- Full-time
- Department: ACE

Company Description

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.

Job Description

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 is a client-facing consulting role requiring a strong functional architect capable of engaging business stakeholders, shaping solution roadmaps, facilitating design workshops, and delivering end-to-end SAP IBP implementations. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to clients and provide leadership across discovery, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and business adoption activities.

The ideal candidate will have delivered a minimum of three end-to-end SAP IBP implementations and possess deep expertise in Inventory Optimization, Supply Planning, Demand Planning, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP;) processes.

Key Responsibilities

Business Consulting & Solution Design

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)

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.

Stakeholder Engagement

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

Qualifications

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

S&OP; Process Design

Solid business process consulting experience across:

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Planning

Demand Forecasting

Warehouse & Distribution Planning

Experience conducting client workshops and translating business requirements into solution designs.

Strong solution architecture and business consulting capabilities.

Experience integrating SAP IBP with SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA.

Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills.

Highly Desirable

SAP IBP Inventory Certification.

Experience with SAP Response & Supply.

SAP BTP and SAP Integration Suite knowledge.

Telecommunications industry experience.

Experience implementing Inventory Optimization and Supply Planning in complex enterprise environments.

Exposure to AI-driven forecasting and advanced planning capabilities within SAP IBP.

We are seeking a consultant who:

Thinks and operates like a Solution Architect

📌 Senior SAP IBP Lead Consultant (Sydney)
🏢 NCS
📍 Sydney