Sr SAP IBP Consultant

Sr SAP IBP Consultant1

Key Responsibilities

🔹 AMS Support & Incident Management

• Provide L2/L3 support for SAP IBP issues
• Troubleshoot and resolve: Planning run failures (heuristics, optimizer), Excel Add-in issues
• Data inconsistencies in key figures and planning levels
• Handle SLA-based tickets using ServiceNow / JIRA / Remedy

🔹 IBP Planning Process Support

• Support IBP modules: IBP for Demand, IBP for Supply, IBP for Inventory Optimization, S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning)
• Ensure smooth execution of: Forecasting, Supply planning, Inventory planning cycles

🔹 Data Integration (IBP ↔ ECC)

• Monitor and support data flows between SAP ECC and IBP
• Handle: CIF / SDI / CPI-DS integration issues, Master data (Product, Location, Customer), Transactional data (Sales, Stock, Orders) , Troubleshoot replication and data load failures

🔹 Planning Model & Configuration Support

• Maintain and enhance: Planning areas, Key figures, Attributes and master data types
• Work on: Time profiles, Planning levels, Version management

🔹 Change Requests & Enhancements

• Implement minor enhancements: New key figures / calculations, Planning views / Excel templates, Alerts and exception handling
• Prepare functional specs and coordinate with technical teams

🔹 Testing & Deployment

• Perform: Unit Testing, Integration Testing (IBP ↔ ECC), UAT support
• Support transport management and release cycles

🔹 Performance Optimization

• Optimize: Planning performance (heuristics, optimizer runs), Excel Add-in performance, Improve system responsiveness and user experience

🔹 Documentation & Knowledge Management

• Maintain: Planning process documentation, KT materials, Configuration guides

🔹 Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities for: Process automation, Planning accuracy improvements, Better forecasting models

Required Skills & Experience

✔ Experience

• 6–12 years of SAP experience
• 3+ years in SAP IBP
• Strong exposure to ECC AMS / Support projects

✔ IBP Functional Expertise

• Strong knowledge of: Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Optimization, S&OP processes
• Experience with: Forecast models, Planning cycles and workflows

✔ IBP Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with: Planning Areas & Key Figures, Time Profiles & Master Data Types
• Experience with: Excel Add-in for IBP, Alerts & exception handling

✔ Integration Skills

• Strong understanding of: IBP ↔ ECC integration
• Experience with: CIF / CPI-DS / SDI
• Knowledge of: Data replication and transformation

✔ Tools & Methodologies

• ITSM tools: ServiceNow / JIRA / Remedy
• Exposure to: SAP Solution Manager (optional)

🏆 Good to Have

• Experience with: SAP S/4HANA IBP integration, Control Tower / Response & Supply
• Exposure to: SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• Knowledge of: Advanced forecasting models (ML-based)