What are the responsibilities and job description for the SAP IBP Solution Architect (ePPDS) position at Maven Workforce Inc.?
About the Company
The SAP IBP Solution Architect will lead the end-to-end design and implementation of Integrated Business Planning solutions. This senior role requires deep technical expertise in bridging the gap between strategic demand/supply planning and shop-floor execution. You will own the architecture roadmap, ensuring seamless integration between SAP IBP, ePPDS, aATP, and SAP Ariba.
Key Responsibilities
- Solution Architecture & Design: Lead workshops to translate complex business requirements into scalable architectural designs across the SAP S/4HANA landscape.
- Cross-Module Integration: Architect seamless data flows between IBP (Planning), ePPDS (Production Scheduling), aATP (Fulfillment), and SAP Ariba (Procurement).
- Strategic Planning: Define roadmaps for Order-Based Planning (OBP) and Time-Series (TS) models, ensuring alignment with organizational supply chain goals.
- Technical Leadership: Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) during blueprinting, build, and deployment phases, reviewing all functional and technical specifications.
- Performance Optimization: Guide teams on system performance, complex Key Figure calculations, and integration using CPI-DS, SDI, and Real-Time Integration (RTI).
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Supply Chain; Master’s/MBA preferred.
Required Skills
- Core Modules: Comprehensive expertise in SAP IBP (Demand, S&OP, Inventory, Response & Supply, Control Tower).
- Advanced Fulfillment: Strong hands-on configuration experience in aATP (Advanced Available-to-Promise), including allocations, back-order processing (BOP), and product substitution.
- Manufacturing Execution: Deep knowledge of ePPDS integration with S/4HANA for detailed scheduling and manufacturing constraints.
- Procurement Integration: Experience integrating IBP with SAP Ariba for collaborative supply planning and procurement visibility.
- Project Experience: Proven track record of leading at least 3–5 full-cycle SAP IBP implementations in a Solution Architect capacity.
Preferred Skills
- Certifications: SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP Integrated Business Planning.
- Additional Certification: SAP S/4HANA Cloud for E2E Business Processes.