SAP S/4HANA PP & QM Consultant – Senior Manager

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Technology

Specialism

SAP

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

About the role

PwC’s SAP and Operational Transformation practice is growing to meet strong client demand. We’re looking for an experienced Senior Manager to lead SAP S/4HANA Production Planning (PP) and Quality Management (QM) engagements. You’ll bring deep functional expertise, a consulting mindset and the ability to shape end-to-end solutions that deliver measurable results across industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver functional consulting across SAP S/4HANA PP and QM, from strategy and design through build, test, cutover and hypercare.

• Shape fit-to-standard designs using SAP Activate; drive integration across MM, EWM, SD, EAM/PM and CO, and ensure solution quality and compliance.

• Manage a portfolio of client engagements, including planning, staffing, delivery governance, risk/issue management and financials (scope, budget, margin).

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams (typically 5–10 people), coaching and developing talent across onshore/offshore models.

• Define project strategies to solve complex technical and operational challenges; review and challenge team outputs to drive robust conclusions.

• Own key delivery workstreams: WRICEF oversight, data migration, testing/UAT, cutover planning and operational readiness.

• Build strong client relationships and stakeholder alignment across Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance and IT.

• Contribute to business development: shape solutions, lead demos, size and price estimates, respond to RFPs/RFIs, and draft SoWs.

• Develop IP and accelerators (templates, estimation models, playbooks) and contribute to thought leadership.

Your focus areas (PP and QM)

• Production Planning:

  • Master data: BOMs, routings/recipes, work centers/resources, production versions.

  • Planning: Demand Management, MRP Live, pMRP; planning strategies (MTS/MTO/ETO); capacity planning; basics of PP-DS.

  • Execution: Discrete, repetitive and process manufacturing; order management, confirmations, backflush, Kanban; settlement and variances.

• Quality Management:

  • Inspection planning: MICs, inspection plans, sampling procedures, Dynamic Modification Rules.

  • Inspection types: Procurement, in-process, production, customer returns, recurring, and calibration with EAM.

  • Execution: Usage decisions and stock postings, defect recording, quality notifications and task processing, SPC/control charts.

  • Supplier and warehouse quality: Q-info records, source inspections, QM in procurement and EWM inbound.

  • Integration: Batch management and characteristics-based processes across MM, EWM, SD and EAM.

The skills and experience we are looking for:

• You have deep hands-on expertise in SAP S/4HANA (and/or ECC) PP and QM, with best-practice process knowledge.

• You have lead multiple end-to-end SAP PP/QM design and implementation programmes delivered (greenfield, brownfield or selective).

• You have proven leadership of teams of 5–10, with strong coaching, quality assurance and delivery governance.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to engage business and technical audiences and influence decisions.

• Delivery know-how: SAP Activate, fit-to-standard, Agile ways of working, WRICEF governance, data migration (e.g., Migration Cockpit), testing and cutover.

• Comfortable with Fiori apps and embedded analytics for PP/QM operations and reporting.

• Beneficial: Experience in MM, EWM (including QM in EWM), SD (returns), EAM/PM (calibration), PP-DS, IBP, Variant Configuration, DDMRP.

• Advantageous: Pre-sales exposure (RFPs, estimates, SoWs, demos) and prior consulting experience.

What you’ll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP), Analytical Thinking, Business Transformation, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Design Automation, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Influence, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Optimism, Process Improvement, Process Optimization, Professional Courage, Rapid Experimentation, Relationship Building, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Fiori {+ 8 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 60%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

July 10, 2025