Job Description
Job Description
Apply now: SAP MRP Application Architect, location is Remote. The start date is ASAP for this 12 month contract position.
Job Title: SAP MRP Application Architect
Location-Type: Remote (40-60% Travel to Aiken, SC)
Start Date Is: ASAP
Duration: 12 Month Contract
Compensation Range: $88/hr - $99/hr W2
Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
Job Description:
Our client is seeking a senior SAP MRP Application Architect to lead the implementation of SAP Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) for a brand-new enterprise SAP landscape. This individual will serve as both the functional and technical point of contact, guiding the client from discovery and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and go-live. The ideal candidate has extensive experience leading end-to-end SAP MRP implementations, facilitating executive-level workshops, and delivering solutions within complex, highly regulated environments.
Job Summary:
- Serve as the functional and technical lead for a greenfield SAP MRP implementation.
- Meet daily with client stakeholders to drive project progress and align on deliverables.
- Lead Phase 0 activities, including discovery, requirements gathering, and solution conceptualization.
- Facilitate functional workshops to define future-state Materials Requirements Planning processes.
- Design and configure SAP MRP functionality, including material master, BOMs, planning strategies, lot sizing, and planning parameters.
- Partner with supply chain stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into SAP solutions.
- Develop functional specifications, implementation documentation, and planning governance standards.
- Design planning runs, exception management processes, and inventory optimization strategies.
- Support data migration planning, system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), cutover planning, and deployment activities.
- Integrate SAP MRP with procurement, warehouse management, and finance processes.
- Act as a trusted advisor to client leadership throughout the engagement.
- Drive project execution from discovery through go-live while establishing long-term client relationships.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 10 years of overall SAP experience.
- 7 years leading SAP implementation projects.
- Multiple end-to-end SAP MRP implementations with successful go-live experience.
- Deep expertise in SAP MM/PP with a strong focus on Materials Requirements Planning (MRP).
- Experience leading functional discovery sessions and design workshops.
- Experience guiding clients through discovery, solution design, implementation, testing, deployment, and adoption.
- Strong understanding of MTS, MTO, reorder point planning, forecast-based planning, and inventory optimization.
- Experience implementing SAP solutions within highly regulated industries such as Federal Government, DOE, Utilities, Manufacturing, Aerospace, or similar environments.
- Strong client-facing consulting experience with the ability to lead executive-level discussions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong project ownership, follow-through, and organizational skills.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language.
- Willingness to travel 40–60% to client sites in Aiken, SC.
Preferred Qualifications:
- SAP S/4HANA MRP Live experience.
- Experience integrating SAP MRP with Extended Warehouse Management (EWM).
- Experience integrating with SAP Finance (FI/CO).
- Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) integration experience.
- Experience supporting enterprise-wide SAP implementations.
- Federal Government or Department of Energy project experience.
- Experience implementing SAP within secure or compliance-driven environments.
Preferred Certifications:
- SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement
- SAP Certified Application Associate – Production Planning & Manufacturing
- SAP Activate Project Manager Certification
- PMP Certification