SAP IBP Architect

SAP IBP Architect- Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities of Senior SAP IBP architect is to lead and design cutting-edge SAP IBP/SCM solutions for iHerb. The ideal candidate will have extensive expertise in Response and Supply modules time series planning Truck load builder (TLB) Cloud integration data services (CI-DS) Material requirement planning (MRP) Demand Planning Supply planning and S/4 MM functionality. The resource should act as a liaison between the IT teams AMS teams IM&P and Operations teams at iHerb. This resource will be the subject matter expert for IBP related functional and technical issues and will engage with SAP CSP and business stakeholders on a regular basis.

Minimum Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Support Demand Planning Order/Time based planning Heuristics Optimizer planning Order prioritization allocation Response and Supply modules (Supply planning Deployment planning) Sales and Operations planning (S&OP) Inventory Optimization Demand Driven Replenishment and Control Tower modules of SAP-IBP (version 2408) with complete understanding of functionalities & configuration

• Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams to gather requirements analyze business needs and work towards validation of changes with business using established change management procedures

• Ability to understand define and support lights out jobs at a nightly level for Operations

• Integration experience between SAP S/4 HANA and IBP using SAP Cloud Integration-Data Services or Real Time Integration (RTI)

• Ability to implement strategies to streamline and optimize Master Data and related integration with SAP

• At least three End to end implementation experience in deploying one or more of the applications listed above.

• Demonstrate ability to plan run and manage discovery workshops/meetings with business stakeholders

• Responsible for configuration of scenarios in SAP IBP and documenting as per project deliverables

• Provide training and support to end-users and cross-IT as applicable on IBP functionalities new features and enhancements

• Develop training materials and conduct workshops to increase IBP proficiency within the organization

Education & Qualification :

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or information technology or Computer Science

• 10 + years of Proven experience as a Business Analyst or Supply Chain architect in APO/IBP or similar role with a focus on SAP implementations and support.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.

• Knowledge of SAP ACTIVATE and SAP public/private cloud

• Effective communication skills with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels.

• Project management experience including planning execution and reporting

• Excellent communication excel use and documentation skills

• SAP certification(s) preferred but not required.

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