Associate Business Process Consultant (f/m/d) Discrete Manufacturing

SAP; Ratingen; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP SE in Ratingen, Dresden, and Hamburg invites you to start your consulting career in SAP supply chain planning. You’ll learn from experienced colleagues and contribute to IBP/PP/DS implementations while expanding your expertise across manufacturing contexts.

Join a team focused on adoption and long-term value, with opportunities to lead small work packages and grow within a customer-centric, AI-enabled environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, SCM, Engineering, or equivalent
• Understanding of business process analysis and structured thinking
• Ability to support scenario testing and contribute to business architecture discussions
• Initiative and growing responsibility over time
• Collaborative working style and ability to work independently
• Fluency in German and English

Responsibilities

• Support SAP planning solution implementations across the full project lifecycle
• Support configuration, testing, and documentation of SAP IBP and PP/DS
• Prepare and follow up on customer workshops and project meetings
• Take ownership of individual work packages under guidance
• Contribute to project management activities with expanding scope
• Apply AI tools to daily work to enhance quality and efficiency

Skills

Structured consulting approach

Business process analysis

Scenario testing support

Initiative

Collaborative working style

German and English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems/Industrial Engineering/Supply Chain Management/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AI tools (agentic AI)

Job description

Company Description

Job Description

What you'll bring

You are at the start of your consulting career and bring a structured approach to analysing and documenting business processes. A background in a relevant field and a genuine interest in supply chain or planning topics will set you up well.

• A degree in Business Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a comparable field – or equivalent experience
• An understanding of business process analysis and the ability to apply structured thinking to unfamiliar, complex topics
• The ability to support scenario testing and contribute to business architecture discussions in a guided setting
• Initiative and the motivation to take on growing responsibility over time
• A collaborative working style combined with the ability to advance tasks independently
• Fluency in German and English is required for this role.

We also look for people who build trust naturally, communicate with clarity, keep the customer at the centre of what they do, and bring emotional intelligence and genuine problem-solving ability to the challenges they face.

In addition to the skills and experience specific to this role, all positions at SAP require candidates who are comfortable using AI tools – including agentic AI – in their day-to-day work, from crafting effective inputs and automating routine tasks, to evaluating AI-generated outputs for quality and driving adoption of AI practices within their teams.

What you'll build

You will contribute to SAP supply chain implementation projects as part of the Customer Engagement & Adoption team (region MEE)— guided by experienced colleagues and with scope that grows as you develop.

• Support SAP planning solution implementations (SAP Integrated Business Planning and Production Planning / Detailed Scheduling) across the full project lifecycle
• Support configuration, testing, and documentation of SAP planning solutions (IBP, PP/DS)
• Prepare and follow up on customer workshops and project meetings
• Take ownership of individual work packages under guidance
• Contribute to project management activities with an expanding scope
• Support internal initiatives including best-practice development, proof of concepts, and team knowledge work
• Apply AI tools as part of your daily work to enhance quality and efficiency

Where you belong

We’re a team with a real passion for manufacturing processes, where we support each other and make things happen together. Diverse perspectives are how we win. Working across Manufacturing, High Tech, Aerospace & Defense means we get to be part of some of the most exciting industries out there. It’s this combination of team spirit, challenging topics, and passion for our customers that makes our work so rewarding—and simply makes it fun to be part of the team.

The team implements SAP supply chain planning solutions for customers across industries, with a focus on adoption and long-term customer value. You will work alongside experienced consultants who will guide your development from day one. This is an opportunity to build deep expertise in Supply Chain Planning processes (e.g. SAP IBP and PP/DS ) at the start of a consulting career.

We are offering the following SAP locations: Ratingen, Dresden and Hamburg.

Additional Information

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