Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cognizant is a leading digital company, and they are seeking an MES Senior Consultant / Engineer to ensure seamless integration between SAP S/4HANA and Manufacturing Execution Systems. The role involves leading MES upgrade assessments, coordinating testing activities, and driving integration efforts to deliver reliable manufacturing solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead MES upgrade assessments, evaluating system capabilities, integrations, performance, scalability, and upgrade readiness while providing executive-level recommendations and implementation roadmaps
- Serve as the primary liaison between SAP S/4HANA and MES teams, coordinating testing schedules, data creation activities, issue escalation, and cross-functional program alignment
- Drive SAP-to-MES integration activities, ensuring reliable data flows for production orders, material management, shop-floor reporting, genealogy, traceability, quality, and batch/serial management processes
- Partner with architects and business stakeholders to define integration strategies, governance standards, master data alignment, and end-to-end manufacturing process solutions
- Plan and support testing, cutover, production readiness, and deployment activities to ensure successful delivery of integrated SAP and MES solutions across manufacturing sites
Skills
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Werum PAS-X, Körber MES, or equivalent Manufacturing Execution Systems
- Strong expertise in MES administration, configuration, assessment, upgrade planning, and lifecycle management
- Experience integrating MES solutions with SAP environments, including SAP S/4HANA and manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of SAP manufacturing modules, including PP/DS, PP-PI, EWM/IM, PM, Batch Management, and Serial Number Management
- Experience supporting SAP-MES integrations using APIs, IDocs, middleware, event-driven architecture, or related integration technologies
- Experience leading end-to-end testing activities, including System Integration Testing (SIT), End-to-End testing, interface validation, and production readiness
- Knowledge of manufacturing master data including materials, BOMs, routings, recipes, work centers, resources, and production versions
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and program coordination skills
- Experience managing risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies (RAID) within large transformation programs
- Ability to produce executive summaries, recommendations, and strategic upgrade roadmaps
- Key Technical Expertise: MES – Werum PAS-X / Körber MES (Expert level, 5+ years)
- Key Technical Expertise: SAP-MES Integration (Expert level, 3+ years)
- Key Technical Expertise: MES Upgrade Assessment & Management (Expert level, 3+ years)
- Key Technical Expertise: SAP PP/DS, PP-PI, EWM/IM, PM, Batch Management, Serial Number Management (Intermediate proficiency, 5+ years)
- Experience within Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, or Medical Device manufacturing environments
- Knowledge of GMP-regulated manufacturing processes and compliance requirements
- Experience supporting large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation programs
- Experience with multi-site manufacturing deployments and global template rollouts
- Familiarity with manufacturing data governance, traceability, genealogy, and quality management processes
- Experience with MES vendor release assessments and upgrade readiness evaluations
- SAP or MES-related certifications
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans
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