Business Systems Consultant – Demand Supply Planning (SAP APO)

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

As an IT Business Systems Consultant- Demand & Supply planning, you’ll lead the effort in diagnosing and resolving complex business process and application issues. We’ll count on you to ensure optimal performance and usability for the various system users and take a lead role in providing root cause analysis with recommendations for improvements in supply chain operational planning capabilities.

Subject matter expert in Production Scheduling with knowledge of Demand and Supply Planning
Work closely with the corporate planning and plant schedulers to identify and lead coordination Demand and Supply Planning efforts across SAP Advanced Planner Optimizer (APO) and connected systems, including project scope definition, testing and validation across all functional streams
Research and resolve Demand and Supply Planning issues and requests for multiple functional areas
Respond to users and team member questions, analyze data, research and troubleshoot to resolve issues and identify root cause
Coordinate changes and approvals for globally shared master data with other Nestlé markets
Lead business initiatives through in-depth analysis, using problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Lead support of system issues and implementations performing gap analysis and user acceptance testing for cross-stream initiatives

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent
7+ years of experience supporting a Supply Chain or IT function
3+ years of experience working with and having functional knowledge of SAP APO (Advanced Planning & Optimization