SAP ePPDS Consultant

I wanted to share the details of an exciting SAP ePPDSConsultant opportunity based in Aachen, Germany.

• Onsite: 3 days onsite every 2 weeks
• Contract: 9 months initially, with potential for extension
• Start Date: ASAP

The position has a strong functional and technical focus, with responsibility for leading the ePPDS and IBP solution, working with business stakeholders, facilitating workshops and translating complex planning requirements into effective solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of the SAP ePPDS and IBP solution.
• The most important aspect of this role is the ability to understand, challenge and communicate business challenges effectively.
• Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders to understand requirements, processes and challenges.
• Analyse and collect business/planning data and translate findings into actionable solutions.
• Support SAP IBP forecasting, order entry and production planning processes.
• Define and recommend effective planning strategies and methodologies.
• Ensure alignment between ePPDS/IBP and other functional and technical teams.
• Provide training and guidance to key users and business stakeholders.
• Support change management and user adoption.
• Identify process gaps and challenge existing ways of working where appropriate.
• Act as a key interface between business stakeholders, SAP teams and other project functions.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of SAP ePPDS experience.
• Strong practical knowledge of SAP IBP.
• Proven experience with end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations.
• Strong understanding of production planning, supply planning and forecasting.
• Demonstrable experience leading and facilitating business/solution workshops.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work across multiple teams and drive alignment.
• Good understanding of change management and user adoption.

Nice to Have

• Basic SAP VC (Variant Configuration) knowledge would be beneficial.
• Germanlanguage skills.
• Experience working within complex, international SAP transformation programmes.

Best regards,