SAP - Manufacturing Execution Systems - MES - Manager - Consulting - Location OPEN

EY•Hartford, DC

1d•$142,600 - $297,200•Remote

About The Position

As an SAP Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Integration Manager, you will lead the design, configuration, integration, testing, and deployment of manufacturing execution solutions connecting SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA with SAP Digital Manufacturing, SAP Manufacturing Execution, and third-party MES platforms. This role partners with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, engineering, automation, and IT teams to create reliable end-to-end processes from production planning through shop-floor execution, material movement, quality recording, traceability, and production confirmation. As a Manager, you will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions. You will interact with business stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, ensuring that newly implemented technology solutions meet their needs. Your collaboration with technical teams will be essential in designing and delivering effective system architecture solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, supply chain, manufacturing, or a related discipline.
Typically, no less than 4 -6 years of experience delivering SAP-enabled manufacturing or MES solutions, including at least one full lifecycle implementation or major rollout.
Strong functional knowledge of production execution in discrete, repetitive, or process manufacturing environments.
Hands-on experience integrating SAP S/4HANA or SAP ERP with SAP PP/PP-PI and related modules, including QM, MM, EWM, and PM.
Experience with SAP Digital Manufacturing, SAP ME/MII, or leading MES platform such as Siemens Opcenter, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Ignition, Plex, or PTC.
Working knowledge of MES integration architectures, including APIs, OData, IDocs, web services, middleware, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), and edge connectivity solutions.
Knowledge of Production Operator Dashboard design, production process orchestration, manufacturing analytics, OEE, resource orchestration, or electronic batch records.
Experience integrating quality inspections, nonconformance management, genealogy, equipment data, or automated data collection with SAP business processes.
Understanding of manufacturing master data, production order execution, quality processes, batch or serial traceability, and shop-floor controls.
Ability to facilitate workshops, communicate with plant and executive stakeholders, document decisions, and convert complex requirements into actionable designs.
Experience supporting testing, cutover, and go-live activities within production environments.
A flexibility and willingness to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 40-60%.

Nice To Haves

Consulting experience leading SAP Digital Manufacturing and MES transformation programs, plant deployments, and cross-functional delivery teams.
Experience with SAP Digital Manufacturing capabilities, including production execution, Production Operator Dashboards, Production Process Designer, resource orchestration, manufacturing insights, issue resolution, and edge or production connectivity.
Experience with at least three full-cycle implementations, major upgrades, or multi-site rollouts of SAP Digital Manufacturing, SAP ME or MII, or leading third-party MES solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead discovery workshops to assess current manufacturing processes, MES capabilities, integration requirements, pain points, and business objectives.
Translate production, quality, traceability, labor, equipment, and reporting requirements into scalable functional and technical solution designs.
Design end-to-end integration between SAP S/4HANA or SAP ERP and MES applications, including production orders, planned orders, materials, bills of material, routings or recipes, work centers or resources, batches, serial numbers, classifications, and inspection data.
Configure and support inbound and outbound production transactions such as order release, component staging and consumption, confirmations, yield, scrap, rework, goods issues, goods receipts, quality results, and inventory updates.
Define interface architecture using appropriate technologies such as SAP Integration Suite, SAP Cloud Connector, APIs, OData services, IDocs, web services, event-driven messaging, and plant connectivity solutions.
Integrate MES with shop-floor systems and equipment, including PLCs, SCADA, DCS, historians, robots, CNC machines, test stations, sensors, and industrial IoT platforms.
Collaborate with SAP PP, PP-PI, QM, MM, EWM, PM, BTP, security, infrastructure, automation, and development teams to resolve cross-functional dependencies.
Prepare process flows, solution architecture, functional specifications, interface mappings, configuration documents, test scripts, deployment plans, operating procedures, and training materials.
Plan and execute unit, integration, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing; manage defects through closure and obtain business sign-off.
Support cutover, data readiness, mock deployments, go-live, hypercare, and transition to application support teams.
Troubleshoot interface failures, data inconsistencies, transaction errors, and production disruptions using structured root-cause analysis.
Apply security, data integrity, auditability, availability, and regulated-manufacturing requirements where applicable.
Mentor junior consultants, coordinate distributed delivery teams, manage workstream activities, and provide clear status, risk, and dependency reporting.
Identify opportunities to standardize plant processes, reduce custom development, improve reuse, and accelerate multi-site rollout.