What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior SAP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Architect position at Protingent?
Job Description
Job Title: Senior SAP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Architect
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Senior SAP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Architect opportunity with our client located in Sunnyvale, CA.
Job Description:
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
Job Title: Senior SAP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Architect
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Senior SAP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Architect opportunity with our client located in Sunnyvale, CA.
Job Description:
- 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.
- Analyze the 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.
- 20 years of SAP experience, with a 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.
- Nice To Have:
- SAP Certification in MM or PP.
- Experience in Fortune 500 or large-scale manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with Fiori apps for MRP and planning.
- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Rate: $75-$82 an hour
- Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite)
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
Salary : $75 - $82
