SAP IBP Supply Inventory & Sourcing Consultant (17681)

Baer is looking for IBP Supply and Inventory Consultant for a 6+ month remote project.
Title: IBP Supply and Inventory Consultant
Location: Remote (with travel to client sites as required including Atlanta, GA)
Duration: 6 months
Rate: Hourly Plus Expenses Reimbursed
Alignment: W2 or C2C

Overview

The IBP Supply and Inventory Consultant will design, configure, and implement SAP IBP for Supply & Response and IBP for Inventory. This hands-on role focuses on supply planning, response, S&OP, and multi-echelon inventory optimization, helping the business convert demand plans into feasible, cost-effective supply plans while optimizing inventory across the network.

Description:

• Configure SAP IBP for Supply & Response, including planning levels, key figures, supply planning operators, and planning processes.
  
• Design and configure the supply network model, including sources of supply, transportation lanes, production capacity, and resources.
  
• Configure and optimize heuristic and optimizer-based planning, including costs, constraints, and supply planning trade-offs.
  
• Design and configure SAP IBP for Inventory, including safety stock calculations, target inventory levels, and multi-echelon inventory optimization.
  
• Configure S&OP processes, including scenario planning, version management, and comparison of alternative supply plans.
  
• Support rough-cut capacity planning and constraint reviews for the S&OP cycle.
  
• Configure deployment and order-based planning capabilities when required.
  
• Build planning views and Fiori applications for supply planners and S&OP users.
  
• Configure application jobs and job chains supporting supply planning and demand plan integration.
  
• Partner with SAP S/4HANA MM/PP teams to align IBP supply planning with execution-side master data and MRP processes.
  
• Perform unit testing and support SIT and UAT, including defect resolution and supply plan reconciliation.
  
• Support supply planner and S&OP training and provide hypercare during initial planning cycles.
  

Requirements:

• 5+ years of SAP supply planning experience, including SAP IBP for Supply & Response, IBP for Inventory, and/or SAP APO SNP.
  
• Experience with at least two full-lifecycle SAP IBP supply or inventory implementations.
  
• Strong understanding of constrained and unconstrained planning, optimizer concepts, capacity constraints, and multi-echelon inventory optimization.
  
• Hands-on experience configuring IBP supply network models, sources of supply, transportation lanes, and planning parameters.
  
• Experience with S&OP scenarios, planning versions, and plan comparison processes.
  
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to explain planning results and optimizer decisions to business users and executives.
  

Company Overview:

Baer provides best-in-class engagement experiences for our consultants. Our job requirements are carefully vetted and are typically associated with pivotal programs offering tremendous opportunities to expand your skills leveraging the latest solutions.

Baer is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.