SAP APO/DRP Consultant

Role Name: SAP APO/DRP Consultant
Work site: Cincinnati, OH Hybrid - Travel to Cinci and maybe occasionally to Houston

The SAP APO DRP Consultant is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) processes within SAP APO. The role focuses on optimizing inventory deployment, replenishment planning, distribution network management, and supply planning across plants, distribution centers, and customer-facing locations. The consultant will collaborate with Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Manufacturing, and IT teams to ensure efficient product availability while minimizing inventory costs.

**Key Responsibilities**

**APO DRP Solution Design & Configuration**

- Configure and support SAP APO Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) processes.
- Design supply network models and multi-echelon distribution structures.
- Configure planning books, data views, and DRP planning parameters.
- Define sourcing rules, transportation lanes, and procurement relationships.
- Support deployment and replenishment planning activities.

**Supply Network Planning (SNP)**

- Configure and maintain:
- Transportation Lanes
- Product Master
- Location Master
- Procurement Types
- Quota Arrangements
- Deployment Heuristics
- SNP Heuristics
- Stock Transfer Planning
- Manage network-based replenishment planning across plants and distribution centers.

**Inventory & Replenishment Planning**

- Optimize inventory levels across the distribution network.
- Define safety stock and replenishment strategies.
- Monitor inventory availability and stock balancing.
- Support demand propagation and inventory allocation processes.
- Analyze shortages, excess inventory, and supply bottlenecks.

**Integration Management**

- Collaborate with teams supporting:
- SAP APO DP (Demand Planning)
- SAP APO SNP
- SAP PP/DS
- SAP ECC/S4HANA
- SAP MM
- SAP SD
- SAP EWM/WM
- Ensure seamless CIF integration between APO and ERP systems.
- Resolve master data and transactional data integration issues.

**Planning & Optimization**

- Support:
- DRP Heuristic Runs
- Deployment Planning
- Replenishment Planning
- Stock Transfer Requirement Generation
- Exception-Based Planning
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**Testing & Project Delivery**

- Gather business requirements and prepare functional specifications.
- Support GAP analysis and solution design workshops.
- Execute SIT, UAT, and Regression Testing.

**Reporting & Analytics**

- Develop and support reports related to:
- Inventory Levels
- Fill Rate
- Service Level
- Stock Coverage
- Inventory Turns
- DRP Exceptions
- Deployment Performance
- Support APO planning dashboards and KPIs.

**Required Skills**

**Functional Expertise**

- Strong experience in SAP APO DRP/SNP.
- Deep understanding of:
- Distribution Requirements Planning
- Supply Network Planning
- Inventory Deployment
- Replenishment Planning
- Network Optimization
- Demand-Supply Matching
- Stock Transfer Planning

**APO Configuration Expertise**

- Product Master
- Location Master
- Transportation Lanes
- Procurement Relationships