SAP APO/PP/PPDS

Tata Consultancy Services; Pune District, Bengaluru, Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking an SAP APO Consultant located in Pune to gather requirements, translate them into APO/PP/PPDS solutions, and support SCM processes. You will lead and mentor junior SAP developers, align with both waterfall and agile project methods, and ensure accurate demand flows within the SAP supply chain.

The role requires 7+ years as an SAP SCM domain expert with deep knowledge of GATP, SNP, CTM, and CIF integrations between ECC and APO.

Qualifications

• Gather functional/business requirements from users and sponsors.
• Translate business requirements to system solutions within SAP APO/PP/PPDS, ECC/APO integration.
• Analyze and provide problem-solving for business/user support with standard vs custom solutions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure demand flows from market to supplier with correct flows and lead times.
• Coordinate and implement new supply chain flows as per business requirements.
• Oversee work of outside consultants and junior SAP developers in the team.
• Follow a modified waterfall with agile practices within projects.

Skills

SAP APO/PP/PPDS

GATP

SNP

CTM

CIF Integration Models

Tools

DP Configuration

Batch Jobs

Planning Books

Job description

SAP APO - Consultant

Job Function

• Technology

Role

• Consultant

Desired Skills

• SAP APO/PP/PPDS

Job Description

• Gather functional/business requirements from users and sponsors.
• Translate business requirements to system solutions within SAPs Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) system, the SAP ERP module PP, and support of SCM Staging process.
• Analyze and provide effective problem-solving for business and user support, assessing whether standard functionality can be used and identifying reasonable custom solutions where needed.
• Ensure all demand flows from market to supplier using the correct supply chain flow and lead times according to business requirements, including coordination and implementation of new flows.
• Oversee the work of outside consultants and more junior SAP developers within the team.
• Follow a modified project waterfall methodology combined with agile methodology within projects.
• 7+ years of experience as a domain expert in SAP SCM.
• Good knowledge of Allocation, BOP, and Rule Maintenance in GATP, and CTM in SNP.
• Experience with CIF Integration Models for Master and Transaction Data transfer between ECC and APO.
• Expertise in SAP Configuration of APO DP Functionality, including:
• Configuration of Master Planning Object Structures
• Generating & Changing Characteristic Value Combinations (CVC)
• Data Realignment
• Planning Books and Planning Areas
• Statistical Forecasts
• Batch Jobs/Planning Jobs
• Background Mass Processing
• Time Bucket Profile and Forecast Profile
• Planning Version
• Life Cycle Management
• Like Modelling
• Macros, Alerts, and Process Chains