Job Description: SAP APO SME (Advanced Planning & Optimization)

Role Summary

We are looking for a skilled
SAP APO Subject Matter Expert (SME)
to manage, support, and enhance advanced planning processes across the supply chain landscape. The role involves working on
SAP APO modules
such as DP, SNP, PP/DS, and GATP, with solid integration to
SAP ECC / S/4HANA / IBP ecosystems
.

Key Responsibilities

APO Functional Expertise
- Act as SME for SAP APO modules:
- Demand Planning (DP)
- Supply Network Planning (SNP)
- Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS)
- Global ATP (GATP)
- Provide
end-to-end functional support and solution enhancements
in APO landscape

Business Process Management
- Understand and optimize key planning processes:
- Demand forecasting and consensus planning
- Supply planning and network optimization
- Production scheduling and capacity planning
- Order promising and fulfillment
- Engage with business stakeholders to gather requirements and propose
optimized planning solutions

Integration & Data Flow
- Manage integration between APO and:




- SAP ECC / S/4HANA (CIF integration)
- IBP (if hybrid landscape exists)
- Other planning tools or legacy systems
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to:
- CIF queues, master data inconsistencies
- Planning data flows between systems

AMS & Support Delivery
- Handle
incident management, problem management, and service requests
within SLA timelines
- Perform root cause analysis and implement
permanent fixes and improvements
- Drive continuous service improvements (CSI) in APO processes

Enhancements & Projects
- Participate in:
- APO enhancements and rollout activities
- Migration initiatives from
APO to IBP / S/4HANA PP/DS
- Prepare functional specifications (FS) and support development/testing cycles

Testing & Documentation
- Support:
- Unit Testing, Integration Testing, UAT
- Maintain:
- Process documentation
- Configuration documents
- Knowledge repository

Required Skills & Experience

Core AP

📌 SAP APO Technical Architect (Bengaluru)
🏢 HCLTech
📍 Bengaluru