SAP IBP Consultant

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We are seeking an experienced SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Consultant/Architect with strong expertise across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Order-Based Planning (OBP), and Network Optimization
.

• Lead the design, configuration, implementation, and support of SAP IBP solutions.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand current planning processes, identify gaps, and design scalable IBP solutions.
• Configure and support SAP IBP for Demand
  , including:
• Statistical forecasting
• Demand sensing
• Forecast accuracy and bias analysis
• Product and customer segmentation
• Demand review processes
• Configure and support SAP IBP for Supply
  , including:
• Supply planning
• Capacity planning
• Constraint-based planning
• Production and distribution planning
• Supply allocation
• Deployment
• Supply balancing
• Design and support Order-Based Planning (OBP) processes, including:
• Response and supply planning
• Confirmation strategies
• Allocation
• Supply protection
• Deployment and replenishment
• Design and implement Network Optimization solutions across plants, warehouses, distribution centers, and customer locations.
• Model sourcing, production, transportation, capacity, and inventory constraints across the supply network.
• Optimize product flow across manufacturing plants, distribution centers, and customer locations.
• Support scenario planning and what‑if analysis to evaluate supply, demand, capacity, and network alternatives.
• Work with business teams to define planning horizons, time profiles, planning levels, key figures, attributes, and planning operators.
• Configure and maintain:
• Planning areas
• Key figures
• Planning levels
• Time profiles
• Copy operators
• Forecasting algorithms
• Supply planning operators
• Alerts and exception management
• Support integration between SAP IBP and SAP S/4
  
  HANA
  , including master and transactional data.
• Work with SAP Cloud Integration for Data Services (CI-DS) and other integration technologies.
• Collaborate with teams supporting SAP PP, MM, SD, APO, EWM, TM, and S/4
  
  HANA.
• Lead workshops, solution design sessions, fit‑gap analysis, and process harmonization activities.
• Support data migration, testing, cutover, go‑live, hypercare, and post‑production support.
• Prepare functional specifications, solution design documents, configuration documents, test scripts, and training materials.
• Troubleshoot complex planning, integration, master data, and performance‑related issues.
• Mentor junior team members and provide functional leadership across IBP work streams.

• 8+ years of SAP Supply Chain Planning experience.
• 5+ years of hands‑on SAP IBP experience.
• Strong implementation experience with:
• SAP IBP for Demand
• SAP IBP for Supply
• Order-Based Planning (OBP)
• Network Optimization
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end supply chain planning processes.
• Experience with statistical forecasting and demand planning.
• Strong knowledge of constrained and unconstrained supply planning.
• Experience with supply network modeling and optimization.
• Strong knowledge of production, capacity, sourcing, distribution, and inventory planning.
• Experience configuring SAP IBP planning areas, key figures, master data, planning levels, and operators.
• Strong experience integrating SAP IBP with SAP S/4
  
  HANA
  .
• Experience with CI-DS or other SAP integration technologies.
• At least one full lifecycle SAP IBP implementation.
• Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder‑management skills.

The candidate should have strong experience in:

• Statistical forecasting
• Demand sensing
• Forecast accuracy
• New product introduction
• Demand review cycles
• Sales and Operations Planning / Integrated Business Planning processes

Strong expertise should include:

• Unconstrained and constrained supply planning
• Production planning
• Capacity planning
• Supply…