ERP SME & Global Design Authority (GDA)

Job Ad - Global SAP S/4HANA Planning & Scheduling Design Authority (Global FMCG)A leading global FMCG organisation is delivering a major SAP S/4HANA transformation and is seeking a Global Planning & Scheduling Design Authority to lead end-to-end solution design across planning, detailed scheduling and capacity. This role will work closely with business stakeholders and system integration partners to ensure a robust, future-fit global template that is fit for purpose, testable, and deployable at scale.The OpportunityYou'll act as the global design authority for Planning & Scheduling, shaping key design decisions, maintaining governance across the delivery lifecycle, and reducing programme risk through early identification of design gaps, data issues, integration challenges, and capacity limitations.Key ResponsibilitiesLead global Planning & Scheduling design across SAP S/4HANA , including MRP (including MRP Live), PP/DS, routings, work centres, capacity planning, finite scheduling and sequencing .Drive solution design decisions and recommendations, ensuring alignment to programme methodology and global template principles.Partner with cross-functional teams across Operations/Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance (including Procurement), Marketing, Master Data, Testing and Data teams .Collaborate closely with System Integrators (SIs) and platform/CoE teams, providing oversight, challenge and guidance to design and build decisions.Ensure functional specifications are complete, accurate, traceable, and aligned to end-to-end business needs.Support integration design between S/4HANA and connected systems (e.g., APS/MES), ensuring a cohesive future-state design and interim operating models where required.Oversee configuration and delivery of bespoke elements such as extensions, integrations and workflows (working with technical teams).Support all testing phases ( Unit, SIT, End-to-End, UAT, Regression ), ensuring scenarios are complete and aligned to real operational flows.Support and guide data migration activities for both master and transactional data (planning and execution support).Support cutover and hypercare readiness for Planning & Scheduling, ensuring alignment across entities, factories and intercompany flows.Contribute to end-user enablement, training and knowledge transfer to ensure sustainable adoption.Proactively identify risks, issues and dependencies, escalating clearly with practical mitigation options.Ensure solution design meets internal controls, policies, regulatory and audit requirements.Essential Experience & Skills (Must-Haves)Strong hands-on implementation experience with SAP S/4HANA PP/DS and Planning & Scheduling (MRP incl. MRP Live, work centres, routings, capacity models, sequencing / finite scheduling).Demonstrable experience delivering or integrating Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) tools (e.g., Kinaxis , Enterprise Scheduling tools, ePP/DS, or equivalent).Experience working on large-scale ERP transformation programmes .Proven ability to work effectively with and influence System Integrators , including challenging design decisions constructively.Experience designing or operating Planning & Scheduling across multiple factories , including intercompany flows .Strong knowledge of S/4 integration patterns (e.g., IDoc, API, EDI, RFC ) between ERP and APS/MES ecosystems.Strong analytical, documentation and problem-solving capability, able to translate complex requirements into workable design.QualificationsBachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in IT, Engineering, Business Systems, or related field.SAP S/4HANA certification preferred (not essential).Nice to HaveExperience in FMCG or other global matrix organisations.Exposure to SAP data migration tooling and approaches.Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery environments.TPBN1_UKTJ