SAP Configuration Specialist IBP

W. L. Gore & Associates; Karnataka; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

W. L. Gore & Associates in Bangalore, India, is seeking an SAP Configuration Specialist IBP to design, implement, and maintain IBP configurations within SAP to meet complex business requirements.

You will translate business needs into technical settings, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure optimal system functionality across IBP processes. The role demands 7–10 years of SAP experience, deep IBP knowledge, and strong problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of SAP experience.
• Strong IBP knowledge across modules.
• Strong architecture and solution design capability.
• Expertise in SAP configuration tools and techniques.
• Experience with SAP implementation projects.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong English communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and translate IBP needs into functional specifications.
• Configure SAP modules related to IBP processes.
• Customize SAP functionality through configuration options.
• Data migration from legacy systems to SAP.
• Perform unit, integration, and user acceptance testing.
• Document SAP configurations and processes.
• Troubleshoot and support SAP configurations.
• Adapt configurations to new SAP releases and updates.
• Provide training on SAP functionalities and configurations.

Skills

SAP IBP

SAP configuration

Analytical skills

English communication

Tools

SAP

IBP

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for an SAP Configuration Specialist IBP to join our GMDIT team in Bangalore, India. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the configuration settings within an SAP system to align with specific business needs, by translating business requirements into technical configurations within relevant SAP modules, ensuring optimal system functionality and user experience across various business processes; often collaborating closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and troubleshoot issues within the SAP system. The functional area of focus for this particular SAP Configuration Specialist role will be for Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.

We are looking for an SAP Configuration Specialist IBP to join our GMDIT team in Bangalore, India. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the configuration settings within an SAP system to align with specific business needs, by translating business requirements into technical configurations within relevant SAP modules, ensuring optimal system functionality and user experience across various business processes; often collaborating closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and troubleshoot issues within the SAP system. The functional area of focus for this particular SAP Configuration Specialist role will be for Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.

Responsibilities

• Gathering requirements: Collaborating with business users to understand their Integrated Business Planning (IBP) needs and translate them into functional specifications for SAP configuration.
• Module configuration: Configuring SAP modules related to IBP processes based on business requirements.
• System customization: Making necessary adjustments to standard SAP functionality through configuration options to fit unique business processes, including designing functional specifications for reports, interfaces, enhancements, workflow and forms.
• Data migration: Mapping and transferring data from legacy systems to the new SAP system.
• Testing and quality assurance: Performing unit, integration, and user acceptance testing to ensure the configuration meets business needs and quality standards.
• Documentation: Maintaining comprehensive documentation of SAP configurations, including system settings, process flows, and user guides.
• Troubleshooting and support: Identifying and resolving issues related to SAP configurations, providing end-user support.
• System upgrades and enhancements: Adapting configurations to new SAP releases and updates.
• Training and knowledge transfer: Providing training to end users on new SAP functionalities and configurations.

Required Qualifications

• 7-10 years of SAP Experience.
• Strong understanding of SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes and functionalities across relevant modules.
• Bring a strong technical foundation; be able to engage the team on architecture, design, and deep dive on sophisticated solutions, platforms, and interface design, while also educating more technical staff on the underlying business principles.
• Expertise in SAP configuration tools and techniques.
• Experience with SAP implementation projects, including requirements gathering, design, testing, and deployment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and troubleshoot configuration issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with business users and technical teams.
• Familiarity with industry best practices for SAP configuration.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, experience with creating presentations for complex SAP design topics.
• Travel ~10%.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Life Sciences industry is a strong positive.
• Hands-on SAP programming knowledge considered beneficial.
• Experience working in an international multi-cultural environment considered a plus.