SAP PP Consultant
Location: Pasadena, California
Country: United States
Category: Technology
Workplace Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: September 24, 2026
Job ID: 652348
Job Description
Job Title: SAP Production Planning (PP) Consultant
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Onsite Requirements: Remote during the contract phase, with periodic onsite visits for key meetings (approximately 1-2 weeks per quarter). Increased onsite presence is expected after conversion to full-time, at which point candidates must be local to DFW.
Compensation Range:
- C2C: $100/hr
- W2 without benefits: $88/hr
- W2 with benefits: $85/hr
- Full-time salary: $150,000 to $160,000
Introduction
We are seeking an SAP Production Planning (PP) Consultant for a contract-to-hire opportunity supporting a manufacturing organization. During the contract phase, you will work alongside the PP lead on a variety of PP assignments, with the potential to convert to a full-time role.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves professional with 5+ years of SAP experience who is comfortable getting work done.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Initial needs are listed below, and other assignments may arise as the role evolves.
- Support production orders, shop floor control, and production confirmations
- Manage material requirements planning (MRP) and capacity planning
- Maintain material master data, bills of material (BOMs), routings, work centers, and production versions
- Handle backflush processing and goods issue / goods receipt processes
- 5-7 years of hands-on SAP Production Planning (PP) experience
- At least 5 years supporting discrete manufacturing operations
- Strong configuration and business process knowledge across SAP PP
- Experience supporting manufacturing organizations with production orders and MRP
- Experience leading requirements-gathering workshops and solution design sessions
- Experience with SAP implementations, enhancements, or large-scale business transformation initiatives
- Proven ability to support users from the shop floor through executive leadership
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Demonstrated ability to use AI tools (such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, or equivalent) to boost productivity, speed up analysis, create documentation, and support process improvement
- SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing experience
- Experience implementing MRP in a manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting production scheduling and capacity planning
- Knowledge of batch management and traceability processes
- Experience integrating SAP PP with Materials Management (MM), Quality Management (QM), and Controlling (CO)
- Experience supporting manufacturing startups, greenfield implementations, or rapidly growing operations
- APICS CPIM certification
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