Job Description for Planning Business System Expert and IBP Principal Consultant
Business Environment
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people businesses governments and society. The worlds largest technology company and ranked 10 on the Fortune 500 list for 2012 HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing personal computing software services and IT infrastructure to serve more than 1 billion customers in over 170 countries on six continents. HP invents engineers and delivers technology solutions that drive business value create social value and improve the lives of our clients.
About the Engagement
The Print Planning Excellence (PPE) team is responsible for managing and advancing production planning systems data and processes supporting global and regional Print and Personal Systems businesses within HP. The team focuses on delivering robust scalable and reliable planning capabilities that enable effective demand and supply planning across the organization.
The Planning Business System Expert and IBP Principal Consultant would provide deep functional and solution expertise across demand and supply planning processes. The role would independently lead the resolution of complex and business-critical planning issues perform advanced root-cause analysis define solution approaches and develop sustainable solutions rather than relying only on predefined procedures.
The expert would work closely with business IT project teams and planning stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into effective planning solutions. The role would lead or contribute to solution design development testing implementation and stabilization of critical planning projects and system capabilities while ensuring alignment with established architecture technical standards and industry best practices.
The role would also drive planning process improvements identify opportunities for automation and standardization strengthen planning KPIs and controls and provide subject-matter expertise for strategic and digital transformation initiatives.
The objective of the role is to solve complex planning challenges design scalable solutions drive critical implementations and continuously enhance the organizations end-to-end planning capabilities.
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Key Roles & Responsibilities
- Own and lead complex demand and supply planning processes for global and regional businesses ensuring accurate and timely completion of critical planning cycles.
- Manage planning systems processes and data end-to-end ensuring planning reliability master data accuracy and operational continuity.
- Independently diagnose and resolve complex planning system process and data issues defining the appropriate solution approach rather than relying only on predefined procedures.
- Lead root-cause analysis for critical and recurring issues assess business impact and develop sustainable corrective actions and mitigation plans.
- Serve as a key functional expert and focal point between Business Planning and IT translating complex business requirements into effective planning and system solutions.
- Design and implement advanced planning solutions models and capabilities ensuring alignment with established architecture technical standards business requirements and industry best practices.
- Provide subject-matter expertise and guidance to the planning community including advising teams on planning processes master data system functionality data quality and complex planning scenarios.
- Lead and contribute to high-priority and business-critical projects providing innovative insights solution recommendations functional design testing implementation go-live and stabilization support.
- Define monitor and leverage demand and supply planning KPIs to identify performance gaps and drive improvements in planning effectiveness and reliability.
- Drive continuous improvement and digital transformation across planning processes by identifying opportunities for standardization simplification automation and scalable solutions.
- Ensure robust solution development and testing including functional design validation unit testing and adherence to established standards and best practices.
- Act as a core functional member of strategic Demand and Supply Planning initiatives connecting planning strategy system capabilities and operational execution.
Skills Required
Advanced Demand & Supply Planning Expertise
Deep functional understanding of end-to-end demand supply inventory forecasting and integrated business planning processes.
Advanced SAP IBP / APO Expertise
Strong functional and solution knowledge of SAP IBP SAP IBP SAP HANA ARIBA Enterprises Business Wearhouse or equivalent enterprise planning platforms including upstream/downstream planning dependencies.
Complex Problem Solving
Ability to independently diagnose complex planning process data and system issues and define sustainable solutions.
Solution Design & Architecture
Ability to translate business requirements into scalable planning solutions process designs functional requirements and system capabilities.
Advanced Root-Cause Analysis
Strong ability to perform deep-dive analysis across processes systems master data interfaces and planning outputs to identify underlying causes of critical issues.
Project Design & Implementation
Experience contributing to or leading critical planning projects from requirements and solution design through testing implementation go-live and stabilization.
Planning Transformation & Continuous Improvement
Ability to drive process standardization automation simplification and transformation across demand and supply planning.
Data Integration & Technical Understanding
Strong understanding of planning data flows master data system integrations interfaces and how upstream/downstream systems affect planning outcomes.
Business & IT Leadership
Ability to act as the bridge between Business Planning IT and project teams providing clear solution direction for complex business requirements.
Strategic & Consulting Skills
Ability to look beyond immediate issues identify future planning requirements develop recommendations challenge existing approaches and support strategic planning and digital transformation initiatives.
Education & Experience
- Bachelors or masters degree in engineering Computer Science Information Technology Masters in Supply Chain or a related discipline. BTech BE MCA or equivalent qualification preferred.
- 58 years of overall experience with significant experience in Supply Chain Planning Demand Planning Supply Planning or Integrated Business Planning.
- Strong hands-on functional experience with SAP APO and/or SAP IBP including managing complex planning scenarios and system/process issues.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end Demand and Supply Planning planning data master data planning KPIs and upstream/downstream dependencies.
- Experience in solution design functional requirements testing implementation go-live and stabilization of planning solutions.
- Experience leading complex root-cause analysis and developing sustainable solutions and risk-mitigation plans.
- Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA SAP Ariba and integration with planning solutions is an added advantage.
- Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with SQL Power BI MS Access Excel Macros/VBA automation or analytical technologies is an added advantage.
- Experience contributing to business-critical projects process transformation standardization or digital transformation initiatives.
- Flexibility to collaborate with global teams and work across different time zones based on business requirements.
Soft Skills
- Strong complex problem-solving and critical-thinking ability.
- Ability to independently assess a problem define the solution approach and drive it to closure.
- Robust stakeholder management and influencing skills across Business IT and project teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Strong consulting mindset with the ability to translate business requirements into practical and scalable solutions.
- Demonstrated ownership accountability and decision-making capability.
- Ability to provide functional leadership coaching and guidance to other team members and planning users.
- Strong innovation and continuous-improvement mindset.
- Ability to manage ambiguity competing priorities and business-critical situations.
- Strong ability to collaborate across functions and influence without direct authority.
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