SAP IBP Demand Planning Lead (17680)

Baer is looking for SAP IBP Demand Planning Consultant for a 6+ month remote project.
Title: SAP IBP Demand Planning Consultant
Location: Remote (with travel to client sites as required including Atlanta, GA)
Duration: 6 months
Rate: Hourly Plus Expenses Reimbursed
Alignment: W2 or C2C

Overview
The IBP Demand Planning Consultant will design, configure, and implement SAP IBP for Demand, focusing on statistical forecasting and end-to-end demand planning. This hands-on role will work closely with business planners and delivery teams to build a practical forecasting solution that supports accurate, reliable, and actionable planning.

Description:

• Configure SAP IBP for Demand, including planning levels, key figures, forecast models, and statistical forecasting.
• Design and optimize forecasting methods, including model selection, seasonality, outlier detection, and forecast accuracy measurement.
• Configure end-to-end demand planning processes, including baseline forecasts, planner overrides, promotions, events, consensus demand, and forecast release to supply.
• Design demand planning hierarchies and aggregation/disaggregation across products, customers, locations, and time.
• Configure forecast accuracy and bias measurements, including MAPE, WMAPE, and related KPIs.
• Support new product introductions, phase-in/phase-out planning, and reference product or like-modeling approaches.
• Configure demand sensing and short-term forecasting capabilities when required.
• Build practical IBP Excel add-in planning views and Fiori applications for demand planners.
• Configure application jobs and job chains supporting the demand planning calendar.
• Perform unit testing and support SIT and UAT, including defect analysis and resolution.
• Partner with the Master Data Lead to ensure required demand master data and historical sales data are available.
• Support demand planner training and provide hypercare during initial planning cycles after go-live.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of SAP demand planning experience, including SAP IBP for Demand and/or SAP APO DP.
• Experience with at least two full-lifecycle SAP IBP for Demand implementations.
• Strong knowledge of statistical forecasting, including seasonality, model selection, outlier treatment, MAPE, WMAPE, and bias.
• Hands-on experience configuring IBP planning levels, key figures, forecast models, and planning views.
• Practical experience with the SAP IBP Excel add-in and Fiori planning applications.
• Strong client-facing and communication skills, with the ability to explain forecasting concepts clearly to business users.

Company Overview:
Baer provides best-in-class engagement experiences for our consultants. Our job requirements are carefully vetted and are typically associated with pivotal programs offering tremendous opportunities to expand your skills leveraging the latest solutions.

Baer is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.