- Requirements & Blueprinting: Lead global workshops to gather manufacturing requirements, map business processes, and author detailed functional specifications for SAP ME and MII.
- SAP ME Functional Design: Configure and design SAP ME processes tailored to A&D operations, including complex routings, operation activities, shop floor orders, data collections, and non-conformance management.
- As-Is / To-Be Analysis: Evaluate the existing global SAP MII implementation to identify optimization opportunities, manage change impact for upgrades, and seamlessly integrate new SAP ME functionality.
- Enterprise Integration Alignment: Define the functional data flow and mapping between SAP ERP modules (PP, QM, MM, PM) and shop-floor solutions via SAP MII.
- A&D Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all functional process designs adhere strictly to defense sector mandates, including ITAR tracking, EAR, AS9100 quality standards, and product serialization traceability.
- Testing & Adoption: Own the creation of end-to-end testing scenarios (UAT/SIT), coordinate validation testing, and lead change management and training initiatives for plant personnel.
- Functional Expertise: 10–15+ years of deep functional consulting experience within SAP ME (Manufacturing Execution) and SAP MII.
- Domain Knowledge: Strong background in discrete manufacturing environments, specifically Aerospace & Defense or highly regulated industries.
- ERP Integration: Expert understanding of SAP PP (Production Planning) and QM (Quality Management) master data and shop floor execution dependencies.
- Process Mastery: Proven ability to translate physical shop floor actions (e.g., labor tracking, scrap recording, component consumption) into clean SAP functional steps without relying on SCADA layers.
- Compliance Frameworks: Familiarity with federal data restrictions, defense infrastructure security, and tracking components under strict regulatory oversight.
- Elite stakeholder management skills with a proven track record of aligning plant managers, quality engineers, and corporate IT leadership.
- Exceptional documentation skills, specifically in writing clear, logic-driven Functional Design Documents (FDDs).
- Due to ITAR compliance and defense contract rules, US Citizenship or GC only No specific security clearances required.
- SAP Certifications preferred and prior Aerospace & Defense (A&D) nice to have
Requirements
Skills Required
- 10–15+ years of functional consulting experience with SAP ME and SAP MII
- Experience in discrete manufacturing, preferably aerospace and defense or another highly regulated industry
- Expert understanding of SAP PP and SAP QM master data and shop-floor execution dependencies
- Ability to translate shop-floor activities into SAP functional processes without relying on SCADA layers
- Familiarity with federal data restrictions, defense infrastructure security, and component tracking requirements
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Exceptional documentation skills, including Functional Design Documents
- US citizenship or permanent resident status
- SAP certification
- Prior aerospace and defense experience
What We Do
Simple Solutions is a US based company and Microsoft Partner with a global presence that provides a broad range of software and IT services solutions to better help our clients manage their business. Our personalized service follows industry “best practices” and delivers cost effective and efficient solutions for our client’s business and IT needs. Simple Solutions has a broad portfolio of cloud and packaged software expertise with development and Integration services. We are also providers of custom and off-the-shelf software products to address specific business and IT challenges. Simple Solutions has a broad portfolio of cloud and packaged software expertise with development and Integration services. We are also providers of custom and off-the-shelf software products to address specific business and IT challenges.








