Senior SAP PP Consultant

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP PP (Production Planning) Consultant with a minimum of 15 years of hands-on experience to support a long-term project in the automotive industry. The ideal candidate should be based near the Mexico border—preferably in or around San Antonio, TX—and must be open to frequent or occasional travel to Mexico as required by the project.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and support SAP PP implementations, configurations, and enhancements focused on Repetitive Manufacturing (REM).

- Manage and optimize Scheduling processes for manufacturing operations.

- Design, implement, and support Backflushing functionalities within SAP.

- Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather and understand requirements related to production

planning.

- Analyze current production processes and recommend SAP best practices and improvements.

- Provide training, documentation, and post-implementation support to end users.

- Work closely with cross-functional teams including MM, WM, and QM modules.

- Support data migration and testing activities during project phases.

Requirements

- Minimum 10+ years of experience in SAP PP with hands-on configuration expertise.

- Proven experience with REM (Repetitive Manufacturing) in a discrete manufacturing environment.

- Strong knowledge of Scheduling strategies and Backflushing processes.

- Solid understanding of integration points with other SAP modules (MM, SD, WM, QM).

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Excellent communication and client-facing skills.

- Experience working in the manufacturing industry is required.

- Experience with SAP S/4HANA is a plus.

- Prior consulting experience in long-term contracts or large-scale SAP implementations