SAP IBP Consultant
First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026.
About Akkodis
Akkodis is a global engineering and R&D leader, combining technology expertise, industry knowledge, and talent to accelerate innovation and digital transformation.
With approximately 50,000 engineers and digital experts across 30 countries spanning North America, EMEA, and APAC, Akkodis brings deep cross-sector expertise and capabilities across mobility, software and technology services, robotics, testing and simulation, cybersecurity, AI, and data analytics.
By combining engineering and IT expertise, Akkodis delivers end-to-end solutions through four service lines: Consulting, Solutions, Talents, and Academy. We help organisations rethink product development and business processes, improve productivity, accelerate time-to-market, and build a smarter and more sustainable future.
Akkodis is part of The Adecco Group and operates as the commercial brand under which AKKA and Modis entities operate.
Role Overview
We are seeking an SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Consultant to support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of end-to-end supply chain planning solutions. The role requires hands-on experience in SAP IBP Demand Planning and Supply Planning, supported by strong supply chain management knowledge and the ability to translate business requirements into practical system solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather and analyse business requirements for demand and supply planning processes.
- Design, configure, test, and deploy SAP IBP solutions, primarily for Demand Planning and Supply Planning.
- Facilitate workshops with business, supply chain, and IT stakeholders.
- Configure planning areas, master data, key figures, planning levels, time profiles, and planning operators.
- Support demand forecasting, consensus demand planning, supply planning, and exception-based planning processes.
- Develop and execute functional specifications, test scripts, integration tests, user acceptance testing, and defect resolution.
- Support data integration and validation between SAP IBP and relevant source or downstream systems.
- Prepare process documentation, solution designs, user guides, and training materials.
- Provide user training, go-live support, issue resolution, and post-implementation enhancements.
- Recommend process improvements based on SAP IBP capabilities and supply chain planning best practices.
Minimum Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- Hands-on SAP IBP implementation or support experience.
- Practical experience in SAP IBP for Demand and SAP IBP for Supply.
- Strong knowledge of supply chain management concepts, including demand forecasting, sales and operations planning, inventory, supply planning, capacity planning, and material flow.
- Basic understanding of the end-to-end supply chain management lifecycle, from demand planning and SAP processes (PO, SO, DN, PGI, and invoicing), inventory, distribution, and supply allocation and fulfilment.
- Ability to understand business processes and translate them into SAP IBP functional designs and configurations.
- Experience with master data, key figures, planning views, alerts, and planning operators.
- Experience supporting testing, data validation, user training, and issue resolution.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional and regional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Participation in at least one end-to-end SAP IBP implementation.
- Experience with SAP IBP Demand and/or Response and Supply planning methods, including heuristic or optimizer-based planning.
- Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA or SAPECC integration with SAP IBP.
- Familiarity with SAP Cloud Integration for data services, integration jobs, and data troubleshooting.
- Experience working in a regional or multi-country supply chain environment.
- SAP IBP certification is an advantage.
Key Competencies
- Business process and solution design
- Supply chain planning expertise
- Structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis
- Stakeholder communication and workshop facilitation
- Documentation and knowledge transfer
- Teamwork, accountability, and delivery focus
Skills
SAP Implementation, Supply and Logistics, Oracle Alerts, Planning, Industry Stakeholders, Validation Procedures, Functional Specifications, Business Requirement Analysis, Solution Design, Demand Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Supply Chain Management, Capacity Planning, Sap Abap Workflow, Business Process Design, Supply Chain and Logistics Management