SAP IBP Specialist (Sydney /Auckland)

About the Company

We are HCLTech, one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world and home to 219,000+ people across 54 countries, supercharging progress through industry-leading capabilities centered around Digital, Engineering and Cloud.

We are seeking an experienced SAP IBP Specialist to play a critical role in a major supply chain transformation initiative. In this role, you will lead the technical configuration, integration, and migration activities required to transition a legacy SAP APO landscape to SAP IBP while enabling seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA PP/DS.

If you are passionate about supply chain planning, SAP IBP, and solving complex business challenges, this is an exciting opportunity to work on a high-profile transformation program.

Job Summary

· The SAP IBP Specialist will drive the technical execution, system configuration, and data migration required transition our legacy SAP APO footprint to SAP IBP.

· Map existing APO Supply Network Planning (SNP) into IBP Response & Supply and Inventory Optimization models, and build a closed-loop integration with S/4HANA PP/DS for short-term detailed execution

Key Responsibilities

1. Core IBP Module Configuration

· Response & Supply: Build and tune Order-Based Planning (OBP) planning areas, configuring prioritization rules, allocation runs, and deployment heuristics/optimizers .

· Inventory Optimization (IO): Configure multi-echelon safety stock operators, master data types, and key figures to model demand and supply variability.

2. S/4HANA PP/DS & IBP Integration

· Configure the seamless handoff between IBP (mid-term supply/deployment) and S/4HANA PP/DS (short-term finite scheduling).

· Map IBP supply recommendations (planned orders, purchase requisitions) to automatically trigger detailed scheduling runs in PP/DS.

3. Data Integration & Interface Management

· Build, maintain, and troubleshoot data pipelines using Real-Time Integration (RTI) for order-based data and SAP Cloud Integration for Data Services (CPI-DS) for time-series data.

· Manage the integration of core master data (material masters, work centers, PDS/BOMs) and transactional data (batches, stock, sales orders) between S/4HANA and IBP.

· Resolve data synchronization, queue errors (CIF/RTI monitors), and delta reconciliation anomalies between systems.

4. Testing, Validation & Hypercare

· Author functional specifications, configure calculation graphs, write complex Excel planning view local formulas, and build analytics dashboards.

· Execute rigorous Unit Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts.

· Provide deep technical support during cutover, go-live, and post-implementation hyper care phases.

Required Qualifications

· 10+ years of experience in SAP supply chain solutions, with 5+ years of hands-on configuration experience in SAP IBP, with a strong background in SAP ERP/S4HANA supply chain modules.

· Proven track record of configuring at least 2 complex implementations involving IBP Response & Supply (OBP) and IBP Inventory Optimization.

· Strong understanding of supply chain processes and planning methodologies.

· Advanced hands-on experience using SAP RTI (Real-Time Integration) , CI-DS and Core Interface (CIF) logic to bridge ERP and advanced planning layers.

· Excellent English communication skills, written as well as verbally.

· Strong analytical, communication and facilitation skills.

· Proactively analyzing and driving complex issues and significantly improving, changing or adapting existing processes and systems.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA ePPDS and SAP APO.

Why HCL

• We are one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world, with offices in 50+ countries across the globe and 219,000 employees.
• Our company is extremely diverse with 165 nationalities represented.
• We offer the opportunity to work with colleagues across the globe.
• We offer a virtual-first work environment, promoting a good work-life integration and real flexibility.
• We offer comprehensive benefits for all employees.
• We are a certified great place to work and a top employer in 17 countries, offering a positive work environment that values employee recognition and respect.

How to apply

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