Senior SAP IBP/ePPDS Consultant

TL;DR

Senior SAP IBP/ePPDS Consultant (SAP Supply Chain Planning): Replacing SAP APO Demand Planning (DP) and Supply Network Planning (SNP) with SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) with an accent on supply planning, production planning, and integration architecture. Focus on designing, testing, and cutover support across complex production networks, including co-/by-products and inventory optimization.

Location: Primarily remote; travel to Dusseldorf and Holthausen for key design, testing, and cutover phases and occasional onsite weeks.

Company

hirify.global delivers consulting for enterprise planning and supply chain systems.

What you will do

• Lead the replacement of SAP APO DP and SNP functionalities with SAP IBP.
• Design and implement supply planning and production planning processes in SAP IBP.
• Support functional specification, testing, and cutover activities following best practices.
• Build and validate integration between ERP and planning systems, including CIF integration.
• Work with SAP ePPDS, SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, and SAP Fiori apps to deliver planning capabilities.
• Collaborate across regions and cultures during agile project delivery.

Requirements

• 8+ years of SAP Supply Chain Planning experience.
• English: business fluent (mandatory).
• Strong integration knowledge between ERP and planning systems.
• Functional knowledge across supply planning, production planning, capacity planning, detailed scheduling, inventory planning, and integration architecture.
• Experience with complex production networks and co-/by-products (advantage).
• Agile project delivery experience, including functional specification and testing best practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Primarily remote work with travel for key design, testing, and cutover phases.
• Occasional onsite weeks in Dusseldorf and Holthausen.
• Agile delivery environment focused on planning system modernization.

Hiring process

• Initial screening based on SAP IBP/ePPDS and supply chain planning experience.
• Technical evaluation of integration, planning processes, and cutover/testing approach.
• Final alignment on availability and travel expectations for onsite phases.