Location: Netherlands (Hybrid/Remote)
Contract Type: Freelance / Contractor
Duration: 9 months
Start Date: January
Industry: Life Sciences / Pharmaceutical / Manufacturing

My client is looking for a Senior SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Consultant to support a large-scale supply chain transformation programme. The successful consultant will play a key role in designing, configuring and optimising SAP IBP solutions, working closely with business stakeholders across Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement and Manufacturing functions.

This is an opportunity to join a global organisation undergoing significant digital transformation, leveraging SAP S/4HANA and advanced planning capabilities to improve forecasting accuracy, inventory optimisation and end-to-end supply chain visibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of SAP IBP solutions across multiple planning streams.
• Gather and translate business requirements into scalable SAP IBP solutions.

• Configure and optimise SAP IBP modules, including:

  • IBP Demand Planning
  • IBP Supply Planning
  • IBP Inventory Optimization
  • IBP Response & Supply
  • Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
• Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders and process owners.
• Define planning processes, KPIs and solution roadmaps.
• Integrate SAP IBP with SAP S/4HANA, SAP APO and other enterprise systems.
• Support testing activities including SIT, UAT and defect resolution.
• Provide guidance on best practices for supply chain planning and forecasting.
• Collaborate with technical teams on integration, data modelling and reporting requirements.
• Mentor junior consultants and provide subject matter expertise across the programme.

Required Experience

• 8+ years of SAP Supply Chain Planning experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on SAP IBP implementation experience.
• Proven delivery experience in at least two end-to-end SAP IBP projects.
• Strong knowledge of Demand Planning, Supply Planning and S&OP processes.
• Experience designing planning models, master data and key figure structures.
• Hands-on configuration experience within SAP IBP.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience integrating SAP IBP with SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Ability to work independently within international project teams.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Preferred Experience

• Experience within Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, FMCG or Manufacturing industries.
• SAP IBP Certification.
• Knowledge of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
• Experience with Control Tower and Supply Chain Visibility solutions.
• Knowledge of SAP APO migration programmes.
• Exposure to Agile delivery methodologies.

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