IBM SAP HANA SCM IBP - Western CIC 

Canada, Alberta, Calgary 

567704741

As an Application Package Specialist, you’ll help clients in the selection, implementation, and production support of application packaged solutions. You’ll gain in-depth consulting skills, business knowledge, and packaged solution expertise to effectively integrate packaged technology into the clients’ business environment. Join us and start your path as a key player to achieve client expected business results and become the expert you want to be.

In addition, our focus on our team is unparalleled as demonstrated by the following:

• The CIC is one of IBM’s highest performing delivery centres worldwide –for retention, client satisfaction and utilization. Our employees are empowered to stay and grow within IBM.
• We are very focused on continuous skill development –staff training is one of the largest Centre investments. Employees are immersed in a culture of learning and constant growth.
• Investment in key partnership with universities, government and private sector groups which has resulted in IBM having a key influencing role to invigorate Calgary’s technology sector

Key Tasks and Activities:

• Support the current IBP design by providing resolutions to tickets raised by users. It is a customized environment with focus around Demand, S&OP and integration with other systems
• Maintenance of business-critical application jobs and scheduling, including key support for the execution of supply heuristics and outbound interfacing
• Implement changes to the design as needed, by working with various stakeholders including the Business, IT, ABAP and integration (CI-DS) team etc.
• Identify potential opportunities for process improvements and implement solutions utilizing IBP features, development of POCs.
• Compile functional specifications and other documentations.
• Support SAP-IBP upgrade cycles.

Must be located in Calgary or willing to relocate to Calgary.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 2 years of IBP experience, with focus on Demand/S&OP and custom designs.
• Strong knowledge of supply and demand planning processes, APO experience in Demand/SNP is an added advantage
• Strong skills in understanding & setting up key figures, calculation logics, desegregations etc, forecasting models and preprocessing steps, working knowledge of versions/scenarios, process flows & tasks.
• Ability to configure IBP supply chain networking

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• CI-DS and good understanding of integrating/interfacing IBP with other tools (SAP/non-SAP)
• Experience with Oil & Gas industry