Planning and Strategy Systems Manager

Post Date

Mar 23, 2026

Location

Santa Clara,
California

ZIP/Postal Code

95054
US
May 31, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Administrative Assistant

Req #

OCC-79474823-f430-4703-8ce8-e747b639225d

Pay Rate

$54 - $68 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

• Own and enhance planning and strategy-related business processes within SAP to support robotics manufacturing and supply chain operations.
• Lead functional support for SAP implementations, upgrades, and new plant deployments, including system setup and configuration.
• Configure and maintain SAP master data and planning objects, including:
○ Material Master setup and governance
○ Planning parameters and control fields
○ Plant, network, and organizational structure setup
• Develop deep expertise in SAP data models, tables, and data flows, including understanding upstream/downstream field impacts across modules.
• Establish and enforce data standards, governance models, and best practices to ensure data integrity and scalability.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify, define, and prioritize user stories and functional requirements.
• Support and lead system testing activities (unit, integration, UAT), ensuring solutions meet business needs.
• Collaborate with Agile teams, participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and solution reviews.
• Serve as a strategic liaison between business teams and IT, ensuring alignment between system capabilities and operational strategy.

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Required Skills & Experience

Excel - pivot tables, x look ups, v look ups, if statements, conditional formatting
• Bachelor’s degree
• 6+ years of experience in SAP planning systems or supply chain systems roles.
• Strong functional knowledge of SAP modules relevant to planning (e.g., PP, MM, APO/IBP, or similar).
• Demonstrated experience with:
• SAP configuration and master data setup
• SAP tables, data structures, and data flow analysis
• Supporting SAP implementations or large-scale system enhancements
• Ability to translate business requirements into functional system design.
Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain interactions and interdependencies

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience working in an Agile delivery environment
Experience supporting manufacturing or robotics/medical device operations.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.