SAP APO Consultant with German

Teamative; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first projects

International team collaboration

Job summary

Teamative is seeking an SAP APO specialist to support and improve supply chain planning using APO. You will translate planning needs into system solutions, maintain APO functionality, and collaborate with business and technical teams on operations and project delivery.

The role involves working with DP, SNP, PP/DS, and GATP, requiring strong SAP APO experience and fluency in German and English. Remote-first arrangements enable collaboration with international teams on enterprise implementations

Qualifications

• Experience with SAP APO and supply chain planning processes.
• Understanding of supply chain management and planning concepts.
• Knowledge of APO configuration, functional analysis, and troubleshooting.
• Experience in at least one APO area, such as DP, SNP, PP/DS, or GATP.
• Strong written and spoken German and English, including communication with German-speaking stakeholders.
• Analytical and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and across functions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze planning requirements and align SAP APO capabilities with business needs.
• Configure, maintain, and support APO functionality.
• Work across planning areas such as DP, SNP, PP/DS, and GATP as needed.
• Investigate system incidents, troubleshoot issues, and provide timely resolutions.
• Coordinate with business users, functional colleagues, and technical consultants.
• Contribute to implementations, rollouts, upgrades, enhancements, testing, documentation, and process improvements.

Skills

SAP APO

Supply chain planning

Analytical skills

German language

English language

Job description

Role overview

Support and improve supply chain planning through SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO). The work spans translating planning needs into system solutions, maintaining APO functionality, and collaborating with business and technical teams on operational support and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Analyze planning requirements and align SAP APO capabilities with business needs.
• Configure, maintain, and support APO functionality.
• Work across planning areas such as Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP), Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS), and Global Available-to-Promise (GATP), according to project needs.
• Investigate system incidents, troubleshoot issues, and provide timely resolutions.
• Coordinate with business users, functional colleagues, and technical consultants to support integrated operations.
• Contribute to implementations, rollouts, upgrades, enhancements, testing, documentation, and process improvements.

Requirements

• Experience with SAP APO and supply chain planning processes.
• Understanding of supply chain management and planning concepts.
• Knowledge of APO configuration, functional analysis, and troubleshooting.
• Experience in at least one APO area, such as DP, SNP, PP/DS, or GATP.
• Strong written and spoken German and English, including communication with German-speaking stakeholders.
• Analytical and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and across functions.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote-first project arrangements with flexibility and independence for consultants.
• Opportunities to work with international teams on enterprise implementations, transformation programs, rollouts, and S/4HANA initiatives.
• Administrative and project coordination support, with potential for long-term assignments.