Accenture Edge - Senior SAP APO/IBP Consultant

About the role

The Senior SAP APO Consultant leads supply chain planning transformations involving SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (APO), focusing on migrating clients from legacy APO modules to SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and S/4HANA embedded planning capabilities.

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
• Lead design and configuration across core APO modules: Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP), Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling (PPDS), Global Available-to-Promise (GATP/AATP), and Core Interface (CIF)
• 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
• Coordinate with PP, MM, SD, and FI/CO functional teams on planning integration design and testing

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of SAP Supply Chain Planning experience with hands-on expertise across one or more APO modules (DP, SNP, PPDS, GATP)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with full lifecycle APO implementations or equivalent deep support/optimization engagements
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with SAP IBP implementations or APO-to-IBP migrations in at least one module
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with CIF architecture, liveCache, and APO-ECC/S/4HANA integration
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading fit-to-standard workshops and authoring functional design documents
• Prior experience working for a large Consulting/Advisory firm (Big 4, global SI, or boutique SAP consulting environment)
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience (If an, Associate’s Degree with 6 years of work experience)

Qualifications

• Experience across multiple APO modules (DP + SNP + PPDS or GATP) is a plus
• Experience with IBP for Response & Supply (AATP replacement) and IBP Control Tower is a plus
• Experience with SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), or BTP for planning analytics is a plus
• Experience with DDMRP and MRP Live in S/4HANA embedded planning is a plus
• Experience in consumer products, chemicals, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, or high-tech industries is a plus
• Experience with SAP IBP or SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain certification is a plus