Package Consultant: SAP SCM APO

Introduction
In this role you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers) where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

A career in IBM Consulting embraces long-term relationships meaningful impact and close collaboration with clients across the globe.
You’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including IBM Software and Red Hat.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role you’ll be supported by mentors and coaches who will encourage you to challenge the norm investigate ideas outside of your role and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and learning opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As a consultant you will serve as a client-facing practitioner who sells leads and implements expert services utilizing the breadth of IBM’s offerings and technologies. A successful Consultant is regarded by clients as a trusted business advisor who collaborates to provide innovative solutions used to solve the most challenging business problems.

Your primary responsibilities include:

• Assists clients in the selection implementation and support of APO SAP.
• Lead multiple sized projects as team member or lead to implement new functionalities and improve existing functionalities including articulating analyzing requirements and translating them into effective solutions
• Prepare and conduct Unit Testing and User Acceptance Testing

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 6-12 Years of SAP functional experience specializing in design and configuration of SAP APO modules – At least skill in 2 modules expected (e.g. DP+SNP SNP+PPDS DP+GATP etc.)
• Experience in gathering business requirements providing conceptual and detailed designs to meet business needs performing necessary SAP configurations writing detail specifications for development of custom programs testing co-ordination of transports to production and post go live support
• The person should have least 2 end to end SAP implementation experience
• Should be able to create requirement specifications based on Architecture/Design/Detailing of Processes
• Also the candidate should have Min one Industry expertise preferably from CPG Oil&Gas Automotive Retail Pharma or equivalent.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Proven work experience in GATP would be an added advantage
• Working knowledge of CIF SNP Optimizer and CTM engine will be preferred
• For practitioner with APO DP skill should have working knowledge of BW