SAP Project Manager - IBP Demand Planning & Forecasting - 00071121461

Cognizant; Kohler (WI); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

401(k) plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced SAP Project Manager – IBP Demand Planning & Forecasting to lead onboarding of additional brands onto an existing SAP IBP platform, with a strong focus on Demand Planning and Forecasting. The role requires deep SAP PM experience, stakeholder management, and leadership of global teams, with a hybrid work model from Kohler, Wisconsin.

Ideal candidates will have robust SAP implementation experience, strong DP/Forecasting knowledge,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project management experience in SAP environments.
• Proven experience leading SAP implementation, rollout, or transformation projects.
• Experience managing SAP Supply Chain Planning initiatives, preferably SAP IBP programs.
• Strong understanding of Demand Planning, Forecasting, S&OP, and related processes.
• Experience managing global and geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with budgets, risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery for SAP IBP Demand Planning and Forecasting initiatives.
• Manage scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, supply chain, IT leadership, SAP teams, and partners.
• Lead workshops, design sign-offs, testing, cutover planning, and go-live activities.
• Ensure alignment between business requirements and SAP IBP capabilities.
• Facilitate governance meetings and executive status reporting.
• Manage cross-functional and distributed teams.
• Monitor progress and address risks, roadblocks, and issues.
• Support stakeholder communication and change management throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

SAP project management

SAP IBP

Demand planning

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Budget & risk handling

Executive communication

Global/remote team leadership

Tools

SAP IBP

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Description - External

About the role

We are seeking an experienced SAP Project Manager – IBP Demand Planning & Forecasting to lead a strategic SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) initiative. This role will manage the end-to-end delivery of onboarding additional business brands onto an existing SAP IBP platform, with a strong focus on Demand Planning and Forecasting.

The ideal candidate will have strong SAP project management experience, knowledge of supply chain planning processes, and experience leading complex SAP implementation, rollout, or transformation programs.

In this role you will

• Lead end-to-end project delivery for SAP IBP Demand Planning and Forecasting initiatives.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and overall delivery.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, supply chain teams, IT leadership, SAP functional teams, integration teams, and implementation partners.
• Lead requirements workshops, solution reviews, design sign-offs, testing, cutover planning, and go-live activities.
• Ensure alignment between business requirements and SAP IBP Demand Planning and Forecasting capabilities.
• Facilitate governance meetings, steering committees, and executive status reporting.
• Manage cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Monitor project progress and proactively address risks, issues, and roadblocks.
• Support stakeholder communication, change management, and user adoption activities throughout the project lifecycle.

Work Model: Hybrid - from the United States

This role follows a hybrid work model from Kohler, Wisconsin

What you need to have to be considered

• 8+ years of Project Management experience.
• Proven experience leading SAP implementation, rollout, or transformation projects.
• Experience managing SAP Supply Chain Planning initiatives, preferably SAP IBP programs.
• Strong understanding of Demand Planning, Forecasting, S&OP, and Supply Chain Planning processes.
• Experience managing global and geographically distributed teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing project risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, and delivery timelines.
• Experience working directly with senior business and IT leadership.

These will help you stand out

• Previous SAP IBP implementation or rollout experience.
• Strong experience with SAP IBP Demand Planning and Forecasting.
• Knowledge of SAP APO, SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, and integration with SAP IBP.
• Experience with data migration, demand planning processes, forecasting models, and planning transformations.
• Experience within Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Retail, Supply Chain, or Distribution environments.
• Experience working with onsite-offshore delivery models.
• Experience coordinating teams across North America, LATAM, and offshore locations.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent Project Management certification.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $100,890- $138,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Employee Stock Purchase Plan