SAP S/4HANA PPDS Consultant - Permanent We are looking for an experienced SAP S/4HANA PPDS (Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling) Consultant to join a dynamic, forward-thinking team. This role offers the opportunity to design, implement, and optimise production planning solutions that enhance manufacturing efficiency and supply chain performance. This is a hybrid role that will require 3 days a week onsite in a Liverpool based office. The Role As an SAP PPDS Consultant, you will: Support SAP BAU operations and implement, configure, and optimise SAP S/4HANA PP/DS for advanced planning and detailed scheduling. Analyse business requirements and design solutions for production planning, capacity planning, sequencing, and detailed scheduling. Integrate PP/DS with relevant SAP modules and external MES or production automation systems. Configure key master data including planning versions, production data structures (PDS), resources, modes, heuristics, and planning strategies. Support capacity planning, finite scheduling, order sequencing, and model planning scenarios to improve manufacturing performance. Manage processes for DS planning board, alert monitor, CIF integration, and custom planning rules. Provide training, documentation, and operational guidance for planning teams. Troubleshoot PP/DS-related issues, ensuring system stability, planning performance, and data consistency. Support testing phases and cutover activities, including unit testing, integration testing, UAT, and go-live. Collaborate with business stakeholders, production planners, and IT teams to ensure seamless planning and scheduling operations. What We're Looking For Essential Experience & Skills: Hands-on experience in SAP PPDS and production planning. Strong understanding of MRP, scheduling, and manufacturing processes. Experience with CIF, IDocs, queues, and SAP Fiori apps. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Desirable Skills: Expertise in SAP PPDS configuration and design, including heuristics, planning strategies, IPPE, and PDS. Experience with SAP S/4HANA Embedded PPDS. Ability to align PPDS solutions with business planning objectives. Strong understanding of S/4HANA logistics and manufacturing processes. Proven ability to analyse complex planning challenges and deliver scalable, sustainable solutions. Why Join This is a chance to work on complex, high-impact projects where your expertise will directly improve production planning and scheduling efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive continuous improvement, and help shape the future of manufacturing technology.