Soumen Gorai is a SAP Production Planning consultant whose profile is distinguished by a genuine grounding in manufacturing. Having recently transitioned into the SAP field, he brings nearly four years of hands-on production experience in make-to-order and engineer-to-order industries to his understanding of SAP PP.
His manufacturing background is substantial and directly relevant. Working as a production engineer and team member, he handled shop-floor operations for critical equipment such as pressure vessels, heat exchangers, storage tanks, and acoustic systems. This work involved production scheduling, manpower allocation, resource planning, and coordination with design, planning, and quality teams, giving him a practical understanding of the processes that SAP PP is designed to support.
This real-world experience translates naturally into his SAP knowledge. He has a strong functional understanding of SAP PP business processes, including master data, MRP, the production order lifecycle, capacity planning, and order execution. His familiarity with BOMs, routings, and capacity constraints allows him to see how shop-floor realities map onto SAP-aligned planning and execution, a perspective that many bring only theoretically.
Having complemented his domain expertise with formal SAP training and certification, he is now focused on establishing himself as a SAP PP functional consultant. His goal is to support implementation and production support projects where his combination of manufacturing insight and SAP knowledge can add practical value.
His credentials include SAP certification in S/4HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing, along with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering. As an early-career consultant bringing authentic manufacturing experience to his SAP work, Soumen Gorai writes to help readers understand how SAP Production Planning works in practice, and how the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing shop floor connect to structured planning and execution within SAP S/4HANA.
