Assistant Manager - SAP IBP Functional Consultant

Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India is seeking an experienced SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) - Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Consultant to design, implement, and support IBP processes across demand and supply planning. The role requires deep S&OP knowledge and hands-on project delivery experience.

You will lead workshops, map processes, configure templates, and work with SAP CPI/CI-DS teams for integration with ECC/S4HANA.

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and supporting IBP processes.
• Experience across end-to-end S&OP cycles and supply chain planning concepts.
• Proven ability to lead workshops, gather requirements, and map processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP IBP S&OP module design workshops, requirement gathering, and process mapping.
• Configure and deploy IBP templates including demand planning and supply planning.
• Design and manage time series and order-based planning objects.
• Align business processes with IBP functionalities including KPI and dashboard definitions.
• Integration with ECC / S4HANA and real-time IBP OData services.

Skills

SAP IBP expertise

S&OP knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Change management

Tools

SAP IBP

SAP CPI

CI-DS

ECC / S4HANA integration

Job description

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) - Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Consultant with around 8 years of hands-on expertise in designing, implementing, and supporting IBP processes. The ideal candidate will have strong functional knowledge of end-to-end S&OP cycles, deep understanding of supply chain planning concepts, and proven experience in delivering IBP projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Design & Implementation
• Lead SAP IBP S&OP module design workshops, requirement gathering, and process mapping.
• Configure and deploy IBP templates including:
  • Demand Planning
  • Supply Planning
  • Inventory Optimization (optional)
  • Consensus Demand & S&OP cycles
• Design and manage Time Series and Order-based planning objects.
• Align business processes with IBP functionalities including:
  • Consensus planning
  • Scenario planning
  • Executive S&OP
  • KPI & dashboard definition
• Integration & Data Management
• Work with SAP CPI / CI-DS teams for:
  • Integration with ECC / S4HANA (Master Data & Transaction Data)
  • Real-time integration via IBP OData services
• Support data modeling, data validation, and master data harmonization.
• Troubleshoot integration issues and coordinate cross-functional resolution.
• Business Stakeholder Collaboration
• Partner with Planning, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance teams to:
  • Understand planning cycles
  • Define planning levels and horizons
  • Implement process improvements within IBP
• Facilitate S&OP cycle adoption and change management.
• Reporting & Analytics
• Build and optimize:
  • Dashboards using IBP Analytics
  • KPI-based planning views
  • Supply-demand reconciliation views
• Provide insights to leadership on plan accuracy and process performance.
• Testing, Training & Support
• Lead UAT, SIT, and cutover activities.
• Prepare training documents and deliver end-user training sessions.
• Provide hypercare support post go-live.