SAP Business Analyst, Senior - 1LMX / MRP/SFI/PPDS / Remote

Lockheed Martin is a leading aerospace and defense company, and they are seeking a Senior SAP Business Analyst to support their Production Operations team. The role involves driving functional design and system integration for Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Shop Floor Integration (SFI), and Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PPDS) within the SAP S/4HANA ecosystem, ensuring optimized production schedules and seamless operations.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and design integrated planning and shop floor processes across MRP, PPDS, and SFI (Apriso / MES) to support production operations
• Lead and coordinate functional design sessions connecting planning and scheduling logic with manufacturing execution transactions
• Configure and test S/4HANA PPDS, MRP, and SFI interfaces to ensure synchronization of orders, materials, and production confirmations
• Define and maintain scheduling strategies, sequencing rules, and data consistency standards across production systems
• Author functional specifications for enhancements, integrations, and process automation supporting dynamic scheduling and execution
• Collaborate with ABAP developers and MES technical teams to ensure standardized, scalable integrations between SAP and manufacturing systems
• Support data validation, integration testing, and production readiness activities for MRP, PPDS, and SFI deployments
• Develop documentation, testing procedures, and training materials for production planning and execution processes
• Identify and recommend process improvements and SAP innovations to increase scheduling accuracy, material availability, and throughput
• Utilize Jira and SAP Focused Build to manage requirements, design documentation, and testing workflows

Requirements:

• Experience designing and supporting integrated production planning, scheduling, and execution processes in a manufacturing environment
• Experience authoring functional specifications based on business requirements and translating them into technical design deliverables
• Experience collaborating with ABAP and MES developers to design and standardize integrated functional solutions
• Strong understanding of production order management, routing, and scheduling logic within SAP PPDS and S/4HANA
• Ability to analyze planning data, identify process gaps, and facilitate data-driven decisions that improve production flow
• Experience supporting end-to-end system implementation including requirements gathering, blueprinting, development, testing, and go-live
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills involving integration of multiple IT systems
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to translate between technical and functional audiences
• U.S. Citizenship required, as this role supports systems related to national defense
• Hands-on configuration experience with: SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PPDS)
• SAP Manufacturing Execution / Apriso (SFI) or other MES platforms
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and related data structures
• Experience designing integration points between planning, scheduling, and execution systems
• Familiarity with production order interfaces, confirmations, work center integration, and real-time shop floor data flows
• Understanding of dynamic scheduling, finite capacity planning, and sequencing logic
• Experience with data validation and master data dependencies between MRP, PPDS, and SFI/MES systems
• Experience using Jira and SAP Focused Build to manage backlogs, requirements, and testing
• Ability to independently lead design and testing across integrated planning and execution systems
• Experience in Agile or hybrid ERP delivery environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for both business and technical stakeholders