SAP APO Lead (APO SNP DP PPDS)

Description

SAP APO Lead (APO SNP DP PPDS) - 12 Months rolling contract- Antwerp, Belgium

The Client:

A large scale consultancy (FTSE 500)

Responsibility of a SAP APO Lead:

Develop a strong understanding on the Europe2 template design.
Rolling out Cross System flow of Goods (CSFG) and replenishment scenarios in Europe.
Understand and evaluate business requirements, identify the changes to the template and translate them into functional specification and technical design.
Perform hands-on configuration and instruct ABAP programmers.
Define unit test scenarios and execute unit testing. Document test scripts and test evidence in testing tool (HP Quality center).
Define integration test scenarios and execute integration testing. Document the scripts and evidence in the testing tool.
Assist business users during UAT.
Perform Regression test scenarios for testing the existing functionalities against changes.
Provide post go-live support and drive the smooth transition of the support to the respective teams
With the other team members, be accountable for on time delivery of the project deliverables.

Experienced required of a SAP APO Lead:

Senior level APO - SNP: Excellent knowledge of the APO SNP module in addition to good knowledge of APO DP, PPDS, SAP BW. Knowledge of integration points with SAP ECC Logistics modules.
Senior Level APO - GATP: Excellent knowledge of the APO GATP module along with hands on CIF experience. Good knowledge of integration points with SAP SD.

Roll-outs: Required experience in rolling-out SAP APO implementation. Required strong knowledge of GATP and Replenishment planning processes in particular as well as Supply Chain processes in general.

Experience: Have at least 5 to 8 year of experience working with hands on SAP APO consulting.

Communication Skills: Very good knowledge of English, both written and spoken. Require excellent communication skills towards key users on functional level.

Functional skills: Have a good functional understanding about SCM processes: Should be able to translate business requirements into SAP solution.

Documentation Skills: Should possess good documenting skills: specifying the solution clearly in functional and technical design documents. Identify test cases to test the solution. Translate functional and technical design to appropriate test scripts. Required strong adherence to the SDLC.

Desired skills:
SAP CSFG (Cross system flow of goods) knowledge/exposure.
Basic level APO - PPDS
Experience in working with a virtual team & collaboration with off-shore ABAP team
Experience in working with an international environment, with key users located across different geographical regions.
Experience working with GxP environment.

Rates: €700/day

Contract length - 12 Months

If this is of interest to yourself - please send me your CV for immediate consideration.

Maximus - Global ERP Talent. Delivered Locally.

Keywords: SAP, Advanced Planning and Optimizer, SAP APO, APO SNP, APO DP, APO PPDS, APO GATP, SAP SD