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SAP IBP (Integrated Business Planning) Consultant

Job Details

Employment Type: Contract
Work Mode: Remote
Location: Offshore
Total Experience Required: 4 to 8 years
Relevant Experience Required: 4+ years of dedicated implementation and configuration experience across SAP IBP modules
Mandatory Certification: SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP IBP for Supply Chain

Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced SAP IBP Consultant to design, configure, and optimize our cloud-driven supply chain planning frameworks. The ideal candidate will translate complex demand sensing patterns, sales and operations operations (S&OP) pipelines, and inventory constraints into advanced planning algorithms and scalable automated solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Configure core SAP IBP planning modules, focusing on IBP Demand, IBP Sales & Operations (S&OP), IBP Inventory, and IBP Supply.
Design advanced statistical forecasting models and demand sensing profiles utilizing automated machine learning models and historical consumption streams.
Construct planning areas, key figures, master data types, and attributes to align the cloud architecture with global enterprise operational requirements.
Optimize multi-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) parameters, balancing working capital targets against required customer service level targets.
Build custom planning views and dashboard matrices within the SAP IBP Excel Add-In interface and web-based analytical apps to support executive decisions.
Orchestrate seamless data integration models between SAP IBP and backend master execution layers (SAP ECC or S/4HANA) using SAP Cloud Integration for Data Services (CI-DS).
Define alerts, custom notifications, and task governance workflows inside the process management workspace to monitor ongoing business review metrics.

Requirements

4 to 8 years of core enterprise supply chain planning engineering experience, with 4+ dedicated years actively designing, building, and maintaining SAP IBP system variants.
Strong technical mastery of IBP Excel UI components, planning area configuration mechanics, key figure logic calculations, and advanced supply planning heuristic algorithms.
Deep structural understanding of constraint-based capacity evaluations, master data mapping conventions, product lifecycles, and cross-functional S&OP management.
Mandatory certification: SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP IBP for Supply Chain.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior configuration background working with SAP PP, MM, or advanced APO (Advanced Planning and Optimization) legacy models.
Experience adjusting integration parameters for real-time external data lakes or third-party logistics tracking networks.

Erforderliche Kompetenzen

SAP IBP module configuration (Demand, S&OP, Inventory, Supply)Statistical forecasting and demand sensing (including automated machine learning models)Planning area, key figure and master data configuration in SAP IBPMulti-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) and inventory parameter tuningSAP IBP Excel Add-In and web-based analytical app/dashboard developmentSAP Cloud Integration for Data Services (CI-DS) and integration with ECC/S/4HANAProcess management workspace configuration: alerts, notifications and task governanceConstraint-based capacity evaluation and advanced supply planning heuristicsMaster data mapping and product lifecycle management for supply chain planningSales & Operations Planning (S&OP) framework design and cross-functional alignmentSAP Certified Application Associate - SAP IBP for Supply Chain (mandatory certification)Configuration experience with SAP PP, MM or APO legacy modelsIntegration with external real-time data sources (data lakes, 3PL tracking networks)

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