Senior SAP PP Lead

Location: Mundelein, IL / Waukegan, IL
Position Type: Contract
Duration: 8 Months
Openings: 2
Priority: High
Pay Rate: $75/HR on W2
Work Authorization: Authorized to Work
Primary Skills: SAP PP, SAP S/4HANA

Job Summary

We are seeking experienced Senior SAP PP Leads to support SAP Production Planning and Manufacturing initiatives for an enterprise environment. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in SAP PP, MRP, Production Orders, Batch Management, and SAP PP/EWM integration, along with excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

The selected candidates will work closely with business teams and manufacturing operations to support implementation activities, go-lives, and post-go-live stabilization across multiple plant locations.

Work Location & Schedule

Candidates must have flexibility to work from the Mundelein, IL / Waukegan, IL office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
The role will require working directly from Medline plant locations as needed.
Candidates must be flexible to support either of the following CST schedules based on project requirements:
- 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM CST
- 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM CST
Support during go-lives and post-go-live activities is required.

Key Responsibilities

Lead SAP PP functional activities across manufacturing and production-planning initiatives.
Work closely with manufacturing business teams to understand requirements and translate them into SAP PP solutions.
Provide hands-on expertise in MRP, Production Orders, and Batch Management.
Support SAP PP integration with SAP EWM and related supply chain processes.
Lead requirement-gathering sessions, business workshops, and functional discussions.
Analyze existing manufacturing processes and recommend SAP best-practice solutions.
Support SAP PP configuration, testing, defect resolution, and deployment activities.
Work closely with technical teams to develop and implement functional solutions.
Support SIT, UAT, cutover, go-live, and post-go-live stabilization activities.
Provide hands-on support during manufacturing plant go-lives.
Troubleshoot SAP PP issues and coordinate resolution with cross-functional teams.
Collaborate with EWM, MM, QM, SD, Finance, and other relevant SAP teams as required.
Maintain functional documentation, test scripts, process flows, and other project deliverables.
Communicate project status, issues, risks, and dependencies to business and project stakeholders.
Provide functional leadership and guidance to other SAP PP team members.

Required Technical Skills

Strong hands-on experience with SAP PP.
Strong knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
Extensive experience with Production Orders.
Strong understanding of Batch Management.
Hands-on experience with SAP PP/EWM integration.
Strong understanding of manufacturing and production-planning processes.
Experience with SAP S/4HANA.
Experience supporting SAP implementations, rollouts, and/or production environments.
Experience supporting plant-level go-lives and post-go-live stabilization.

Common Skills & Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong stakeholder-management and collaboration skills.
Ability to work effectively with business users, plant personnel, technical teams, and project leadership.
Spanish-speaking candidates are required.
Candidates must have no travel restrictions to Mexico (Mexicali) and be willing/able to travel to Mexico as required for the project.
Flexibility to work either the 6 AM–2 PM CST or 2 PM–11 PM CST shift based on business requirements.
Ability to work onsite at manufacturing plants during critical project and go-live activities.

Compensation & Employment

$75/HR on W2
W2 Candidates ONLY
No C2C, Corp-to-Corp, 1099, or independent contractor arrangements.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Key Skills