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SAP Business Analyst (PP/MM)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (3–4 days onsite per week)
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Authorization: US Citizen or Green Card holders only
Role Overview
Whitehall Resources are seeking an experienced SAP Business Analyst / PP Lead to support a complex global manufacturing environment. This role will act as the SAP PP lead in North America, managing and coordinating a small global team while working closely with manufacturing and business stakeholders onsite in Pittsburgh.
The position requires strong discrete manufacturing experience and the ability to operate in a multi-instance SAP landscape with ongoing S/4HANA transformation.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the SAP PP lead for North America, owning PP/MM processes and outcomes
- Manage and coordinate a global team of 3–4 SAP PP Analysts
- Work closely with manufacturing, operations, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into SAP solutions
- Support and enhance SAP PP and MM functionality across:
- Make-to-stock
- Make-to-order
- Assemble-to-order
- Participate in system design, configuration review, testing, UAT, and deployment activities
- Support ongoing S/4HANA template development and site rollouts
- Provide ownership and support during implementations, UAT, and training activities
- Collaborate with global IT teams across multiple SAP and non-SAP systems
SAP Landscape
- Global SAP environment with multiple SAP instances (ECC and S/4HANA with Central Finance)
- Additional non-SAP ERPs resulting from acquisitions
- Ongoing S/4HANA transformation and template expansion
- Highly regulated manufacturing environment with strong traceability and serialization requirements
Required Experience
- Strong hands-on experience as an SAP PP / MM Business Analyst or Lead
- Proven experience in discrete manufacturing environments (continuous manufacturing experience alone is not sufficient)
- Experience working in global manufacturing organisations
- Strong understanding of end-to-end production planning and materials management processes
- Experience working with complex SAP landscapes (multiple instances preferred)
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Location & Travel
- Based in Pittsburgh, PA - relocation package available
- 3–4 days onsite per week
- Limited travel, primarily during implementations, UAT, and training
Please note, this opportunity is not suitable for candidates who require sponsorship. Additionally, we will not be partnering with any third-party agencies for this role.