SAP PP/QM

<p><strong>Role: SAP PP/QM</strong></p><p><strong>Department: Information Technology – SAP COE</strong></p><p><strong>Role Level: Functional Lead</strong></p><p><strong>Reports To: SAP COE Leadership</strong></p><p><strong>Location: Tulsa, OK or Memphis, TN preferred</strong></p><p><strong>Travel: 50%</strong></p><p><strong>Position Summary</strong></p><p>The SAP FTP Lead owns AAON's Forecast-to-Produce process in SAP. This role supports planning, manufacturing execution, MRP, production orders, routing and BOM integration, production scheduling, shop floor transactions, quality management processes, and cross-functional integration with QTI, EWM, PTP, RTR, MDG, and Engineering systems. The role is critical to stabilizing manufacturing operations, improving demand-to-supply visibility, strengthening in-process and finished-goods quality controls, reducing manual workarounds, and preparing AAON for scalable plant rollouts.</p><p><strong>Process Scope</strong></p><ul><li>MRP and planning processes</li><li>Production orders and shop floor execution</li><li>BOMs, routings, work centers, production versions, and master data dependencies</li><li>Make-to-order, configure-to-order, and engineer-to-order manufacturing integration</li><li>Production scheduling and capacity-related process support</li><li>Integration with EWM staging, QM inspection and quality notifications, QTI demand signals, purchasing, costing, and MDG</li></ul><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Business Process Ownership</strong></p><ul><li>Own the FTP process and serve as the internal escalation point for SAP planning and production execution issues.</li><li>Partner with Operations, Production Planning, Engineering, Supply Chain, and BPO/GPO stakeholders to identify and resolve process gaps.</li><li>Drive process standardization, adoption, and stabilization across current SAP plants and future rollout locations.</li><li>Analyze MRP behavior, demand signals, production order execution, staging, and completion processes to identify improvement opportunities.</li></ul><p><strong>SAP Solution Ownership</strong></p><ul><li>Own SAP PP and QM configuration within COE governance.</li><li>Support enhancements involving production order types, MRP parameters, routings, BOM dependencies, production versions, confirmations, backflushing, inspection lots, quality notifications, usage decisions, and related integration points.</li><li>Partner with QTI, EWM, PTP, RTR, MDG, technical, and integration teams to ensure complete end-to-end process design.</li><li>Challenge AMS or project team recommendations when they create unnecessary customization, operational risk, or long-term support complexity.</li></ul><p><strong>Stabilization and Continuous Improvement</strong></p><ul><li>Lead root cause analysis for recurring planning, production execution, and quality-related issues.</li><li>Improve planning accuracy, shop floor transaction discipline, and visibility to production priorities.</li><li>Support initiatives involving WIP visibility, staged inventory, cycle counts, component consumption, inspection execution, nonconformance handling, and production scheduling improvements.</li><li>Create a roadmap of short-term fixes, medium-term process improvements, and future-state capabilities.</li></ul><p><strong>Documentation, Testing, and Mentorship</strong></p><ul><li>Ensure FTP configuration documents, process flows, FS/TS inputs, test scripts, and training materials remain accurate and current.</li><li>Mentor FTP analysts on SAP manufacturing concepts, troubleshooting methods, configuration, and end-to-end process thinking.</li><li>Lead FTP testing for releases, fixes, enhancements, and plant rollouts.</li></ul><p><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>7+ years SAP PP, QM, or manufacturing functional experience.</li><li>Hands-on experience with production orders, MRP, BOMs, routings, work centers, confirmations, manufacturing execution, and SAP QM processes such as inspection lots, quality notifications, and usage decisions.</li><li>Experience supporting complex manufacturing environments.</li><li>Ability to troubleshoot production and planning issues across master data, configuration, transactions, and integrations.</li><li>Strong business-facing communication and problem-solving skills.</li></ul><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>SAP S/4HANA manufacturing experience.</li><li>Experience with CTO, ETO, variant configuration, or project-based manufacturing.</li><li>Experience with EWM staging, SAP QM integration, shop floor mobility, MES, Teamcenter/PLM integration, or advanced planning tools.</li><li>SAP certification in PP, Manufacturing, or S/4HANA Production Planning.</li></ul><p><br></p>

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