Senior SAP APO/IBP Consultant (DP / SNP / PP/DS)
Job Description
The OperAxis team is seeking a Senior SAP APO/IBP Consultant for a 12-month hybrid contract in Saint Louis, MO (3 days onsite, 2 days remote). You will join a high-performance Supply Chain Planning & Manufacturing IT team supporting global planning and manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on SAP APO configuration and/or SAP IBP experience, multiple full lifecycle implementations, and the ability to partner closely with supply chain, manufacturing and analytics teams. Strong teamwork is critical to success in this role. Requirements: - 8+ years of hands-on SAP APO configuration (DP, SNP, PP/DS) or SAP IBP experience (Demand, Supply, Inventory, S&OP) - 2+ full lifecycle SAP APO and/or IBP implementations - Expertise in statistical forecasting, SNP heuristics/optimization, PP/DS detailed scheduling, supply heuristics and inventory optimization - Experience integrating APO/IBP with ECC/S4 using CIF, OData services and integration middleware - Working knowledge of ECC/S4 modules (MM, PP, SD, FI/CO) - Kinaxis experience is a plus Responsibilities: - Work with Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Analytics teams to understand business processes and planning requirements - Lead planning, design, configuration, testing, training and deployment of SAP APO (DP, SNP, PP/DS) and SAP IBP (Demand, Supply, Inventory, S&OP, Control Tower) - Provide production support for global planning and manufacturing operations, including integrations with MES, ECC/S4 and external systems - Configure and maintain master data: BOMs, resources, PDS/PPM, location-product, classifications and batch structures - Develop and maintain APO/IBP interfaces to ECC/S4 - Troubleshoot integration issues between APO/IBP and ECC/S4 - Write Functional Design Specifications for custom enhancements, BI/analytics and performance improvements - Partner with FI/CO, MM, PP, QM, Security, Basis and ABAP teams to resolve technical and process issues - Drive continuous improvement across global manufacturing sites using new SAP functionality - Research and apply SAP OSS Notes and best practices to maintain system reliability