SAP PP / PPDS Product Manager – LL6

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Product Manager

Bangalore, Karnataka, India(Hybrid)

Posted on 06/03/2026

Ford Motor Company is undertaking an effort to deploy SAP Production Planning and Inventory Management functionality to support Manufacturing production operations. This position is for an experienced SAP professional with expertise in ERP implementations for SAP modules, as a SAP Material Management (SAP MM) specialist.

We make strong efforts to integrate complex production planning and inventory management processes by enabling accurate planning, ensuring timely demand communication to suppliers, and supporting uninterrupted vehicle production without delays.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with product owners and product anchors to establish an inclusive product roadmap for Production planning and Inventory management business transformation

• Lead the blueprinting sessions to understand the Production Planning business requirements, work closely with functional and technical consultants and product owners to derive an overall solution.

• Handle the release and cutover of SAP MMP program.

• Analyze the need for customization and prioritize the RICEFW objects and size them

• Ensure the product roadmap and prioritization is aligned across other product teams

• Create functional specification, Key design document, prototypes or Proof-of-Concepts wherever required

• Collaborate with integration team to Integrate SAP MMP system with other supply chain downstream and up-stream system

• Have good functional knowledge on IDOC’s, BADI, Fiori applications etc.

• Troubleshooting and resolving functional issues related to the SAP MM system.

• Collaborating with the technical team to understand and implement business requirements.

• Ensuring the system is performing optimally and securely.

Qualifications:

• Industry process knowledge, solution expertise, consultation skills in SAP PP & PPDS

• Experience in deployment of SAP PP & PPDS module in both new and exciting sites

• Excellent understanding of the overall SAP S4 PP/PPDS solution and how it is implemented in conjunction with other components of the S/4 HANA modules like Material / Inventory management

• Good knowledge on automotive assembly and manufacturing domain with good communication skills

• Experience in SAP PP & PPDS module configuration

• Experience working in SAP S4 Hana environment

• Handled / worked with global teams

• Automotive experience is preferred

• Support in an onshore/offshore model is preferred

• Respect and empathy for team members, business partner and product customer

• Excellent at problem solving and prevention.

• Knowledge and practical experience of agile delivery

• Demonstrated ability to deliver product roadmap milestones

• Respect and empathy for team members, business partner and product customer

• Should possess complete knowledge of every phase of SAP implementation including creation of business blueprint, implementation, data migration, cutover and go-live

• Ability to discover what is valuable, usable, and feasible acting in the intersection of business, technology and user experience.

• Have a strong pulse on the business / IT landscape to determine how to rigorously prioritize features to best suit the market conditions.

• Experience in Agile methodology effectively when performing all tasks.