Senior SAP APO Demand Planning(DP) Functional Consultant - Hybrid

Qualifications:

Candidate must possess at least Bachelor’s/College Degree

8-10 years of working experience in the related field is required for this position

Minimum 6 years working experience in Support / SAP implementation project

Advanced knowledge on APO demand planning, particularly planning books is required. This covers both configuration, development and testing of the planning books.

Basic knowledge of GATP is required

Basic knowledge on integration with other systems is required

With skills & experience to perform own tasks review

With strong analytical & problem-solving skills

With skills & experience to lead a team and perform peer review

Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

SAP certification is a plus

Experience in SAP HANA is a plus

Exposure on other SAP modules like SD, MM, etc. is a plus





Responsibilities:
Will be part of several client projects as a Senior APO-DP Functional Consultant. One client has already implemented a DP solution based on multiple planning books. However, a new plant must be incorporated into it. Below are examples of key activities and required tasks as part of the project:

Check the current APO planning books and be able to understand the overall planning process and create helpful documentation based on the current process

Lead some workshops with the users to help them understand the changes required and how these changes will be incorporated in the current process

Make a detailed list of the changes per category such as planning book fields, process chain, data extraction, etc.

Perform SAP prototyping and analysis tasks on new requirements that need to be explored.

Identify any add-on objects and enhancements required

Draft the overall design of the add-on objects and enhancements

Plan and handle the configuration, development, testing and documentation

Work closely with Project Lead/Manager by sending status reports religiously and raising issues/risks as early as possible.

Handle medium to complex APO configuration and development

Support users during UAT and Go-live to fix any defects and performance issues and assist users in general

Plan and execute PRD migration

Liaise with other teams (Basis, SAP OTC, BI)

Will be part of the support team that will support Go-live and production system stability



Other Responsibilities:

Follow the best APO practices to ensure quality of own & team’s deliverables.

Participate as part of a team and maintain good relationships with team members.

Participate and provide bottom-up estimations for business requirements/developments.

Train other consultants on any SAP APO skills; Can conduct bootcamp as necessary

Responsible in leading and managing a technical team -- Plans, assigns, reviews and supervises the work of other consultants

Provide performance feedback for each team member

Eager to learn, build his SAP knowledge and be an expert on one or more SAP APO skills; learning functional skills is encouraged

Comply with all CG company policies