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Are you actively looking for a job? Programming.com is hiring an experienced SAP Supply Chain planning consultant to join our dynamic team in Bangalore and Mumbai!. Notice Period: Immediate. Work Mode: WFO-5 DAYS. Interview Mode: Virtual. Job Description: Responsibilities : - The primary purpose of this job is to monitor & troubleshoot issues in daily required processes, deliver enhancements, and system fixes in SAP (RICEFW) when required to enhance business functionality.. - Responsible for overall release management in SAP related to Supply chain planning processes including but not limited to IBP, sales and operation planning, supply planning, production planning/detailed scheduling (PPDS), inventory planning, etc.. - SAP Supply Chain Planning consultant capable to provide solutions to complex medium term (tactical) and operational planning methodologies.. - Work with business stakeholders, architects, and implementation partners to enable business outcomes and ensure optimal functionality of SAP.. - Provide technical guidance and effort estimates on new solutions to optimize business expansion, ensure they are well documented and simple to understand.. - Provide support for ongoing operations and identify opportunities to improve processes.. - Responsible for change management communication, accountable for user acceptance tests and documentation prior to going live, and post go-live production support handover.. - Ensure adherence to global SAP design and architecture and participate in architecture review boards as needed.. - Responsible for ensuring all changes/enhancements meet required quality and compliance requirements (GxP, SOX). Basic Qualifications : - Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Informatics or Engineering. - Minimum 5 years of experience in developing and configuring solutions (RICEFW) in area of Supply chain planning processes using S4 ePPDS and/or IBP.. - Detailed hands-on / customizing knowledge of SAP S4 (MM/PP) and S4 ePPDS is a must.. - Knowledge of APO, ePPDS, S4, SAP IBP, and SAP HANA Enterprise is a pre-requisite.. - Good understanding in the following areas : Sales and Operation planning, Demand planning, Production planning/Detailed Scheduling, Deployment Planning, and Inventory Planning.. - Knowledge in integrations technologies using SAP PO, SAP CPI, and experience in working with Solution manager and ServiceNow for release management.. - Good understanding of SAP IBP modules (Response and Supply, Inventory, Sales and Operation Planning, Supply Chain Control Tower), and integration with S/4 HANA.. - Actively contributing to daily support with focus on SAP ePPDS module in S/4 HANA including Incident management, Change management, and Problem management. - Solid understanding and practical experience in incident and ChaRM process as well as in management of external service provider. - Experience in development/configuration/solution evaluation/validation and deployment. - Good analytical and communication skills; ability to communicate effectively both verbally and with written communications.. - Ability to listen, hear, and translate complex business requirements in simple easy to understand language.. - Capable of managing multiple projects and competing requirements with good time management skills.. - Ability to document, validate, challenge business requirements and translate them into functional IT specifications. - And select the correct solution (direction) that corresponds with the functional specifications.. - Strong customer focus, result-oriented and drive for excellence.. Functional Skills : - Knowledge and understanding of IBP and SAP ePPDS module and integration of IBP to S/4. Non-Negotiable : - Detailed understanding of S/4 ePPDS and good understanding of planning business processes as it relates to Demand and Supply.. - At least 1-2 implementations and 3-5 years of relevant experience in SAP ePPDS (preferably in S/4 HANA).. - In depth knowledge in PP/DS Heuristics and optimizer.. - Extensively worked upon Detailed Scheduling board and its interactive functionalities both on on-premises and FIORI.. - Crystal clear understanding of CIF, its integration and master requirement of ePPDS.. - Hands on experience with alternative resource determination using SAP ePPDS in case overloads.. - Well equipped with identifying the optimal lot sizes for in-house production or external procurement and changing the planning situation (why-why analysis) via interactive planning using PPDS.. - Implementation and configuration experience preferred. - However, if candidate has worked on support and roll out projects that experience should also be considered. IBP is a relatively new solution from SAP so candidates that have done APO in the past can also pick up IBP.. - Understanding of how DS tools in ePPDS work & help businesses in day-to-day functioning is expected.. Additional Skills/Preferences : - Good understanding of business processes in the Life sciences/Pharmaceutical domain and compliance with GxP. - Knowledge in: SAP modules of Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP) and Sales and Distribution (SD).. - APICS certification preferred.

