SAP IBP Consultant

Next Ventures; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Ventures is seeking an experienced SAP IBP Consultant for a pharmaceutical client in West Ireland. The contract is 3 months+ with 3 days onsite per week, focused on delivering planning and supply chain improvements using SAP IBP best practices.

The role requires deep SAP IBP expertise, 12+ years in SAP consulting, and a proven track record in pharma projects. You will collaborate with business stakeholders and SAP teams to optimise planning processes and deliver robust solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years SAP consulting experience.
• Hands-on experience with SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP).
• Proven experience delivering SAP IBP implementation or enhancements.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences sector.
• Strong understanding of supply chain planning and forecasting processes.
• Experience integrating SAP IBP with SAP S/4HANA.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Configure and support SAP IBP solutions.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into SAP solutions.
• Support demand planning, supply planning, and inventory optimisation processes.
• Configure planning models, key figures, planning areas and planning views.
• Conduct workshops, system testing and user training.
• Collaborate with cross-functional SAP teams including APO, S/4HANA, EWM and PP.
• Produce functional documentation and support project delivery.

Skills

SAP IBP

Supply chain planning

Forecasting

Communication

Fluent English

Tools

SAP APO

SAP S/4HANA

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Job description

SAP IBP Consultant

Contract: 3 Months+
Location: West Ireland, Ireland (3 Days Onsite per Week)
Industry: Pharmaceutical

An experienced SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Consultant is required to support a pharmaceutical client in delivering planning and supply chain improvements. The successful consultant will work with business stakeholders to optimise planning processes and deliver SAP IBP best practice solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and support SAP IBP solutions.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into functional SAP solutions.
• Support demand planning, supply planning and inventory optimisation processes.
• Configure planning models, key figures, planning areas and planning views.
• Conduct workshops, system testing and user training.
• Collaborate with cross-functional SAP teams including APO, S/4HANA, EWM and PP.
• Produce functional documentation and support project delivery.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 12 years' SAP consulting experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP).
• Proven experience delivering SAP IBP implementation or enhancement projects.
• Experience within the pharmaceutical or life sciences sector.
• Strong understanding of supply chain planning and forecasting processes.
• Experience integrating SAP IBP with SAP S/4HANA.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Response & Supply and Inventory Optimisation.
• SAP APO migration experience.
• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) integration experience.