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About the Role
NCS is seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP IBP Solution Consultant with deep expertise in SAP IBP Inventory Optimization to lead solution design and delivery for large-scale SAP Supply Chain transformations. This client-facing role requires a strong functional architect capable of engaging business stakeholders, shaping solution roadmaps, and facilitating design workshops.
Responsibilities
- Lead discovery workshops with business and supply chain stakeholders.
- Understand client business objectives, planning processes, pain points, and transformation requirements.
- Develop target-state supply chain planning processes and SAP IBP solution roadmaps.
- Design scalable and industry-aligned SAP IBP solutions leveraging SAP best practices.
- Advise clients on inventory optimization strategies, planning frameworks, and operating models.
- Provide thought leadership on Supply Chain Planning transformation initiatives.
- Lead end-to-end SAP IBP solution design and implementation.
- Design and configure solutions across SAP IBP for Inventory (Inventory Optimization), SAP IBP for Demand, SAP IBP for Supply, Response & Supply (desirable), and S&OP Processes.
- Define planning models, master data structures, key figures, planning levels, and planning areas.
- Lead solution design decisions and architecture governance.
- Develop functional specifications and guide technical teams on integrations.
- Support solution testing, business validation, cutover, and go-live activities.
- Ensure alignment between business requirements and SAP IBP capabilities.
- Engage with senior business stakeholders including Supply Chain Managers, Planning Managers, Operations Leaders, and Executive Sponsors.
- Facilitate design workshops and executive solution walkthroughs.
- Present recommendations, solution options, and implementation approaches to clients.
- Build trusted advisor relationships across business and IT leadership teams.
- Support proposals, solutioning activities, estimations, and client presentations.
- Contribute to SAP IBP capability development within the SAP Practice.
- Mentor junior consultants and share implementation best practices.
- Support business development opportunities and solution demonstrations.
Requirements
- Minimum 8-10 years' SAP Supply Chain Planning consulting experience.
- Minimum 3 full lifecycle SAP IBP implementations delivered in a consulting capacity.
- Demonstrated expertise in SAP IBP Inventory Optimization, SAP IBP Supply Planning, SAP IBP Demand Planning, and S&OP Process Design.
- Strong business process consulting experience across Inventory Management, Supply Chain Planning, Demand Forecasting, Procurement & Replenishment, and Warehouse & Distribution Planning.
- Experience conducting client workshops and translating business requirements into solution designs.
- Strong solution architecture and business consulting capabilities.
- Hands-on SAP IBP configuration experience.
- Experience integrating SAP IBP with SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA.
- Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills.
- SAP IBP Inventory Certification is highly desirable.
- Experience with SAP Response & Supply is highly desirable.
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) integration experience is highly desirable.
- SAP BTP and SAP Integration Suite knowledge is highly desirable.
- Telecommunications industry experience is highly desirable.
- Experience implementing Inventory Optimization and Supply Planning in complex enterprise environments is highly desirable.
- Exposure to AI-driven forecasting and advanced planning capabilities within SAP IBP is highly desirable.
- Thinks and operates like a Solution Architect rather than a Project Manager.
- Can independently engage business stakeholders and shape solution direction.
- Has strong consulting and advisory skills.
- Is comfortable challenging existing processes and recommending best-practice approaches.
- Can translate business requirements into practical and scalable SAP IBP solutions.
- Is equally comfortable in executive discussions and detailed solution design workshops.
- Brings proven delivery experience from a consulting or system integrator environment.
- Applicants will need valid Australian work rights.
- May be required to undergo relevant background, probity and police checks.
Skills
- SAP IBP Inventory Optimization
- SAP IBP Supply Planning
- SAP IBP Demand Planning
- S&OP Process Design
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Planning
- Demand Forecasting
- Procurement & Replenishment
- Warehouse & Distribution Planning
- SAP IBP configuration
- SAP ECC integration
- SAP S/4HANA integration
- Stakeholder management
- Presentation skills
- SAP IBP Inventory Certification
- SAP Response & Supply
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) integration
- SAP BTP
- SAP Integration Suite
- AI-driven forecasting
- Advanced planning capabilities
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 8-10 years' SAP Supply Chain Planning consulting experience
- Minimum 3 full lifecycle SAP IBP implementations
About the Company
- At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart.
- Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.
- We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work.
- Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes.
- Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.
- We value Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership and Unity - bringing curiosity, collaboration and accountability to the way we work with our clients and each other.
Equal Opportunity
- We celebrate diversity and inclusion
- We value different perspectives, experiences and strengths our people bring.
- We're committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to contribute, grow and succeed, and to providing equal employment opportunities and reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.