Job title: SAP IBP Specialist

Location: Sydney, AU

Job type: Contract

Job Summary:

- The SAP IBP Specialist will drive the technical execution, system configuration, and data migration required to transition our legacy SAP APO footprint to SAP IBP.
- Map existing APO Supply Network Planning (SNP) into IBP Response & Supply and Inventory Optimisation 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 prioritisation rules, allocation runs, and deployment heuristics/optimizers .
- Inventory Optimisation (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 trigger detailed scheduling that automatically 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 centres, PDS/BOMs) and transactional data (batches, stock, sales orders) between S/4HANA and IBP.




- Resolve data synchronisation, 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 Optimisation.
- Robust 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 verbal.
- 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.

📌 SAP IBP Specialist (Sydney)
🏢 ALOIS Australia
📍 Sydney