SAP IBP Functional Consultant

Computer Futures; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT recruitment consultancy is looking for an expert in SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) to enhance client solutions. This role involves understanding business needs, leading design discussions, and collaborating with analysts and developers to implement effective solutions. Candidates should have significant experience in SAP and process industry expertise, demonstrating technical leadership in global initiatives. The position offers an opportunity to engage in training and consulting roles within dynamic environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of SAP experience required.
• Ability to relate technical ideas to non-technical users.
• Leadership in global initiatives at various time zones.

Responsibilities

• Understand business needs and design solutions using SAP.
• Work with analysts to support Supply Chain and Sales operations.
• Provide prototypes and training to business super users.

Skills

Proficiency in IBP functionalities

Integration knowledge with APO, ECC and HANA

Sales and Operations planning functions

Process Industry expertise (minimum 8 years)

Technical leadership experience

Tools

SAP SD

SAPScript

ABAP

BW

Job description

Computer Futures is a leading IT recruitment consultancy, specialising in placing IT experts in permanent and contract roles across Asia, Europe and the US.

With a proven track record in IT recruitment, we enjoy success within all sectors and business types, placing a candidate every 38 minutes. From single job vacancies to large-scale projects, our proficiency in providing exceptional professionals across the board has carved our reputation as a secure and significant supplier partner.

A robust and financially strong business we have grown organically from our first office in London in 1986, to 18 offices in Europe; including Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Paris as well as one office in San Francisco and Tokyo.

Gaining market share, year-on-year, we have the largest client base of any IT recruitment business across Europe. We work with a range of clients, from SMEs to large multi-nationals and high-profile names.

Passionate about recruitment, our 350+ specialist IT recruitment consultants’ priority is to secure the right person for the right role, within a specified timeframe and budget. Through Computer Futures’ methodology, our consultants – who focus on a specific IT technical market and geographical area - create a bespoke service to meet our individual clients’ recruitment needs.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Understanding business needs and leading thoughtful design discussions around meeting those business needs in a standard manner fully leveraging SAP product capabilities.
• Working with Customer Solutions analysts and business personnel to understand Supply Chain, Sales & Operations Planning (including production planning and scheduling), and IBP business processes and provide the technology to support these processes.
• Providing best fit solution to design production planning and scheduling process, based on standard SAP IBP functionality. However, where necessary, customizing to fulfill the needs of the business should be also explored.
  • Provide overall architecture recommendation
  • Provide best practices in IBP
• Consulting with ABAP developers and provide technical specs to develop customized solutions.
• Performing unit testing of changes (configuration, custom development, etc.) in development and staging environments, including regression testing of functionality that may be impacted by change.
• Providing prototypes and implementation of new functionality based on client needs.
• Providing ad hoc training and consulting to business super users as required in run and maintain activities, such as remedial training, issue resolution, etc.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in IBP functionalities, including experience implementing allocation, availability.
  • Aware of multilevel IBP design.
  • Strong integration knowledge with APO, ECC and HANA
  • Sales and Operations planning functions.
• HANA functional expertise and 10+ years SAP experience required.
• Technical leadership experience in architecting and collaborating with business process architect groups to develop efficient technical solutions in the areas of IBP and S&OP.
• Leadership in development, implement and support of global initiatives at various time zones.
• Ability to relate technical ideas and functionality to non-technical users, such as prototyping and creating business presentations, or articulating and selling best practices to business executives.
• Ability to create and meet timelines cognizant of business needs and constraints.
• Process Industry expertise (minimum 8 years)
• The following experience are a plus:
  • SAP SD
  • SAPScript
  • ABAP
  • BW

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.