SAP Project Systems
2 days ago
Seattle
Job Title: SAP PS Consultant / Senior Location: (1week onsite minimum, rest remote ok) Position Summary: We are looking for an experienced Senior SAP Project Systems (PS) Consultant to support large-scale manufacturing and capital project management operations at a high-tech manufacturing equipment company. The consultant will play a key role in implementing, configuring, and optimizing SAP PS (and closely related module integrations) to manage complex manufacturing capital projects, equipment installations, upgrades, and maintenance lifecycle — from initial budgeting and planning through execution, costs, and reporting. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the design, configuration, and implementation of SAP PS for capital equipment manufacturing projects — including project structuring (WBS, networks, milestones), budgeting, cost planning, and financial tracking., • Work with cross-functional stakeholders (engineering, manufacturing operations, supply chain, procurement, project management, finance, service/support) to translate business processes and requirements into SAP PS design., • Integrate SAP PS with related SAP modules (e.g., MM, PP, FI/CO, PM, QM) to support end-to-end project lifecycle — from procurement of parts, manufacturing of equipment, assembly, testing, packaging/warehousing, to final delivery, installation, and ongoing support., • Provide support for capital project cost controlling, variance analysis, capital capitalization, asset tracking (fixed assets), budgeting vs actual reporting, change management and project closure., • Participate in process optimization initiatives: help standardize project and manufacturing-equipment lifecycle processes globally, improve transparency in project cost/asset tracking, support scalability for growth (e.g., new manufacturing facilities, global footprint)., • Provide training, documentation and support to internal stakeholders and global teams to ensure consistent use of SAP PS and best practices., • Proven experience implementing SAP Project Systems (PS) in a manufacturing context, ideally within capital-intensive, high-tech, or industrial manufacturing industries., • Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, capital equipment procurement/production lifecycle, fixed asset management, cost accounting / cost controlling, capex vs opex management., • Experience integrating SAP PS with other SAP modules (e.g., MM, PP, FI/CO, PM, QM) in end-to-end process flows., • Ability to gather requirements, lead workshops with technical and business stakeholders, map business processes, configure SAP, and deliver high-quality documentation and trainings., • Solid project management skills, including planning, execution, milestone tracking, risk management, and governance., • Strong communication skills — able to liaise across functional teams (engineering, finance, operations, supply chain) and across geographies (if global manufacturing footprint)., • Prior experience supporting semiconductor-equipment manufacturers or high-precision equipment firms., • Familiarity with capital project accounting, fixed-asset capitalization, cost-of-goods-sold (COGS) accounting, asset lifecycle tracking., • Exposure to global footprint manufacturing: multi-site deployments, standardization of processes across sites, multi-currency or multi-legal-entity environment., • Experience with sustainability / ESG reporting requirements or integrating sustainability metrics in project/equipment lifecycle (e.g., tracking energy usage, emissions, lifecycle environmental impact) — useful if company emphasizes sustainable innovation., • Define and configure project structures (WBS, network, milestones) for new equipment manufacturing and delivery projects., • Set up cost planning and budgeting, link procurement, manufacturing orders, asset creation and capitalization processes., • Configure and support integration points to procurement (MM), production planning (PP), quality (QM), maintenance/service (PM), and financial accounting (FI/CO), to support full order-to-cash (or order-to-service) lifecycle., • Provide reporting dashboards and metrics to project leadership and finance (e.g., capex spend vs budget, cost variances, project profitability, asset status)., • Support rollout of SAP PS globally (if relevant), tailoring to local rules/regulations, coordinating master data, controlling, compliance, and financial consolidation., • Provide training and ongoing support to users; ensure documentation of processes, guidelines, and workflows; maintain version control and process governance.