SAP APO/IBP Lead BA – Global SCM Planning

Estuate, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Estuate, Inc. seeks a SAP ERP Business Analyst with strong SAP APO/IBP experience to lead planning, design, configuration, and deployment across global manufacturing sites.

You will partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and IT teams to optimize ERP planning solutions, drive improvements, and ensure seamless integrations with ECC/S4 and MES. The role emphasizes hands-on configuration, data master maintenance, and delivery of functional designs and documentation to support system enhancements

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years hands-on SAP APO configuration experience (DP, SNP, PP/DS) or SAP IBP experience (Demand, Supply, Inventory, S&OP).
• At least 2 full lifecycle APO and/or IBP implementations.
• Expertise in APO functionalities such as statistical forecasting, SNP heuristics/optimization, PP/DS detailed scheduling, supply heuristics, and inventory optimization.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Analytical teams to understand business processes and planning requirements.
• Collaborate with Bayer Business Network to develop and support enterprise planning solutions that reduce operating costs and improve supply chain performance.
• Lead the planning, design, configuration, testing, training, and deployment of SAP APO modules (DP, SNP, PP/DS) and SAP IBP capabilities (Demand, Supply, Inventory, S&OP, Control Tower).
• Provide production support for global planning and manufacturing operations using APO, including integrations with MES, ECC/S4, and external systems.
• Configure and maintain APO master data: BOMs, resources, PDS/PPM, location-product, classifications, and batch-related structures.
• Develop and maintain interfaces between APO/IBP and ECC/S4 using CIF, OData services, and integration middleware.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and enhance planning capabilities across global manufacturing sites.
• Create Functional Design Specifications and detailed documentation to support custom enhancements, BI/Analytics, and performance improvements.
• Partner with FI/CO, MM, PP, QM, Security, Basis, ABAP, and Operations teams to resolve technical and process issues.
• Troubleshoot integration issues between SAP APO/IBP and ECC/S4 (MM, PP, SD, FI/CO).
• Identify process improvement opportunities using new SAP functionalities and optimization methods.
• Research and apply SAP OSS Notes and best practices to maintain system reliability and performance.

Skills

SAP APO configuration

SAP IBP experience

Tools

CIF

OData services

Job description

Estuate, Inc. seeks a SAP ERP Business Analyst with strong SAP APO/IBP experience to lead planning, design, configuration, and deployment across global manufacturing sites.

You will partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and IT teams to optimize ERP planning solutions, drive improvements, and ensure seamless integrations with ECC/S4 and MES. The role emphasizes hands-on configuration, data master maintenance, and delivery of functional designs and documentation to support system enhancements