SAP IBP​/SAP ePPDS Consultant

Position: SAP IBP / SAP ePPDS Consultant
Location: Vasanthanagar

SAP IBP / SAP ePPDS Consultant – AMS

Experience:

7+ Years
Role:  SAP IBP / SAP ePPDS Consultant

Location:

Bangalore / PAN India

Employment Type:

Full-time

Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced  SAP IBP / SAP ePPDS Consultant  to provide  L2/L3 Application Management Services (AMS)  support for SAP S/4

HANA production planning and supply chain solutions. The consultant will be responsible for incident resolution, configuration, root cause analysis, enhancements, integration support, and continuous improvement while ensuring adherence to defined SLAs.

Key Responsibilities
Provide  L2/L3 AMS support  for SAP IBP and SAP S/4

HANA Embedded ePPDS.
Analyze and resolve incidents, service requests, defects, and production issues within agreed SLAs.
Perform  RCA  and implement permanent solutions for recurring issues.
Configure and support SAP ePPDS functionalities including:
Planning Procedures
Heuristics
Optimizer
Product View
DS Planning Board
Capacity Planning
Scheduling Profiles
Support SAP IBP functionalities related to:
Demand Planning
Supply Planning
Response & Supply
Inventory Planning
S&OP
Key Figures and Planning Areas
Support master data including  PDS, Resources, Work Centers, Production Versions, Location/Product Master and Supply Chain Master Data .
Work on change requests, enhancements, configuration changes, testing, and deployment activities.
Support integration between  SAP IBP, ePPDS, SAP PP, MM, SD, QM and other SAP systems .
Coordinate with business users, ABAP, Basis, integration, and functional teams for issue resolution.
Prepare functional specifications and solution documentation where required.
Support UAT, regression testing, hypercare, release and transport activities.
Identify opportunities for process optimization and continuous improvement.
Required Technical Skills
Strong hands-on experience in  SAP IBP and/or SAP S/4

HANA Embedded ePPDS .
Strong understanding of  Production Planning, Detailed Scheduling and Supply Chain Planning .
Hands-on experience in ePPDS:
Heuristics
Optimizer
Product View
Planning Board
Capacity Planning
Alerts & Exception Management
Strong knowledge of SAP IBP:
Demand Planning
Supply Planning
Response & Supply
Key Figures
Planning Areas
Planning Operators
Integration

Experience with  PDS, master data, planning strategies and resource scheduling .
Knowledge of  SAP Fiori applications  related to ePPDS/IBP.

Experience with integration between  SAP IBP and S/4

HANA/ePPDS .
Familiarity with  CIF concepts  where applicable.
Good understanding of ITIL-based AMS processes:
Incident, Problem, Change and Request Management.
Preferred Skills
Experience in  SAP IBP + ePPDS integration .
SAP S/4

HANA implementation or AMS experience.
Exposure to SAP IBP integration with SAP PP/MM/SD/QM.
Experience in global AMS/support projects.
Knowledge of SAP Activate methodology.
Strong understanding of manufacturing and supply chain business processes.
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and stakeholder-management skills.
Mandatory Skills
SAP IBP / SAP ePPDS, S/4

HANA, Production Planning, Detailed Scheduling, Heuristics, Optimizer, Planning Board and AMS/L2-L3 Support.