What are the responsibilities and job description for the SAP IBP/APO consultant position at Varnar?
Job Description
Hi,
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We are looking for SAP IBP/APO consultant in Sunnyvale, CA.
Duration: Long term contract
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
JOB DESCRIPTION
Primary Function of Position:
- Run and manage smaller IT enhancement projects.
- Working with cross functional business teams to understand business process and design technical solutions for supply chain planning business functions.
- Supply chain planning data analysis and day to day support and answering plan quality validation questions (User interaction to explain CRP,MRP outputs )
- Coordinate with data warehouse/Tableau reporting teams to deliver business reporting needs.
- Develop process diagrams, test cases. Resolve n support issues.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- This role is “techno functional”.
- Conduct design and testing sessions for supply chain planning business functions.
- Monitor the IT supply chain planning prioritization.
- Day to day coordination with system integrator and/software vendor to plan for deployment activities.
- Weekly and monthly reporting on bugs, enhancements and driving to clear the backlogs.
- Writing of Functional requirement specifications and preparing paper based models of the proposed design.
Skill/Job Requirements
- Must have: Supply Chain data analytical skills and understanding of linear programming.
- Forecasting algorithms understanding, predictive model analysis
- Capacity constrained production planning data analysis
- Must have: Experience with constrained based MRP solvers/algorithms.
- MRP output analysis with multi node constraints modeling
- Run simulation data models do What if analysis.
- Must have : Advanced MS Excel skills and ability to demonstrate data modeling.
- S. in a technical field and /M.S degree desired
- Strong proficiency in business process analysis in Supply chain planning, Supply operations and inventory controls.
- Strong development skills in SQL,R, IBPL, Python, advanced Excel, and ability to learn and apply process skills in building and managing applications.
- Strong organization, time-management and multi-tasking skills
- Collaborative teamwork, communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail, yet flexible in approach
- Ability to work independently with limited to no supervision
- Demonstrated collaborator across multiple functions, such as operations and planning
- Excellent written and verbal skills.
- Strong Supply Chain Planning and operation process skills
- Knowledge of Advanced planning systems like : APO,o9,Kinaxis etc
Experience
- 5-10 years’ experience in supporting Planning systems like: SAP IBP/APO, o9, Kinaxis, Oracle etc.
- Techno-functional Experience in working with constrained based MRP solvers/algorithms.
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