SAP Senior Functional Lead - Production & Planning

GAF•Parsippany, NJ

About The Position

At GAF, we cover more than buildings. We cover each other. No matter what role, tenure, or track, under this roof you are empowered to be there for your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we don’t back down from hard work– we support one another in pursuit of something bigger. We define the future while leading the present. And under this roof, we own our opportunities. Becoming the market leader only happens when everyone feels they have the opportunity, and the support, to thrive. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most. Job Summary The Senior SAP PP Consultant will lead production planning, scheduling, and integrated business planning solution design across S/4HANA and SAP IBP within a global manufacturing environment. This role requires deep functional expertise in core PP processes, strong understanding of supply chain planning, and the ability to architect end-to-end planning solutions that connect shop-floor execution with advanced planning capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required or Associate’s Degree with 20+ years of experience required
12+ years of hands-on SAP PP experience required
2–3 full-cycle S/4HANA PP implementations, ideally in manufacturing required
Hands-on SAP IBP implementation experience (at least one full cycle) required
Strong understanding of: Production planning & scheduling, Demand and supply planning, S&OP cycles, MRP & capacity planning, Integration with procurement, sales, finance, and quality
Expertise in: S/4HANA Fiori apps, MRP Live, IBP configuration & planning operators, Batch management, IDocs/EDI
Experience working in multi-plant, global manufacturing environments.
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with IBP Control Tower, Response & Supply, or Inventory Optimization preferred
Exposure to IBP, MES/MII, or WM integration preferred
SAP PP or IBP certification preferred
Experience with global template design and rollouts preferred
Experience with multi plant operations preferred
Experience with complex BOM and routing structures preferred
Experience with integration of planning (IBP) with real time execution(S/4 Hana) preferred

Responsibilities

Lead full lifecycle S/4HANA PP and SAP IBP implementations, including requirement gathering, blueprinting, configuration, testing, deployment, and hypercare.
Conduct workshops with manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams to capture business requirements and translate them into functional specifications.
Configure and optimize core SAP PP components: • Master data (Material Master, BOM, Routing, Work Centers) • MRP & MRP Live • Production Orders & Process Orders • Capacity Planning • Demand Management • Repetitive Manufacturing • Shop-floor execution
Design and implement SAP IBP capabilities: • Demand Planning • Supply Planning • Inventory Optimization • S&OP / Integrated Business Planning cycles • Time-series and order-based planning
Ensure seamless integration between IBP and S/4HANA for end-to-end planning and execution.
Support manufacturing-specific scenarios: • Make-to-Stock (MTS) • Make-to-Order (MTO) • Engineer-to-Order (ETO) • Subcontracting & external processing
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (MM, SD, FI/CO, QM, EWM) to ensure integrated business flows.
Prepare functional specs for RICEFW objects and work closely with ABAP and integration teams.
Lead testing cycles: unit testing, SIT, UAT, regression testing, and defect resolution.
Support data migration, cutover planning, and post-go-live stabilization.
Ensure alignment with SAP Activate methodology and S/4HANA/IBP best practices.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.
Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.
Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.
We're committed to fostering a culture that reflects our values to connect, empower, evolve, and inspire. We offer many opportunities for employees to connect with one another, including through our Employee Resource Groups who focus on education and allyship for all of our employees.

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