SAP Functional Architect – Plan-to-Produce (PTP)

Salary 180k-200k

SAP Functional Architect – Plan-to-Produce (PTP)

• The SAP Functional Architect – Plan-to-Produce (PTP) is responsible for leading the functional architecture and design of SAP manufacturing planning and execution processes within SAP S/4HANA. This role drives end-to-end production workflows including demand planning, MRP, production execution, capacity planning, and shop floor operations while ensuring scalable, high-performing, and clean-core compliant SAP solutions.

• The Architect partners closely with Product Owners, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into standardized SAP PP/PTP solutions that support multi-plant manufacturing operations. This role also ensures strong governance across master data, integrations, testing, deployment, and hypercare activities.

Key Responsibilities

SAP PTP Architecture & Strategy

• Own the SAP Plan-to-Produce (PTP) target-state architecture across all manufacturing plants including MTS, MTO, ETO, and repetitive manufacturing environments.
• Define and govern SAP PP standards, process variants, production models, and planning frameworks.
• Enforce Clean Core principles using standard SAP functionality and side-by-side extensions only when necessary.
• Define reference architectures for:
• Production Orders
• Process Orders
• Repetitive Manufacturing
• Kanban
• Confirmations and Backflush processing
• Establish non-functional requirements (NFRs) including:
• MRP runtime performance
• Posting latency
• Job concurrency
• Logging and monitoring standards
• Error handling and operational support

Master Data Governance

• Govern manufacturing master data including:
• BOMs
• Routings
• Work Centers
• Production Versions
• Standardize planning parameters such as:
• Lot sizing
• Safety stock
• Lead times
• Scheduling margins
• Planning strategies
• Define material master governance rules aligned with PTC, OTC, and RTP processes.

Integration & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Design integration architecture across SAP domains including OTC, RTP, PTC, and CPQ.
• Define integration contracts including:
• APIs
• IDocs
• Mapping logic
• Sequencing
• Error handling
• Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize initiatives that improve:
• Throughput
• Yield
• Schedule adherence
• Capacity utilization

Security, Compliance & Controls

• Define SAP security and authorization models for planners, schedulers, operators, and supervisors.
• Ensure segregation of duties (SoD) between master data governance and execution activities.
• Ensure auditability and traceability for:
• Order changes
• Confirmations
• Yield and scrap transactions
• BOM and Routing updates

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Define end-to-end business process testing scenarios including:
• Demand Planning
• MRP
• Goods Issue
• Confirmations
• Goods Receipt
• QM integration
• FI/CO postings
• Support SIT, UAT, regression testing, and automation initiatives.
• Develop test scripts covering:
• High-volume manufacturing
• Capacity constraints
• Material shortages
• Substitutions
• Partial production scenarios

Cutover, Deployment & Hypercare

• Lead cutover planning and production readiness activities.
• Establish mock MRP runs, pilot order validation, and stock adjustment procedures.
• Define hypercare KPIs and stabilization metrics.
• Drive root cause analysis and permanent issue resolution.

Key Deliverables

Architecture & Design

• End-to-end SAP PTP process architecture
• SAP Target State Design documentation
• Functional Blueprint documents
• Cross-functional integration architecture
• Non-functional requirements documentation

WRICEF & Solution Design

• WRICEF inventory and complexity assessments
• Functional specifications
• Prototype configurations and demo validation materials

Master Data

• Manufacturing master data standards
• Conversion mapping support
• Cutover and data load requirements

Testing & Deployment

• E2E scenario catalogs
• SIT/UAT scripts and acceptance criteria
• Regression test packs
• Cutover readiness documentation
• Hypercare playbooks and issue triage procedures

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline
• 10–15 years of SAP PP/PTP experience in SAP S/4HANA environments
• Strong expertise in:
• MRP
• Production Planning
• Production Execution
• Capacity Planning
• Experience with:
• Multi-plant manufacturing operations
• Capacity leveling and bottleneck analysis
• Manufacturing master data governance
• MTS, MTO, ETO, and repetitive manufacturing
• Strong understanding of SAP Clean Core principles and SAP BTP extension strategies
• Experience reviewing WRICEF objects including custom production reporting and MRP enhancements
• Experience supporting UAT, cutover, deployment, and hypercare activities
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to mentor functional analysts and support CoE maturity initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP PP Certification
• Experience in manufacturing or distribution industries
• Experience with variant configuration and advanced planning tools
• Exposure to make-to-order and variant-driven production environments