Lead Analyst SAP IBP

The SAP Lead – Supply Chain Planning provides business process analysis, solution design, and application support across end-to-end planning capabilities in SAP S/4HANA and SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP). This role partners directly with Supply Chain business stakeholders to document requirements, identify process and system gaps, propose options (including proof-of-concept where appropriate), and implement sustainable solutions.

Responsibilities

Serve as functional lead/SME for supply chain planning across SAP S/4HANA and SAP IBP, owning day-to-day support, continuous improvement, and the planning roadmap; Partner with Supply Chain Planning, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Distribution stakeholders to elicit/document requirements, facilitate workshops, and translate needs into functional designs and system solutions; Design, configure, test, and deploy planning solutions across S/4HANA planning (MRP, demand/independent requirements, consumption strategies, planning parameters, and planning master data / process integration) and SAP IBP footprint (demand, supply, inventory, response & supply, integrated planning), including planning areas, master data integration, and planning operators; Perform gap analysis against standard SAP functionality; propose solution options and recommend scalable, best-practice-aligned approaches (including proof-of-concept where appropriate); Lead end-to-end delivery of enhancements/projects: functional specifications, configuration, unit/system testing, defect triage, cutover planning, post-go-live support, and knowledge transfer; Support integrations and interfaces for planning (IBP ↔ S/4HANA and related flows), partnering with technical teams on data mapping, monitoring, error handling, and performance/stability improvements; Promote modern SAP user experiences and tools (SAP Fiori apps, embedded analytics, SAP Joule where applicable) to improve usability, adoption, and decision-making; Provide incident and request support (break/fix): troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, prevention actions; document solutions and maintain support runbooks; Develop and maintain functional documentation (process flows, configuration rationale, training materials); support user training, UAT coordination, and change management; Work effectively with global stakeholders across US and EU time zones as part of a global SAP Center of Excellence; act as long-term functional owner accountable for solution health, roadmap evolution, and planning capability maturity

Requirements

BS/BA in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Business, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience); 7+ years of progressive SAP experience, including senior-level functional ownership for supply chain planning processes and solutions; Strong SAP S/4HANA planning experience (MRP, demand/independent requirements, consumption strategies, planning parameters, and planning-relevant master data/process integration); Hands-on SAP IBP experience across demand/supply/inventory/response & supply/integrated planning, including planning areas, master data & integration concepts, and planning operators; Implementation delivery experience spanning design, build, test, cutover, and hypercare for S/4HANA and/or IBP; Deep IBP configuration skills (planning areas, key figures, attributes, time profiles, forecast models, heuristics, optimizer-based planning) plus analytics enablement using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and the IBP Excel Add-In; Proven consulting/BA toolkit: requirements elicitation, process mapping, gap analysis, functional specifications, and leading workshops; Strong communication and analytical/troubleshooting skills with a continuous improvement mindset; Experience with modern SAP UX/enablement tools (SAP Fiori, embedded analytics; exposure to SAP Joule or similar AI-assisted capabilities preferred); SAP IBP modules: Demand, Supply, Inventory, S&OP; IBP configuration: planning areas, key figures, heuristics, optimizers; Integration: CI-DS, RTI, CIF, CPI-DS for IBP ↔ S/4HANA data flows; S/4HANA: MRP, master data, process synchronization; Analytics: SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), IBP Excel Add-In, KPI modeling (MAPE, DoS, OTIF); SAP Fiori for MRP & planning execution (MRP Cockpit apps): Monitor/Manage Material Coverage (F0247A/F2101A/F0251A), Monitor Internal/External Requirements (F0263/F0246), Schedule MRP Runs (F1339), Display MRP Issues & Key Figures (F1425/F1426); Fiori launchpad & embedded analytics for planners: KPI cards, analytical lists, variants/filters, and navigation from exceptions to resolution apps; 7-11 years SAP IBP/S/4 planning; Integration tool expertise; SAC/Excel Add-In analytics; Strong stakeholder skills

Nice to have

APO to IBP migration experience; Industry experience in regulated environments; 2+ full lifecycle programs; SAP certification; Exposure to SAP Joule or similar AI-assisted capabilities