SAP IBP Solution Architect

Roles & Responsibilities

• Bring strong hands-on expertise in SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Order-Based Planning (OBP) and Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS).
• Show a strategic understanding of IBP Demand Planning and Time-Series (TS) Supply Planning as complementary modules.
• Have 10–12+ years of SAP Supply Chain experience, with at least 3 full-cycle implementations as a Solution Architect.
• Exhibit deep hands-on expertise in SAP IBP – Order-Based Planning (OBP) and SAP PP/DS (preferably in S/4HANA).
• Show proven experience in end-to-end process design for manufacturing, order pegging, constraint-based planning.
• Prove OBP/PPDS integration with S/4HANA/ECC (ATP, GATP, inventory, production).
• Show familiarity with SAP data models and integration frameworks (CIF, PDS, BOMs, resources, etc.).
• Show experience defining architecture standards and frameworks in global programs.
• Show excellent stakeholder communication, with the ability to influence C-level and operational stakeholders.
• Own the end-to-end architecture for SAP IBP (with OBP focus) and PP/DS.
• Design scalable and integrated planning solutions aligned with business strategy.
• Define and validate planning architecture roadmap, including OBP-PP/DS integration and master data models.
• Oversee seamless integration between SAP IBP (OBP) and S/4HANA.
• Provide guidance on CIF configuration, supply chain model design, planning operators, heuristics, and response strategies.
• Ensure planning logic aligns with manufacturing constraints, pegging, and ATP strategies.