SAP - Manufacturing - Senior Manager - Consulting - Location OPEN

Location:  Houston
Other locations:  Anywhere in Country
Salary: Competitive
Date:  Mar 6, 2025

Job description

Requisition ID:  1588894
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Our objective is to provide clients with a unique business perspective on how to leverage SAP technology to improve their operations. This is rooted in the EY SAP service line capabilities (Supply Chain, FICO, BPC, Data & Analytics, Customer, Tech/Arch and SuccessFactors) that are focused on helping clients improve performance and increase productivity. 

 

The opportunity

 

We innovate with SAP to co-create more innovative answers, drawing on our integrated competencies in tax, assurance, transactions, and risk, as well as our work in implementing SAP. Together, we help clients provide better outcomes and long-lasting results, from strategy to execution. We take a comprehensive, business-first view to address strategy, customer value, user experiences, processes, technology, and operational impacts in tandem. Our SAP Manufacturing professionals deliver strategic solutions to help clients transform their manufacturing operations improving cost, efficiency, quality, and effectiveness.

 

Your key responsibilities

 

  • Lead large-scale SAP client engagements or work streams, ensuring alignment with client objectives. 
  • Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and possess strong business acumen. Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business, and demonstrate ability assimilate to new knowledge. 
  • Consistently deliver high-quality client services by monitoring progress, managing risks, and keeping key stakeholders informed of developments and expected outcomes. 
  • Build and maintain relationships with client personnel at all levels to foster collaboration and trust. 
  • Effectively lead and motivate diverse teams, providing constructive feedback and coaching. Foster an innovative, inclusive, and team-oriented work environment while mentoring junior consultants. 
  • Identify and generate new business opportunities by understanding EY’s service lines and proactive assessing ways to meet client needs. Cultivate long-term client relationships and collaborate with team members across EY practices to serve client needs. 

 

Skills and attributes for success 

 

On your typical engagement, you will work with the key stakeholders to understand their needs and advise on SAP system capabilities. You will initiate the requirement gathering, architect solutions, blueprinting, testing, and complete the workflow and documentation, as well as the functional design of the solution. Liaise with the stakeholders and technical team to translate needs into business solutions and complete the configurations and/or integrations with SAP and non-SAP systems.   

 

To qualify for the role you must have

 

  • A bachelor's degree with at least nine (9) years of related work experience 
  • At least five (5) years of experience in SAP Production Planning (PP) within a functional consulting or system configuration role
  • Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills 
  • Proven experience managing SAP projects or work streams, including oversight of project-based team members 
  • Knowledge of best practices in manufacturing, along with benchmarking and advisory experience related to manufacturing-specific technology functions 
  • Ability and comfort-level researching client inquiries and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices and new technologies 
  • A flexibility and willingness to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 40-60% 

 

Ideally you’ll also have

 

  • Prior consulting industry experience 
  • SAP certification(s)
  • Experience as a workstream/team lead for manufacturing with SAP
  • Experience with at least two full lifecycle implementations of SAP ERP (ECC and/or S/4HANA) specifically working with the SAP Production Planning (PP) module
  • Experience with at least one full lifecycle implementation with SAP Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
  • Experience integrating SAP PP with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and SAP Quality Management (QM)
  • Experience performing hands-on SAP system configuring in PP
  • Experience designing custom RICEF solutions and writing functional specifications
  • Experience writing and executing test scripts
  • Experience writing and delivering training materials for end users
  • Knowledge of integration between SAP PP and:
    • FICO for product costing and order settlement
    • Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) for production supply and receiving
    • PPDS
    • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, including ownership of Bills of Material (BOM)
    • Master Data Management (MDM) tools/systems for manufacturing data
    • Materials Management, for both Inventory Management and Procurement functions
  • Knowledge of manufacturing operations, preferably in complex industrial equipment (or similar) and assembly line operations
  • Knowledge of product lifecycle management, including Engineering BOMs and Manufacturing BOMs
  • Experience with both Make to Stock and Make/Engineer/Configure to Order business models

 

What we look for 

 

On our team, we are looking for someone who is adept with the functional business skills along with in-depth SAP technical capabilities.  We seek individuals who bring a comprehensive blend of leading business practices, SAP solution knowledge, teaming and leadership which they have demonstrated in prior consulting experience.

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What we offer
 
We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $169,900 to $388,200. The salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $203,900 to $441,300. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
 
  • Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
  • Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
  • Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
  • Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
 
EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
 
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