Our client is urgently looking for a Functional Expert-Forecast to Planning (Configuration) to support their operation.
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months (renewable)
Location: GMA or GTA
Work model: Hybrid
Responsibilities
Work with FTP team in end-to-end process in IBP for Demand, Supply, S&OP and Inventory Optimizer.
Ability to independently configure in IBP: complex Key Figures calculations, Application Jobs, Time Profile/Levels, S&OP profile, Outlier Correction, Forecast Models, Time-Series Analysis, Planning Views, Rule Based Master Data Maintenance, Custom Tables & Attributes, Optimizer Cost Model.
Understand how MD affects IBP and support data team with explanations on data issues.
Support integration team, having high level understanding on how IBP integrates with S4 and 3rd party applications, CI-DS, S4 tables and IBP Monitoring Process.
Debug IBP problems, knowing how to find errors, logs, investigate & troubleshoot issues together with AMS and other SAP streams.
Lead technical configuration efforts for IBP under your responsibility; partner with other SAP streams, AMS and functional teams to recommend preferred solutions.
Manage IBP incidents and change requests, respecting SLAs and properly communicating with stakeholders the status, action plan, next steps and cross-functional topics.
Discuss decisions guided by policies, procedures, and business plan; receives guidance from SAP CoE Manager.
Maintain compliance with established SAP IBP processes, standards and best practices.
Be the IT SME with internal teams like development (SAP and Non-SAP), infrastructure, PMO, business and testing.
Qualifications & experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or relevant areas from an accredited university or equivalent.
10+ years of recent SAP functional professional experience, including 5 Years of IBP experience and one or more full life cycle of an IBP implementation.
Demonstrated experience in end-to-end process and configuration in IBP for Demand, Supply, S&OP and Inventory Optimizer.
Certifications on IBP.
Well organized and capable of managing numerous priorities in parallel.
Strong management, communication, planning, and administrative skills; must be a strong team player and self-starter who can deliver consistently at a high quality.
Experience in the manufacturing domain is highly desirable.