India
Experience:
Skills:
SAP APO consultant with multiple end-to-end implementation experience in Supply Network Planning and Demand Planning. Consultant should possess expertise in below areas.
- In-depth knowledge of the ECC Material Master MRP fields relevant for planning
- Weekend support would be needed
- In-depth knowledge and working experience in setting up planning relevant ECC master data like Work Centers, BOMs, and Production Versions etc.
- Extensive experience in Configuration of the core interface to transfer master and transactional data between ECC and APO
- Extensive knowledge and experience in troubleshooting CIF issues and finding resolutions
- In-depth knowledge and extensive experience in end-to-end SNP setup for implementing standard SNP functionalities.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Advanced Safety Stock Heuristics and various safety stock parameters
- Extensive experience in configuring standard and advanced safety stock planning methods with various settings and explanation of results
- Extensive experience in setting up heuristics planning master data and relevant configuration for both in-house production and external procurement
- In-depth knowledge on various SNP planning parameters and master data viz. PDS, Quota Arrangement, Horizons, Lot sizes etc.
- Ability to explain planning results from different heuristics scenarios. Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues with SNP heuristics planning
- In-depth knowledge on various SNP Capable-to-match (CTM) parameters and profiles.
- Extensive experience in setting up end-to-end CTM planning parameters and configurations.
- Ability to explain various parameters used in CTM profile, Master data profile, Explanation profile, demand prioritization, aggregation, supply categorization etc.
- In-depth knowledge and ability to explain CTM planning results from different scenarios. Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues with CTM.
- Knowledge of SNP optimizer and planning options with SNP optimizer.
- Ability to distinguish and explain differences and advantages of different planning engines.
- In-depth knowledge and working experience in setting up alerts
- In-depth knowledge on SNP standard reports and transactions
- In-depth knowledge on standard DP functionalities like Planning Area, Key Figure, Planning Books etc. configuration, Statistical forecasting, Advanced Macros and Data loads.
- In-depth knowledge on APO BW architecture and experience in working with cubes and other data load objects.
- Excellent communication skills and lucid customer interaction. Ability to clearly articulate thoughts and recommendations
- Ability to work independently or as a team member and adhere to strict timelines.
Note:
Need a candidate with 5+ Years of exp as APO consultant with DP and SNP.
Need to have ECC and Material Master exp is must.
