SAP APO / SAP IBP Consultant – Kinaxis | Supply Chain Planning

Position Number: 509496
Job Location: Saint Louis, MO 63105
Industry: Supply Chain Management / Manufacturing / Enterprise IT
Employment Type: Temporary
Estimated Duration: 48 Weeks
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite and 2 Days Remote
Number of Positions: 1

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced SAP APO / SAP IBP Consultant with hands-on Kinaxis experience to support enterprise supply chain planning and manufacturing operations.

The ideal candidate will have strong functional expertise in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO), SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP), and Kinaxis, along with experience in supply chain planning, demand forecasting, supply planning, production scheduling, inventory optimization, and SAP ERP integration.

In this role, you will collaborate with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Analytics, and cross-functional IT teams to implement, configure, maintain, and optimize enterprise planning solutions. The focus is on improving planning accuracy, operational efficiency, system performance, and supply chain effectiveness across global manufacturing operations.

Candidates must have experience with all three platforms: SAP APO, SAP IBP, and Kinaxis, and must be available to work onsite in Saint Louis, MO, three days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Analytics teams to understand business processes, planning requirements, and operational objectives.

• Lead planning, design, configuration, testing, training, and deployment activities for SAP APO modules, including Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP), and Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS).

• Configure and support SAP IBP capabilities, including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Optimization, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and Control Tower.

• Apply Kinaxis experience to support supply chain planning processes and enterprise planning solutions.

• Provide production support for global planning and manufacturing operations, including integrations with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and external systems.

• Configure and maintain SAP APO/IBP master data, including Bills of Materials (BOMs), resources, Production Data Structures (PDS), Production Process Models (PPM), location-product data, classifications, and batch-related structures.

• Develop and maintain interfaces between SAP APO/IBP and SAP ECC/S/4HANA using Core Interface (CIF), OData services, and integration middleware.

• Support statistical forecasting, SNP heuristics and optimization, detailed production scheduling, supply planning heuristics, and inventory optimization.

• Prepare Functional Design Specifications and technical-functional documentation for custom enhancements, BI/analytics, and performance improvements.

• Partner with FI/CO, MM, PP, QM, Security, Basis, ABAP, and Operations teams to resolve technical and business process issues.

• Troubleshoot integration issues across SAP APO/IBP and SAP ECC/S/4HANA modules, including MM, PP, SD, and FI/CO.

• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes through SAP functionality, optimization techniques, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Research and apply SAP OSS Notes and SAP best practices to maintain system stability, reliability, and performance.

• Collaborate with the broader business network and cross-functional teams to develop planning solutions that improve supply chain performance and reduce operating costs.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of hands-on SAP APO configuration experience across DP, SNP, and PP/DS, or SAP IBP experience across Demand, Supply, Inventory, and S&OP planning.

• Hands-on experience with SAP APO, SAP IBP, and Kinaxis is required.

• Experience participating in at least two full lifecycle SAP APO and/or SAP IBP implementations.

• Strong functional knowledge of statistical forecasting, SNP heuristics and optimization, PP/DS detailed scheduling, supply planning heuristics, and inventory optimization.

• Experience configuring and supporting enterprise supply chain planning solutions in manufacturing environments.

• Experience with SAP APO/IBP master data configuration and maintenance.

• Experience integrating SAP APO/IBP with SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, MES, and external systems.

• Knowledge of CIF, OData services, and integration middleware.

• Experience preparing Functional Design Specifications and supporting custom enhancements.

• Strong troubleshooting skills across SAP planning modules and related ERP components.

• Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams.

• Availability to work onsite in Saint Louis, Missouri, three days per week, with two remote workdays.