SAP Manufacturing & Production Planning Functional Specialist
Required Skills: SAP Material ManagementJob DescriptionJob Role: SAP Manufacturing & Production Planning Functional SpecialistLocation: Cleveland OH, highly pref. Cary, NC or Chicago, IL – 4 days a week in officeType – Full Time - Parker HannifinIf you're interested, please send me a copy of your resume and the following details as soon as possible1st ReferencesName-Title-Company -Email – (Official email)Contact -2nd References -Name-Title-Company -Email – (Official email)Contact -Job Description: SAP Manufacturing & Production Planning Functional Specialist Requirements:Top Must-Haves:SAP Manufacturing & Production Planning Functional Specialist II (MM/PP)Material Management (MM), and Production Planning (PP) For Both openings, responsibilities and scope are the same:Ability to gather requirements, deliver to ABAP dev teamSupport system testing, hypercare post implementationMust come from manufacturing domainS4 is preferred, but can accept ECC experienceMust have supported an SAP implementation/migration at some pointAbility to handle configurations within SAP Must‑Haves (even stricter than SD role)Strong SAP MM and PP experienceMaterial ManagementProduction PlanningSAP implementation background:S/4HANA preferredECC acceptableCandidate must already “know how to manage it in the system”Manufacturing expertise is critical:Discrete manufacturing experience strongly preferredProcess manufacturing (chemical/pharma) is acceptable only if candidate can adapt quicklyCandidates with no manufacturing background were explicitly flagged as a poor fit [Senior‑level tenure:7+ years experience (grade‑52 requirement)Expected to operate independently and lead conversationsFunctional–technical bridge:Translate manufacturing planning processes into SAPPartner with ABAP developers as needed Core Responsibilities (MM / PP specific)Own plan‑to‑produce business processesDefine and document MM/PP workflowsSupport SAP configuration aligned to how plants actually operateLead functional testing scenarios tied to manufacturing realitiesAssist divisions during deployment, training, and hypercare periods Nice‑to‑HavesExperience across both discrete and process manufacturingBackground supporting large, multi‑plant environmentsExposure to global ERP rolloutsHow Jin Lu Framed Both Roles OverallThese are SAP‑specialized business process rolesComparable to a senior Business Analyst / Product Owner, but deeply SAP‑functionalCandidates must come in ready, not train‑up resourcesSoft skills matter: strong communication with business users and technical teams is expectedProject Details:Parker Hannifin is mid-implementation of S4 Hana, Jin Lu's teams are spearheading this initiative