SAP APO IBP Functional Consultant
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£500 Per day
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Hybrid
Hybrid United Kingdom
Summary: The role of SAP APO IBP Functional Consultant involves taking ownership of enterprise supply chain planning solutions and leading the design and rollout of SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) within a major client's SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud transformation. The consultant will support the existing SAP APO landscape while ensuring strong integration with SAP S/4HANA and driving continuous improvement in live planning environments. This position requires significant experience in SAP APO and IBP, along with strong supply chain planning knowledge. The role is based in the UK with some onsite travel required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Acting as the functional owner for demand, supply and production planning solutions
- Leading the transition from SAP APO to SAP IBP
- Designing, configuring and optimising IBP solutions (Demand, Supply & Response, S&OP)
- Redesigning Legacy planning processes into scalable, standardised, future-ready solutions
- Working closely with internal departments, IT and external partners
- Ensuring strong integration between planning solutions and SAP S/4HANA
- Supporting live planning environments while driving continuous improvement
- Hands-on experience with CIF, planning master data, and planning area design.
- Working knowledge of SAP BW or Embedded analytics to support planning data and KPIs.
Key Skills:
- 6+ years' hands-on SAP APO experience (DP, SNP or equivalent)
- Practical experience with SAP IBP (Demand and Supply), ideally in implementation
- Strong supply chain planning knowledge (forecasting, MRP, BOM planning)
- Experience integrating with SAP ECC or S/4HANA
- Confident communicator able to influence business process change
- Proactive, delivery-focused mindset with strong ownership
- A background working in complex, multi-plant or multi-site manufacturing environments, ideally FMCG is preferred.
Salary (Rate): £500 per day
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
SAP APO IBP Functional Consultant
UK Based (some onsite travel)
Inside IR35
12 Month Duration
You must also possess the right to work within the UK
Our major client is seeking an experienced SAP APO/SAP IBP Consultant to take ownership of enterprise supply chain planning solutions and play a key role in a SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud transformation.
This is a high-impact role where you'll support the existing SAP APO landscape while leading the design and rollout of SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) across the business.
The role entails:
- Acting as the functional owner for demand, supply and production planning solutions
- Leading the transition from SAP APO to SAP IBP
- Designing, configuring and optimising IBP solutions (Demand, Supply & Response, S&OP)
- Redesigning Legacy planning processes into scalable, standardised, future-ready solutions
- Working closely with internal departments, IT and external partners
- Ensuring strong integration between planning solutions and SAP S/4HANA
- Supporting live planning environments while driving continuous improvement
- Hands-on experience with CIF, planning master data, and planning area design.
- Working knowledge of SAP BW or Embedded analytics to support planning data and KPIs.
You must be able to demonstrate the following:
- 6+ years' hands-on SAP APO experience (DP, SNP or equivalent)
- Practical experience with SAP IBP (Demand and Supply), ideally in implementation
- Strong supply chain planning knowledge (forecasting, MRP, BOM planning)
- Experience integrating with SAP ECC or S/4HANA
- Confident communicator able to influence business process change
- Proactive, delivery-focused mindset with strong ownership
- A background working in complex, multi-plant or multi-site manufacturing environments, ideally FMCG is preferred.