Job Description

ROLE: SAP IBP Lead S and OP

Role Description

IBP Lead S and OP is responsible for
Designing and helping build successful implementations of SAP IBP in customer organizations.
Liaising with Sales and Delivery Teams to help grow the Services.
Business around IBP in line with Organizational strategy and goals.
Mentoring Junior IBP Team members within the Organization.
Drive Assist with building Assets and Accelerators within SAP IBP.
No of Implementations At least Two End to End IBP implementations not including Rollouts Mandatory.

Qualifications And Experience

Qualification Graduate in Engineering, Post Graduate MBA, MTech, MS in Operations Management SCM preferred.
Mandatory Ten Plus years of Supply Chain Planning Experience with at least 3 years in SAP IBP.
Desirable Experience in SAP APO or other Planning solutions would be an added advantage.

PROCESS KNOWLEDGE

Deep Process understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain planning familiarity expertise with SCOR model is preferred technology agnostic.
Expertise in at least two industries eg, CPG, Chemical, Automotive, Life Sciences etc.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Good level of understanding of all modules of SAP IBP with expertise in IBP for Sales and Operations Planning.
Deep knowledge and experience in end to end IBP implementation projects in Process and Discrete industries.
Ability to lead and conduct Design workshops in front of an audience comprising of both Business and IT teams.
Ability to conduct User Acceptance testing and Business user training sessions.
Ability to work on complex configuration scenarios, create planning areas, define key figure calculations, create planning view, application jobs and other set up required to build S and OP.
Deep knowledge on Statistical Forecast algorithms, Product segmentation and Driver based planning.
Deep knowledge in S and OP Heuristic algorithm and other functionalities like Forecast consumption.
Very good understanding of ECC Master data and Transaction data from planning standpoint along with writing specifications for CPI tasks.
Basic understanding of SAP PP or SD.

Soft Skills

Excellent communication skills verbal as well as written.
Positive attitude with the flexibility and maturity to work in a challenging client environment.
Conduct trainings and be a mentor for junior IBP team members.

VALUE CREATION

Ability to devise and lead Go To Market strategies for IBP to assist Sales and Alliance teams in expanding Bristlecone's IBP footprint globally.
Build Assets and Accelerators to reduce the overall cost to serve.

About Us

ABOUT US

Bristlecone is the leading provider of AI-powered application transformation services for the connected supply chain. We empower our customers with speed, visibility, automation, and resiliency – to thrive on change.

Our transformative solutions in Digital Logistics, Cognitive Manufacturing, Autonomous Planning, Smart Procurement and Digitalization are positioned around key industry pillars and delivered through a comprehensive portfolio of services spanning digital strategy, design and build, and implementation across a range of technology platforms.

Bristlecone is ranked among the top ten leaders in supply chain services by Gartner. We are headquartered in San Jose, California, with locations across North America, Europe and Asia, and over 2,500 consultants. Bristlecone is part of the $19.4 billion Mahindra Group.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bristlecone is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status .

Information Security Responsibilities

Understand and adhere to Information Security policies, guidelines and procedure, practice them for protection of organizational data and Information System.
Take part in information security training and act while handling information.
Report all suspected security and policy breach to InfoSec team or appropriate authority (CISO).
Understand and adhere to the additional information security responsibilities as part of the assigned job role.

Senior Specialist- SAP