Business Processes Senior Consultant - PPDS - IBP - Global Delivery Hub EMEA

SAP SE; South Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP SE in Ireland seeks an experienced PPDS/IBP specialist to optimize SAP supply chain planning. You will collaborate with Fortune 500 customers, deliver on-site and remote services, and guide customers through complex implementations.

The role requires deep PPDS expertise, S/4HANA knowledge, and a strong background in production planning. Excellent English communication and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline as stated.
• 7+ years of APO PPDS experience and S/4HANA e-PPDS.
• Experience implementing PP/DS solutions on APO or S/4HANA.
• Understanding of ERP/S4HANA Production Planning Execution and CIF integration.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and SAP solution offerings.
• Experience with IBP modules is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with SAP's Fortune 500 customers to deliver on-site and remote services.
• Analyse and optimise core business processes for your functional area.
• Provide functional or technical root cause analysis and solutions.
• Act as trusted advisor guiding customers through implementations.
• Support services across MaxAttention, Active Embedded, Max, and MCS.
• De-escalation architect for mission-critical scenarios.

Skills

APO PPDS experience

S/4HANA e-PPDS

ERP/S4HANA Production Planning

Customer facing experience

Workshop facilitation

ABAP debugging skills

Presentation skills

IBP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline

Job description

We help the world run better

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What you’ll build

• Have the opportunity to work closely with SAP's Fortune 500 customers.
• Deliver both onsite and remote services from the Premium Engagement and Success Plan portfolio, advising customers on SAP's Best Practises to achieve Customer Success.
• Work on analysing and optimising core business processes for your respective functional area.
• Deliver functional or technical root cause analysis and provide solutions.
• Act as believed advisor to customers and guide them through their implementation projects.
• Support services/deliveries across MaxAttention, Active Embedded, Max, Advanced and Mission Critical Support (escalations & task forces, MCS Backoffice) including Design Evaluation, Gap Validation, Performance Optimization, Assessment, Technical Integration/Validation, Empowering trainings/workshops and Engineering Services.
• Assume the role of De-Escalation Architect for mission critical or business down scenarios.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong business acumen, customer facing experience, and presentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• 7+ years of experience in APO PPDS and experience in S/4HANA e-PPDS.
• Implementation experience where you have conducted workshops and acted as key member in designing and developing PP/DS Solution on APO or S/4 HANA.
• Understanding of ERP/S4HANA Production Planning Execution. Knowledge of integration topics; Core Interface (CIF).
• Technical and functional know-how of overall manufacturing processes and a high-level understanding of SAP solution offerings and deployment options around Supply Chain Management.
• Experience with Planning processes and various related industry experience such as Discrete/Process/Repetitive is an advantage.
• Experience or knowledge in integrating ePP/DS solution with SAP IBP and/or S/4 core PP is a plus.
• Candidate should be familiar with APO PP/DS vs. S/4 HANA PP/DS data model, integration and functionality differences.
• Knowledge on advances of PP/DS capabilities such as MRP live, Fiori apps, Flexible Constraints, Flexible Integration, Production planning optimizer in S/4 HANA is an advantage.
• ABAP debugging skills, Advanced ATP, APO gATP knowledge is a plus.
• Alternatively, 5+ years of experience in any of the IBP modules; IBP Inventory Optimization, Demand, S&OP, Response&Supply, DDMRP, Integration tools CI/DS, Real-time integration (RTI).
• Hands on experience with IBP configuration, planning area, Master data attributes, planning levels, key figures modelling experience, planning operators and algorithms (heuristics/ optimizer), copy operators.
• Hands on experience in IBP UI’s – excel/planner workspaces modelling.
• Understanding of advances in IBP such as AI topics is a plus.
• Understanding of overall planning processes using IBP, ability to gather business requirements and translating them into solution designs and implementations.
• SAP IBP Certifications are a plus.

Global Delivery Hub EMEA SCM - Ireland is an organization that focuses on delivering desired outcomes and experiences for our customers globally through premium advisory, support, and services. The delivery of quality services serves as a catalyst for the software adoption that allows our customers to accelerate their digital transformation journeys in becoming intelligent enterprises.

Our company culture

Our company culture is focused on helping our employees enable innovation by building breakthroughs together. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future‑focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

SAP’s culture of inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well‑being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

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