SAP PP / Manufacturing Functional Consultant at Sopra Steria · Kinston

Company Description

Sopra Steria is a European leader in consulting, digital services, and software development, supporting its clients in their digital transformation through innovative and collaborative solutions. With 50,000 employees in nearly 30 countries and a revenue of €5.1 billion in 2022, we are committed to achieving sustainable results and placing people at the heart of technology. The world is how we shape it. For more information, visit us at www.soprasteria.com.

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Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced SAP PP / Manufacturing Functional Consultant with 10+ years of SAP and manufacturing experience to work onsite with our client in Kinston, USA.

The consultant will act as a key interface between manufacturing business teams and SAP/IT delivery teams, working directly with production, planning, shop-floor, quality, logistics, and IT stakeholders to understand operational challenges and translate them into effective SAP solutions.

This is a strongly client-facing role requiring a consultant who can independently lead business discussions, facilitate workshops, challenge requirements when appropriate, recommend practical solutions, and drive topics through design, testing, deployment, and stabilization.

Key Responsibilities

SAP PP & Manufacturing Functional Expertise

• Lead functional activities related to SAP Production Planning (PP) and manufacturing processes.
• Analyze current manufacturing processes and define SAP solutions aligned with operational requirements.
• Configure and support key SAP PP capabilities including:
  • Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
  • Master Production Scheduling (MPS)
  • Production Orders
  • Planned Orders
  • Bills of Material (BOM)
  • Routings / Work Centers
  • Capacity Planning
  • Shop Floor Control
  • Production Execution
  • Manufacturing Master Data
• Support end-to-end manufacturing scenarios across planning, production execution, material consumption, confirmations, and finished goods receipt.
• Ensure effective integration between SAP PP and MM, QM, EWM/WM, PM, FI/CO and other manufacturing systems.

The existing internal SAP hiring profile specifically identifies MRP, MPS, Production Orders, Capacity Planning, Shop Floor Control and cross-functional integration as core areas for the PP/QM role.

Client & Business Engagement

• Act as a trusted functional advisor to manufacturing and business stakeholders onsite.
• Build strong working relationships with production managers, planners, shop-floor users, process owners, IT teams, and project leadership.
• Lead business workshops, process walkthroughs, requirement-gathering sessions, fit-gap assessments, and solution design discussions.
• Understand business pain points and translate operational requirements into practical SAP solutions.
• Clearly communicate SAP capabilities, constraints, alternatives, and business impacts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Challenge requirements constructively and recommend solutions based on SAP standard capabilities and manufacturing best practices.
• Drive alignment and decisions between business, functional, technical, and integration teams.

This business-facing emphasis is consistent with the internal manufacturing BA profile, which positions the consultant as the link between shop-floor operations, business stakeholders, and IT teams.

Solution Design & Delivery

• Conduct AS-IS / TO-BE process analysis and identify functional gaps.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications, process designs, configuration requirements, and user stories.
• Work closely with SAP technical/development teams on enhancements, interfaces, reports, forms, and workflows.
• Review proposed solutions with business stakeholders and obtain functional alignment.
• Support SAP implementation, transformation, rollout, enhancement, and stabilization activities.
• Identify functional dependencies, risks, and integration impacts early and drive resolution.

Testing, Deployment & Support

• Define functional test scenarios covering end-to-end manufacturing processes.
• Lead/support Unit Testing, SIT, regression testing and UAT.
• Coordinate closely with business users during UAT and support defect analysis and resolution.
• Support cutover preparation, data validation, deployment, go-live, and hypercare activities.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis across SAP and integrated manufacturing processes.
• Provide knowledge transfer, user guidance, and functional documentation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall SAP functional experience, with strong specialization in SAP PP / Production Planning and Manufacturing.
• Strong hands-on functional and configuration experience in SAP PP.
• Strong understanding of discrete manufacturing and production execution processes.
• Proven experience with MRP, production orders, BOMs, routings, work centers, capacity planning, shop-floor control, and manufacturing master data.
• Experience participating in multiple end-to-end SAP implementation, rollout, transformation, or enhancement programs.
• Strong understanding of integration between PP and MM, QM, EWM/WM, PM and FI/CO.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing strongly preferred.
• Strong experience leading requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, process-design workshops, and functional solution discussions.
• Excellent client-facing, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with manufacturing business teams and senior business stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently onsite and take ownership of functional topics from requirement through deployment.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Information Technology, or related discipline.

Requires hands-on SAP PP/QM configuration, implementation lifecycle experience, manufacturing process knowledge, and strong stakeholder-management skills, while identifying S/4HANA Manufacturing and MES integration as preferred capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP S/4HANA implementation or migration experience.
• Experience in aerospace, aviation, automotive, or complex industrial manufacturing.
• Experience working directly with production and shop-floor organizations.
• Knowledge of MES integration with SAP PP, particularly production order and manufacturing execution flows.
• Exposure to SAP QM and manufacturing quality processes.
• Experience with SAP Fiori applications for manufacturing.
• SAP PP / S/4HANA certification is an advantage.
• Experience working in large, global manufacturing organizations and distributed delivery models.

Experience in aerospace/manufacturing environments is particularly relevant to your existing recruiting profiles, which already emphasize shop-floor processes and SAP/MES technologies.

Key Competencies

• SAP PP / Manufacturing expertise
• Strong client and business engagement
• Manufacturing process understanding
• SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing
• MRP / MPS
• Production Orders
• BOM / Routing / Work Centers
• Capacity Planning
• Shop Floor Control
• SAP-MES integration
• Fit-Gap Analysis
• Functional Solution Design
• Workshop Facilitation
• SIT / UAT / Cutover / Hypercare
• Business Process Improvement
• Stakeholder Management
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Additional Information

Why Join Sopra Steria Canada?

Sopra Steria Canada is proud to be certified as a “Great Place to Work” 2026, a recognition that reflects our commitment to creating an inspiring, supportive, and people‑first environment where every employee can thrive.

What you can look forward to:

• Competitive compensation
• A comprehensive, fully covered benefits package designed with your well‑being in mind:
  • life insurance,
  • long-term disability,
  • health, dental, and vision coverage,
  • plus a health spending account for additional flexibility.
    Sopra Steria covers 100% of premiums, so you can focus on growing your career with total peace of mind.
• Generous paid time off, including sick leave, personal days, and 3 weeks of vacation to recharge and take care of what matters most.
• A monthly transportation allowance, making your commute smoother and more affordable.
• Excellent learning, development, and career advancement opportunities, backed by active support to help you strengthen your skills. You’ll grow within a company culture that is caring, collaborative, and genuinely inclusive.
• A hybrid work environment that offers the best of both flexibility and connection.
• All the equipment you need to stay productive and perform at your best from day one.

We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. We truly appreciate the time and effort you put into applying. Please note that only candidates selected for the next steps in the recruitment process will be contacted.

At Sopra Steria, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and to nurture a workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and supported. We are committed to fighting all forms of discrimination and building an environment where every individual can thrive. We warmly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities. If you require accommodations at any stage of the selection process, we will be happy to provide them upon request.