Senior APO Consultant- (Remote)

Dimension Data; Sandton; Remote; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in technology services seeks an experienced professional with 8-10 years in managing SAP APO implementations and aspirations to grow into SAP IBP. The ideal candidate will possess strong project planning skills, critical-thinking abilities, and experience in client relationship management, ensuring quality outcomes and effective communication with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience managing SAP APO implementations.
• Recent experience with SAP IBP deployments in a large enterprise.
• Familiarity with SAP Supply Chain Planning functionality.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project planning and execution, including communication with stakeholders.
• Manage quality outcomes through test planning and execution.
• Respond to RFI’s and RFP’s, building client relationships.

Skills

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Communication

Job description

Have 8-10 years of experience in managing SAP APO implementations and their support.

Aspire to grow into SAP IBP

Ability to respond to RFI’s; RFP’s and construct relationships with clients

Should have expertise in the sub modules of APO (DP / PPDS / SNP)

Highly experienced on S&OP process including demand review, supply review, pre-S&OP and S&OP.

Familiarity with SAP Data Services Agent (CPI-DS agent) is beneficial

Knowledge / Experience with SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle)& Agile Delivery

Project planning coordination and development

Communication planning and execution - setting appropriate expectations, communicating status with all stakeholder groups, escalating issues and concerns when warranted.

Coordination of quality outcomes through test planning and execution

Execution of project plan deliverables, including operational readiness with the appropriate project team members

Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills

Ability to learn quickly and transfer knowledge to others

Requirements

Recent experience with SAP IBP deployments in a large enterprise is beneficial

Experience integrating with SAP ECC / S4 with a firm understanding of MRP; MM; SD; PP

Must be familiar with SAP Supply Chain Planning functionality