, senior functional experts or external partners where needed.
• Support change requests and enhancements by performing impact analysis, functional testing, regression testing and documentation updates.
• Work according to ITIL-based AMS processes, including incident management, request fulfilment, problem management and change management.
• Use support and collaboration tools such as ServiceNow, Jira and Confluence for ticket handling, documentation, issue tracking and knowledge sharing.
• Support local deployments and hypercare activities by helping users adopt the global template and by resolving planning-related issues after go-live.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in areas such as Materials Management, Quality Management, Warehousing, Supply Chain and Manufacturing Execution.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying recurring issues, proposing improvements and supporting stabilization of the global template.
• Required Experience and Skills .
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or a related field.
• Hands-on experience in SAP PP implementation, support or application maintenance.
• Good functional understanding of SAP Production Planning processes, including demand management, MRP, production orders, capacity planning and planning master data.
• Basic or practical exposure to SAP embedded PP/DS, or strong willingness and ability to develop PP/DS expertise through hands-on support and project work.
• Experience working in an AMS, production support or IT support environment.
• Good understanding of ITIL-based support processes, especially incident management, service request handling, problem management and change management.
• Experience using support and collaboration tools such as ServiceNow, Jira and Confluence.
• Ability to analyze functional issues, communicate clearly with business users and coordinate resolution with other teams.
• Understanding of integration points between Production Planning and related areas such as MM, QM, Warehousing, Supply Chain or Manufacturing Execution.
• Good testing skills, including functional testing, regression testing and support for change validation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a global, multicultural and highly integrated business environment.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken.
• Location: Bangalore [Karnātaka] [India]

About the employer

• About Signify.

Additional role details

• Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting.
• Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.
• At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals.
• Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.
• Join us, and together, we’ll transform our industry, making a lasting difference for brighter lives and a better world.
• More about the role.
• SAP S/4HANA PP/PPDS Functional Engineer .