Lead Consultant - SAP IBP

JOB DATA JOB TITLE: Lead Consultant - SAP IBP Location – Hyderabad/ Pune Experience: 10-15 years Job Role: Work with the Solution Architect to develop a build and delivery plan that meets the clients’ requirements and timeline aligned with their KPIs and definition of success. Leverage our LIFT delivery methodology and past project key learnings while building the required plan which uniquely fits the client situation. Establish a strong working relationship with the client business leaders and project sponsors. Be able to help clients understand how to integrate plans across different horizons. Lead/Support blueprint sessions to identify requirements and guide the design towards supply chain best practices. Lead Supply Chain and Decision Analysis to identify and size improvement opportunities in client’s supply chain planning, logistics and distribution networks. Consult client on their effective usage of ERP systems (particularly SAP) and adjacent systems as it interfaces with SAP IBP. Be prepared to potentially work across one or more projects (at one or more clients). Actively participate in the development and refinement of our Performance Improvement methods, tools, and capabilities. Responsibilities: Ten plus years of experience in supply chain planning or supply chain execution or solution implementation experience. Candidates should have more than four years of IBP experience and have completed minimum of 2 full IBP implementations. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in software engineering, computer science, or related field. Held a Manager/Leadership position in a Supply Chain Organization and/or have worked for a Consulting company providing services in the Supply Chain environment. Travel, depending on the project phase, may be required, depending on the project. Candidate should have excellent functional knowledge in SAP IBP with rollout experience in IBP S&OP, Demand planning, Response & Supply and should possess IBP solution expertise to design, build, test & deploy the solution. Excellent knowledge of SAP Supply Chain Planning Solution, knowledge of IBP architecture and capable of providing analysis & solutions clearly communicated to the customer. Ability to comprehend complex business processes and create necessary documentation to capture these processes. Deliver Functional Specifications, design blueprint and related documentation. Perform custom & standard configurations in SAP system to satisfy business requirements. Hands on Experience in SAP enhancements and Developments to meet business needs. Should be able to map client requirements into SAP Processes and design the solutions. Experience with complex Architecture / interfaces. Experience in Interfaces for master and transactional data and exposure to SAP HCI setup will be an added advantage. Exposure to SAP APO in one or more sub modules will be an added advantage. Excellent communication (verbal, written and presentation) and interpersonal skills a must. Project management skills will be a value add. SAP IBP Certification Associate highly desirable. EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree Required.