Role and Responsibilities

• Are you actively looking for a job? Programming.com is hiring an experienced SAP Supply Chain planning consultant to join our dynamic team in Bangalore and Mumbai!. Notice Period: Immediate. Work Mode: WFO-5 DAYS. Interview Mode: Virtual. Job Description: Responsibilities : - The primary purpose of this job is to monitor & troubleshoot issues in daily required processes, deliver enhancements, and system fixes in SAP (RICEFW) when required to enhance business functionality.. - Responsible for overall release management in SAP related to Supply chain planning processes including but not limited to IBP, sales and operation planning, supply planning, production planning/detailed scheduling (PPDS), inventory planning, etc.. - SAP Supply Chain Planning consultant capable to provide solutions to complex medium term (tactical) and operational planning methodologies.. - Work with business stakeholders, architects, and implementation partners to enable business outcomes and ensure optimal functionality of SAP.. - Provide technical guidance and effort estimates on new solutions to optimize business expansion, ensure they are well documented and simple to understand.. - Provide support for ongoing operations and identify opportunities to improve processes.. - Responsible for change management communication, accountable for user acceptance tests and documentation prior to going live, and post go-live production support handover.. - Ensure adherence to global SAP design and architecture and participate in architecture review boards as needed.. - Responsible for ensuring all changes/enhancements meet required quality and compliance requirements (GxP, SOX). Basic Qualifications : - Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Informatics or Engineering. - Minimum 5 years of experience in developing and configuring solutions (RICEFW) in area of Supply chain planning processes using S4 ePPDS and/or IBP.. - Detailed hands-on / customizing knowledge of SAP S4 (MM/PP) and S4 ePPDS is a must.. - Knowledge of APO, ePPDS, S4, SAP IBP, and SAP HANA Enterprise is a pre-requisite.. - Good understanding in the following areas : Sales and Operation planning, Demand planning, Production planning/Detailed Scheduling, Deployment Planning, and Inventory Planning.. - Knowledge in integrations technologies using SAP PO, SAP CPI, and experience in working with Solution manager and ServiceNow for release management.. - Good understanding of SAP IBP modules (Response and Supply, Inventory, Sales and Operation Planning, Supply Chain Control Tower), and integration with S/4 HANA.. - Actively contributing to daily support with focus on SAP ePPDS module in S/4 HANA including Incident management, Change management, and Problem management. - Solid understanding and practical experience in incident and ChaRM process as well as in management of external service provider. - Experience in development/configuration/solution evaluation/validation and deployment. - Good analytical and communication skills; ability to communicate effectively both verbally and with written communications.. - Ability to listen, hear, and translate complex business requirements in simple easy to understand language.. - Capable of managing multiple projects and competing requirements with good time management skills.. - Ability to document, validate, challenge business requirements and translate them into functional IT specifications. - And select the correct solution (direction) that corresponds with the functional specifications.. - Strong customer focus, result-oriented and drive for excellence.. Functional Skills : - Knowledge and understanding of IBP and SAP ePPDS module and integration of IBP to S/4. Non-Negotiable : - Detailed understanding of S/4 ePPDS and good understanding of planning business processes as it relates to Demand and Supply.. - At least 1-2 implementations and 3-5 years of relevant experience in SAP ePPDS (preferably in S/4 HANA).. - In depth knowledge in PP/DS Heuristics and optimizer.. - Extensively worked upon Detailed Scheduling board and its interactive functionalities both on on-premises and FIORI.. - Crystal clear understanding of CIF, its integration and master requirement of ePPDS.. - Hands on experience with alternative resource determination using SAP ePPDS in case overloads.. - Well equipped with identifying the optimal lot sizes for in-house production or external procurement and changing the planning situation (why-why analysis) via interactive planning using PPDS.. - Implementation and configuration experience preferred. - However, if candidate has worked on support and roll out projects that experience should also be considered. IBP is a relatively new solution from SAP so candidates that have done APO in the past can also pick up IBP.. - Understanding of how DS tools in ePPDS work & help businesses in day-to-day functioning is expected.. Additional Skills/Preferences : - Good understanding of business processes in the Life sciences/Pharmaceutical domain and compliance with GxP. - Knowledge in: SAP modules of Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP) and Sales and Distribution (SD).. - APICS certification preferred.