Senior Solution Consultant IT
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026. Volvo Group scores A on the Alion truth index.
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
What you will do
You work in SAP S/4HANA PP with a strong focus on production preparation and shop floor execution in discrete manufacturing. You gather requirements from stakeholders, lead fit-gap analysis, and design solutions that deliver business value. You collaborate with solution delivery teams in an agile setup, producing functional designs and specifications, supporting unit testing and UAT, and contributing through go-live and hypercare. You also support run-time operations by investigating production issues, driving resolution to closure, and improving stability and performance. You participate in MES-related discussions and design integrations between MES and SAP/ERP.
Who are you?
You are a customer-focused consultant who communicates clearly and can facilitate requirement workshops, moderate discussions, and present solutions to diverse audiences. You combine SAP PP expertise with a pragmatic mindset, choosing standard functionality where possible and supporting well-governed enhancements when needed. You enjoy working in international, cross-functional teams and take end-to-end ownership from discovery through delivery and support.
Your Skills and Experience
- Working knowledge on S/4 PP functionality
- Hands on experience in implementing SAP PP - configuring and designing solutions in the production Preparation / execution process, preferably in discrete manufacturing
- Responsible for gathering requirements from customers
- Designing custom solutions to fulfil requirements after fit-gap analysis
- Working knowledge of planning functions in PP - Demand management, MRP, Capacity planning and scheduling
- Working knowledge of variant configuration and engineering change management and how it influences manufacturing
- Experience with MES solutions: Gathering inputs, designing and integrating with SAP/ERP
- Good to have experience in Variant Configuration
- Good to have understanding of complementary modules like QM, MM, PM
- Overall experience of 8 to 10 years and expertise in shop floor execution (discrete manufacturing) preferably in the automobile industry
- Must have experience in supporting a technical team in the creation of custom enhancements in ERP: Custom function modules, programs, labels and prints
- Experience in customer facing discussions: Gathering requirements, modulating discussions, solution presentation
- Experience working as a part of a solution delivery team, preferably in an agile/sprint mode: Creating designs, specifications, unit testing, supporting UAT and go-live support
- Experience in run-time support. Handling production issues - investigation, resolution to closure in a timely manner
Ready for the next move?
Are you excited to bring your skills and disruptive ideas to the table? We can't wait to hear from you. Apply today!
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We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
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