SAP PP Consultant

About

Dangote Cement Plc is looking for motivated professionals with SAP experience in the Production Planning module. The resource(s) would join our team of professionals to support the daily SAP operations of the business and SAP implementation projects.

Responsibilities

• Functional support for SAP PP modules.
• Manage multiple simultaneous SAP projects and tasks from conception to completion, including requirements gathering and scope definition with various business stakeholders.
• Plan and coordinate resources and activities to meet business requirements and project completion dates.
• Work with end‑users to provide system support to the business while sharing knowledge and understanding.
• Gather business requirements and convert them into development design/programming specifications.
• Perform functional testing, create documentation, and conduct end‑user training in conjunction with other members of the SAP Core team.
• Work with both internal and external design/implementation teams and bridge the gap between the business and IT.
• Provide analysis for and direct activities of SAP PP resources in conjunction with senior management.
• Manage end‑to‑end integration needs with the respective modules and other applications.
• Define innovative functional solutions to meet business process requirements in SAP and/or other supporting application systems.
• Collect and analyze customer requirements on business processes and parameters.
• Assist in the mapping of master and transaction data.
• Determine reporting requirements, standard/customized SAP reports, and evaluate/build customization requirements – WRICEF (with proper FS).
• Design, develop, and manage roles and authorizations.

Requirements

• HND or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering.
• 3 – 6 years of experience with relevant SAP, working as a consultant or SAP PP Support Analyst.
• Experience in business application system development methodology and business process re‑engineering.
• Minimum of 1 end‑to‑end implementation and hands‑on experience in SAP PP support.
• Experience with S/4 HANA is an added advantage.
• Relevant experience in product costing, MRP, and produce‑to‑order cycle (must).
• Strong leadership skills with customer‑interfacing experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability/experience in the implementation of major systems applications.
• Strong understanding of user exits (added advantage).
• Ability to interact with and present ideas and updates to senior or executive‑level management.
• Basic ABAP debugging know‑how (added advantage).