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SAP IBP Solution Architect
Location: Corona, CA (Hybrid Role – 3 days onsite)
Duration: 6 Plus Months
Experience: 10–15 years of SAP experience, with at least 5 years as a Solution Architect.
Job Summary
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).
Required Skills & Qualifications
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.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Supply Chain; Master’s/MBA preferred.
Preferred Certifications
• SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP Integrated Business Planning.
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud for E2E Business Processes