Lead Consultant

Senior SAP APO Techno‑Functional Lead

• Experienced Senior SAP APO Techno‑Functional Lead to drive end‑to‑end solution design, build, rollout activities across APO DP (Demand Planning) and APO SNP (Supply Network Planning).
• Deep functional understanding of APO planning processes, strong hands‑on configuration expertise, and the ability to work independently across a multi‑system landscape that includes non‑SAP ERPs, Azure/Fabric, and custom middleware integrations.
• Serve as the solution owner for APO—leading requirements clarification, functional design, technical integration governance, testing, and stabilization. This role is critical for delivering a scalable, global planning platform
• Lead solution design, configuration, and validation for APO SNP and DP, including planning models, planning heuristics, master data structures, planning horizons, and integration of demand/supply signals.
• Define and implement end‑to‑end planning processes: CVC creation, DP forecasting flows (if in scope), SNP heuristics, TL setup, location‑product master creation, and planning customer setup.
• Drive APO design decisions ensuring consistency with global planning architecture (DP/SNP, Distributed Demand, supply propagation logic, etc.).
• Own the full lifecycle from requirement refinement → functional design → build → SIT → UAT → cutover → hyper care
• Lead technical-functional troubleshooting for APO: master data inconsistencies, planning exceptions, SNP proposals, DP inputs, CIF integration issues.
• Provide solution documentation aligned with Lean Business Case and architectural governance expectations.
• Collaborate with business planning teams (Demand Planners, Network Planners) to translate planning requirements into APO configuration.
• Facilitate workshops, design walkthroughs, and testing cycles with business and IT.
• Act as the primary APO SME for Australia rollout and future waves (China, GJ, etc.).
• Contribute to master data harmonization, ownership, and governance design in alignment with project templates.
• Support onboarding and mentoring of internal members and external consultants to ensure continuity.
• Identify risks across data, integration, and planning models; propose mitigation and improvement opportunities.