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SAP Manufacturing & Planning Team Lead

Australia · Job Posted February 14, 2026
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Job Description

As an SAP Manufacturing & Planning Team Lead, you will lead a team of consultants delivering SAP Manufacturing, Production Planning and Supply Chain Planning solutions. You’ll take ownership of end-to-end delivery, guide customers through operational and digital transformation, and ensure solutions are aligned with best practice manufacturing and planning processes. This senior leadership role requires strong SAP functional expertise, excellent stakeholder engagement, and a passion for driving operational excellence.

Job Responsibility

  • Champion growth of SAP Manufacturing & Supply Chain Planning capabilities aligned with the DyFlex Digital Supply Chain strategy
  • Lead a team delivering SAP Manufacturing and Planning solutions, providing coaching, guidance and quality oversight
  • Lead full-cycle implementations across Manufacturing and Planning workstreams from discovery through to go-live and aftercare
  • Translate manufacturing and planning requirements into fit-for-purpose SAP solutions aligned to operational best practice
  • Contribute to solution design and review across SAP Digital Supply Chain modules focusing on SAP Manufacturing in S/4HANA Cloud ERP and S/4HANA Cloud ERP – Private, SAP IBP, SAP PP/DS, SAP Quality Management and SAP Digital Manufacturing
  • Facilitate workshops to define end-to-end processes across production, materials, capacity planning and shop-floor execution
  • Oversee solution design, configuration standards, documentation quality and delivery methodology within the team
  • Manage delivery planning including resourcing, prioritisation, stakeholder communication and project governance
  • Support testing strategy and execution including SIT/UAT, defect triage, and cutover planning activities
  • Collaborate with technical teams on integrations to related solutions (e.g., IBP, EWM, QM, PM, SAP Digital Manufacturing or interfaces)
  • Provide post-go-live support and continuous improvement recommendations to optimise operational outcomes

Requirements

  • Proven experience delivering SAP Manufacturing and Planning solutions, with strong hands-on expertise in SAP PP and/or SAP PP/DS
  • Demonstrated consulting experience delivering end-to-end implementations across the project lifecycle
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing operations including planning, scheduling, execution, capacity and materials management
  • Experience leading teams or acting as a workstream lead, with a focus on coaching and delivery quality
  • Strong workshop facilitation, process design, and functional documentation skills
  • Experience supporting testing, data validation, cutover planning and go-live readiness activities
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across operations, IT and leadership teams
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance delivery, leadership and customer outcomes
  • Passion for capability uplift, standardisation and continuous improvement aligned to modern SAP Manufacturing and Planning practices

Nice to have

Functional exposure across SAP Digital Supply Chain areas such as SAP IBP, SAP Quality Management, SAP Digital Manufacturing, and S/4HANA Manufacturing (Public or Private) highly regarded

What we offer

  • Work with SAP’s latest technologies on cloud such as S/4HANA, BTP and Joule
  • A flexible and supportive work environment including the ability to work from anywhere in Australia or New Zealand
  • Competitive remuneration and benefits including novated lease, birthday leave, salary packaging, wellbeing programme, additional purchased leave, and company-provided laptop
  • Comprehensive SAP training and certifications
  • Join a renowned organisation delivering projects to some of APAC's leading enterprises

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