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Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Planning Analyst / Consultant - SAP IBP, SAP PP

Implementation & Technical Account ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLa Ribera, Heredia Province, Belén, Costa RicaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Conceptual understanding of as-is supply chain processes and the ability to design to-be processes.
  • Ability to develop and implement supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives and operational efficiency.
  • Good understanding of ERP applications in the relevant domain areas.
  • Hands-on experience in supply chain planning environments, preferably within a Planning Factory or centralized planning organization, supporting Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Production Planning, Inventory Planning, and S&OP/IBP.
  • Experience working in SAP-driven planning environments, with understanding of integrated planning processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Strong expertise in SAP IBP modules, including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Optimization, and S&OP, and in SAP ECC/S/4HANA Production Planning (PP).
  • Ability to understand client requirements and configure customized solutions.
  • Strong analytical skills to develop viewpoints on industry trends and identify improvement opportunities and cost savings.
  • Bachelor’s degree completed.
  • Two to nine years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, Planning Factory operations, or SAP Planning environments, including hands-on SAP IBP and SAP PP experience.
  • Experience supporting, optimizing, or implementing Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Production Planning, Inventory Planning, and Integrated Business Planning processes.
  • Strong experience with SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC, specifically SAP IBP and SAP PP.
  • Availability to travel may be required.

Responsibilities

  • Work with clients as consulting professionals to design, build, and implement solutions that enhance business performance.
  • Participate in clients’ supply chain planning business processes.
  • Understand client business objectives, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Develop implementation roadmaps aligned with client business needs and industry best practices.
  • Design and optimize end-to-end supply chain planning solutions using SAP IBP and SAP PP standard and configurable capabilities.
  • Operate within a Planning Factory environment, supporting centralized planning processes across multiple business units, regions, and product categories.
  • Drive planning excellence through standardized processes, data governance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborate with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Production Planning, and Manufacturing teams to support accurate and efficient planning execution.
  • Monitor planning KPIs and identify opportunities to improve forecast accuracy, inventory levels, service levels, and operational efficiency.
  • Support business users in adopting and optimizing SAP planning solutions and planning best practices.
  • Act as a liaison among business stakeholders, SAP teams, Master Data teams, and IT functions to support effective planning system integration.
  • Coordinate with Enterprise Systems and Master Data Management teams to ensure proper data propagation and concurrence in the planning tool.
  • Define project requirements, project plans, and solution designs.
  • Guide users and coach business units in using enterprise systems and transitioning to planning tools and applications; configure enterprise architecture to meet business needs.
  • Provide final solution deliverables to the customer according to the design.
  • Explore initiatives in process optimization and digitization to improve short- and medium-term planning.
  • Draft client proposals, establish objectives, and create action plans.

Desired Qualifications

  • MBA.
  • Experience in industries such as Life Sciences, Automotive, or Consumer Packaged Goods.
  • Exposure to APO, MRP, Production Scheduling, and related SAP planning solutions.
  • Client-facing experience.

About the Company

Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Accenture advises large businesses and public agencies on strategy, builds their technology systems and runs ongoing operations. Its teams connect business planning with implementation, covering areas such as cloud migration, cybersecurity and customer experience. Consultants work with clients to redesign processes, while engineers integrate software from technology partners and maintain the resulting systems for multinational organizations. Clients pay for project work or continuing services, including application support and business processes such as finance and customer service. Accenture was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Founded
1989

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