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The Work:
The Senior SAP APO Consultant is responsible for leading the assessment, design, and delivery of supply chain planning transformations involving SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (APO), with a primary focus on migrating clients from legacy APO modules to SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and S/4HANA embedded planning capabilities. This role serves as a functional lead and trusted advisor on complex supply chain planning programs, guiding clients through the full migration lifecycle - from APO landscape assessment and module mapping through IBP configuration, data migration, and cutover - ahead of SAP's APO end-of-mainstream-maintenance deadline.
Responsibilities:
APO Assessment & Migration Strategy
Lead current-state assessment of client APO landscapes across active modules: DP, SNP, PPDS, GATP/AATP, CTM, and TLB
Develop APO-to-IBP/S/4HANA module mapping and migration roadmap, including sequencing dependencies and transition risks
Advise clients on SAP's APO end-of-support timeline and the urgency and sequencing implications for their planning transformation
Identify custom enhancements, user exits, and BAdIs in the APO landscape that require remediation or functional equivalents in IBP
Support business case development for APO migration, including total cost of ownership and planning capability improvement scenarios
SAP APO Configuration & Functional Expertise
Lead design and configuration across core APO modules: Demand Planning (DP) - statistical forecasting, consensus demand planning, lifecycle planning, promotion planning, and CIF master data integration, Supply Network Planning (SNP) - heuristics, optimizer, capable-to-match (CTM), deployment, and transport load builder (TLB), Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling (PPDS) - production planning runs, detailed scheduling, sequencing, pegging, and capacity leveling, Global Available-to-Promise (GATP/AATP) - product availability check, rules-based ATP, backorder processing, and allocation management, Core Interface (CIF) - master data and transaction data integration between ECC/S/4HANA and APO liveCache
Troubleshoot liveCache issues, CIF queues, and planning run failures in existing APO environments
SAP IBP Implementation
Lead end-to-end SAP IBP implementation or migration, including: IBP for Demand - statistical forecasting, ML-based forecasting, consensus planning, and segmentation, IBP for Supply - constrained supply planning, multi-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO), and deployment, IBP for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) - integrated business planning cycles, financial integration, and scenario planning, IBP for Response & Supply - order-based planning, supply allocation, and AATP replacement, IBP Control Tower - exception management, alert monitoring, and supply chain visibility
Configure IBP planning areas, key figures, planning operators, and time profiles
Design SAP Integration Suite connectivity between IBP and S/4HANA for master data, demand signals, and supply plan publication
Advise on SAP Datasphere integration for external data ingestion and advanced analytics in the planning process
S/4HANA Embedded Planning
Lead design of S/4HANA MRP Live and production planning capabilities replacing PPDS where applicable
Configure demand-driven MRP (DDMRP) and MRP-based detailed scheduling in S/4HANA
Define the boundary between S/4HANA embedded planning and IBP for clients adopting a hybrid planning architecture
Program Delivery
Lead APO and IBP workstreams through full SAP Activate lifecycle: Discover, Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, Run
Facilitate fit-to-standard and migration design workshops with Supply Chain, Demand Planning, S&OP, and Operations stakeholders
Author and maintain key design documents: BBPs, FSDs, migration mapping specs, configuration workbooks, and test scripts
Lead data migration activities for planning master data: locations, products, resources, PPMs/PTFs, and historical demand
Lead SIT, UAT, and cutover planning for APO decommission and IBP go-live
Coordinate with PP, MM, SD, and FI/CO functional teams on planning integration design and testing
Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements
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