Qualifications and Experience:
- SAP IBP Certified is preferable.
- SAP IBP Supply Planning experience is a must.
- SAP IBP Optimizer and Order-Based planning is preferable..
- At least 4 - 5years experience in leading and delivering SAP IBP projects.
- Experienced and comfortable in working as part of a global team; co creating solutions with consultants located outside of South Africa.
- Ability to interact efficiently with senior members of the firm across multiple time zones.
- Experience in SAP IBP Supply planning, optimizer and order-based planning is key.
- Identifying enhancement opportunities for our clients and deliver value in each stage of implementation/delivery.
- Assisting with solutioning and respective functional specification in the overall transformation context.
- Actively engage with our people to develop junior resources within the firm to enable them to be valued by our clients as experts in their domain.
- Demonstrate care and commitment to the team and our business
- Invest in your own personal development goals as a continued learning opportunity.
- Good understanding of process integration points between planning and execution, in particular with relation to ERP systems.
Responsibilities of the role:
- Responsible for the creation of quality solution documentation, including technical specifications.
- Good knowledge of the CPI and CPI/DS.
- Participate in design discussions with client.
- Support the evaluation of the solution scenarios.
- Detailing of the technical specifications required to deliver the requirements of the solution.
- Responsible for identification of RICEFW objects .
- Ability to provide estimation of effort for functional tasks.
- Responsible for issue resolution post go-live and transition to support.
As a SAP Functional Manager, you will play a key role in the following areas:
- Support the Technical Practice by taking an active role in the SAP Team.
- Delivering exceptional client service and solutions across a number of SAP technical areas as functional lead.
- Work with a global mindset with teams based in the UK, Germany and other Middle Eastern Countries.
- Playing an active role in the delivery teams to deliver solutions that are on scope, time, quality and budget.
- Facilitate and lead client workshops focused on Integrated Business Planning (IBP), including requirements gathering, solution design, and process alignment.
- Develop and maintain functional design documents, perform system configurations, and guide user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure solution quality and business fit.
- Author detailed integration specifications to support seamless connectivity between IBP and other enterprise systems.
- Mentor junior consultants and contribute to internal capability development through training, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
- Support business development efforts by identifying opportunities for value-added services and nurturing relationships within existing client accounts.
