# SAP IBP Consultant

**Company:** [Eram Talent](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/tzUDnHLdko7WW8uF7Bwm7L.md)
**Location:** Dammam, Saudi Arabia
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Contract
**Department:** SA

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## Description

The **Senior SAP IBP Functional Consultant** will serve as the primary subject matter expert responsible for supporting, configuring, and optimizing the client’s **SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP)** environment. This role acts as a critical technical-functional bridge between IT and business stakeholders, ensuring end-to-end alignment across demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory control, and Material Requirements Planning (MRP).

### **Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities**

### **1\. SAP IBP Application & Technical Support**

-   Maintain, support, and enhance core **SAP IBP** capabilities (Demand Planning, Supply & Response, and Inventory Optimization).
-   Perform root-cause analysis on system issues, handle incident management, and resolve functional, integration, or data-flow errors.
-   Translate business requirements into clear functional specification documents (FSDs) for system enhancements and custom analytics.

### **2\. Supply Chain & Planning Process Execution**

-   Collaborate with business planning units to optimize process flows for **Demand & Supply Planning**, statistical forecasting, and consensus planning.
-   Configure and support **Inventory Optimization** models and **MRP** logic to maintain safety stock levels and improve service levels.
-   Ensure seamless data integration between SAP IBP and underlying ERP ecosystems (SAP S/4HANA / SAP ECC).

### **3\. Stakeholder Enablement & Quality Assurance**

-   Execute end-to-end testing cycles, including Unit Testing, Integration Testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system releases.
-   Conduct user training, draft functional documentation, and guide business planners on standard methodologies within the platform.

## Requirements

**Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

**Professional Experience:** **5 to 7 years** of hands-on experience supporting and configuring SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

**Core Competencies:**

-   Deep functional knowledge of **SAP IBP** (Demand, Supply, Inventory modules).
-   Comprehensive understanding of supply chain fundamentals: **Forecast Accuracy, MRP execution, Inventory Control, and Demand/Supply balancing**.
-   Familiarity with data integration concepts via SAP CPI-DS or SDI to S/4HANA or ECC.

**Soft Skills:** Strong analytical thinking, excellent client-facing communication skills, and the ability to articulate technical concepts to business leadership.