What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior SAP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Architect position at Maxonic Inc.?
Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for a Senior SAP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Architect.
Job Description:
Job Title: Senior SAP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Architect
Job Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Work Schedule: On-site
Rate: $88, Based on experience.
Responsibilities:
We are seeking a highly experienced SAP MRP Solution Architect to analyze and resolve complex MRP exception issues in our global SAP environment. The ideal candidate will have 20 years of SAP experience with deep expertise in Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Materials Management (MM), and integration with Production Planning (PP) and Supply Chain processes. This role is critical to stabilizing our planning and raw material procurement processes and ensuring material availability for production.
Key Responsibilities:
• Analyze as-is MRP process and propose best practices, governance for streamlining and optimizing MRP.
• Lead root cause analysis of MRP exception messages and planning failures across plants and materials.
• Design and implement optimized MRP strategies, lot-sizing, and planning parameters to reduce exceptions and improve planning accuracy.
• Review and propose remediations to master data issues (Material Master, BOM, Procurement Types).
• Propose Engineering Change Order (ECO) best practice recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (PP, MM, Demand and Supply planning) to ensure end-to-end supply chain integration.
• Develop MRP exception dashboards and KPIs for proactive monitoring.
• Provide knowledge transfer and training to internal teams.
Required Skills & Experience:
• 20 years of SAP experience, with strong focus on MRP and MM.
• Proven track record in resolving large-scale MRP issues in complex manufacturing environments.
• Expertise in planning strategies, procurement types, special procurement keys, and stock determination.
• Strong understanding of integration with PP, MM, and advanced planning tools like O9.
• Hands-on experience with MRP Live in S/4HANA (preferred).
• Ability to analyze performance issues and optimize MRP runs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
• SAP Certification in MM or PP.
• Experience in Fortune 500 or large-scale manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with Fiori apps for MRP and planning.
About Maxonic:
Since 2002 Maxonic has been at the forefront of connecting candidate strengths to client challenges. Our award winning, dedicated team of recruiting professionals are specialized by technology, are great listeners, and will seek to find a position that meets the long-term career needs of our candidates. We take pride in the over 10,000 candidates that we have placed, and the repeat business that we earn from our satisfied clients.
Interested in Applying?
Please apply with your most current resume. Feel free to contact Raghav Pradhan (raghav@maxonic.com / 408-400-2297) for more details.
Salary : $88
