Senior SAP APO/IBP Consultant - Global Planning Expert

Accord Technologies Inc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Accord Technologies Inc. in Saint Louis, MO is seeking an experienced SAP APO/IBP Consultant to lead planning and integration initiatives.

The role covers configuration, deployment, and support across DP, SNP, PP/DS, and IBP components, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize supply chain planning. The successful candidate will drive design, testing, training, and production support for global planning operations, including system integrations with MES and ECC/S4, and will manage

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 the Client 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/IBP 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

DP

SNP

PP/DS

SAP IBP

Lifecycle implementations

ERP integration

Job description

Accord Technologies Inc. in Saint Louis, MO is seeking an experienced SAP APO/IBP Consultant to lead planning and integration initiatives.

The role covers configuration, deployment, and support across DP, SNP, PP/DS, and IBP components, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize supply chain planning. The successful candidate will drive design, testing, training, and production support for global planning operations, including system integrations with MES and ECC/S4, and will manage