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SAP PP QM EWM
PP - Production Planning
QM - Quality Management
EWM - Extended Warehouse Management
Providing solutions architecting in these modules of SAP
Location: Hyd & Blore - Hybrid
Work Timing: 2-11 PM
Job Description: Job Description: Solution Architect PP, QM & EWM (Managed Services)
Experience: 10-15 Years | Role Type: Solution Architect Client Advisory & Managed Services
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect specializing in SAP Production Planning (PP), Quality Management (QM), and Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) to serve as a strategic advisor to clients. This role combines solution design expertise with managed services governance, ensuring clients receive continuous business value, system stability, and forward-looking improvements from their SAP investment.
Key Responsibilities
Business Advisory & Solutioning
- Partner with client stakeholders to understand business needs, challenges, and improvement opportunities
- Translate business requirements and change requests into scalable functional/technical solutions across PP, QM, EWM
- Design end-to-end integrated solutions considering cross-module impacts (MM, SD, PP-QM-EWM)
Managed Services Governance
- Provide architectural oversight for enhancements, CRs, and support tickets within AMS scope
- Drive root cause analysis for recurring incidents and design sustainable long-term fixes
- Participate in CAB, SLA/KPI reviews, and Continuous Service Improvement Plans (CSIP)
- Guide prioritization of CR backlogs based on business value and complexity
Stakeholder & Delivery Leadership
- Act as primary techno-functional escalation point for complex, high-impact issues
- Present solution options, risk assessments, and improvement roadmaps to client leadership/steering committees
- Mentor functional consultants and support analysts; collaborate with Service Delivery Managers on planning
- Support proposals, effort estimation, and value-realization reporting for managed services engagements
Required Skills & Experience
- 10-15 years SAP experience with deep specialization in PP, QM, and EWM modules
- Strong hands-on and advisory experience across both implementation and managed services (AMS) environments
- Expertise in: MRP, Production/Process Orders, Capacity Planning (PP) | Inspection Planning, Quality Notifications, COA (QM) | Warehouse structure, RF solutions, Wave/Yard Management (EWM)
- Solid understanding of S/4HANA, embedded/decentralized EWM, and cross-module integration (PP-QM-EWM-MM-SD)
- Working knowledge of ITIL framework (Incident, Problem, Change Management) and ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Solution Manager)
- Experience with SLA/KPI governance, major incident management, and RCA documentation
- Excellent client-facing communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills
- Strong business acumen - able to balance BAU stability with continuous improvement initiatives
Preferred: SAP certification in PP/QM/EWM; ITIL Foundation certification; experience in manufacturing industries (Automotive, Pharma, FMCG); exposure to S/4HANA transformation and multi-year AMS contracts