Senior SAP IBP Lead Consultant / Solution Architect
NCS Australia · Sydney, NSW, Australia · hybrid
At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.
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NCS is seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP IBP Solution Consultant with deep expertise in SAP IBP Inventory Optimization to lead solution design and delivery for large-scale SAP Supply Chain transformations.
This is a client-facing consulting role requiring a strong functional architect capable of engaging business stakeholders, shaping solution roadmaps, facilitating design workshops, and delivering end-to-end SAP IBP implementations. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to clients and provide leadership across discovery, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and business adoption activities.
The ideal candidate will have delivered a minimum of three end-to-end SAP IBP implementations and possess deep expertise in Inventory Optimization, Supply Planning, Demand Planning, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes.
Key Responsibilities
Business Consulting & Solution Design
- Lead discovery workshops with business and supply chain stakeholders.
- Understand client business objectives, planning processes, pain points, and transformation requirements.
- Develop target-state supply chain planning processes and SAP IBP solution roadmaps.
- Design scalable and industry-aligned SAP IBP solutions leveraging SAP best practices.
- Advise clients on inventory optimization strategies, planning frameworks, and operating models.
- Provide thought leadership on Supply Chain Planning transformation initiatives.
SAP IBP Solution Architecture & Delivery
- Lead end-to-end SAP IBP solution design and implementation.
- Design and configure solutions across:
- SAP IBP for Inventory (Inventory Optimization )
- SAP IBP for Demand
- SAP IBP for Supply
- Response & Supply (desirable)
- S&OP Processes
- Define planning models, master data structures, key figures, planning levels, and planning areas.
- Lead solution design decisions and architecture governance.
- Develop functional specifications and guide technical teams on integrations.
- Support solution testing, business validation, cutover, and go-live activities.
- Ensure alignment between business requirements and SAP IBP capabilities.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Engage with senior business stakeholders including Supply Chain Managers, Planning Managers, Operations Leaders, and Executive Sponsors.
- Facilitate design workshops and executive solution walkthroughs.
- Present recommendations, solution options, and implementation approaches to clients.
- Build trusted advisor relationships across business and IT leadership teams.
Practice Development & Pre-Sales
- Support proposals, solutioning activities, estimations, and client presentations.
- Contribute to SAP IBP capability development within the SAP Practice.
- Mentor junior consultants and share implementation best practices.
- Support business development opportunities and solution demonstrations
- Minimum 8-10 years' SAP Supply Chain Planning consulting experience.
- Minimum 3 full lifecycle SAP IBP implementations delivered in a consulting capacity.
- Demonstrated expertise in:
- SAP IBP Inventory Optimization
- SAP IBP Supply Planning
- SAP IBP Demand Planning
- S&OP Process Design
- Strong business process consulting experience across:
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Planning
- Demand Forecasting
- Procurement & Replenishment
- Warehouse & Distribution Planning
- Experience conducting client workshops and translating business requirements into solution designs.
- Strong solution architecture and business consulting capabilities.
- Hands-on SAP IBP configuration experience.
- Experience integrating SAP IBP with SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA.
- Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills.
Highly Desirable
- SAP IBP Inventory Certification.
- Experience with SAP Response & Supply.
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) integration experience.
- SAP BTP and SAP Integration Suite knowledge.
- Telecommunications industry experience.
- Experience implementing Inventory Optimization and Supply Planning in complex enterprise environments.
- Exposure to AI-driven forecasting and advanced planning capabilities within SAP IBP.
We are seeking a consultant who:
- Thinks and operates like a Solution Architect rather than a Project Manager.
- Can independently engage business stakeholders and shape solution direction.
- Has strong consulting and advisory skills.
- Is comfortable challenging existing processes and recommending best-practice approaches.
- Can translate business requirements into practical and scalable SAP IBP solutions.
- Is equally comfortable in executive discussions and detailed solution design workshops.
- Brings proven delivery experience from a consulting or system integrator environment.
Success Measures
- Successful delivery of SAP IBP transformation programs.
- Adoption of inventory optimization and planning best practices.
- Strong client stakeholder satisfaction.
- Contribution to growth of the NCS SAP IBP capability.
Why NCS?
This is a place for people who like to get stuck in, bring ideas to life and make things happen. You'll work alongside experienced people who care about what they do, contribute to meaningful work and have the support to keep learning and grow your career. Whether you want to deepen your expertise, explore something new or take your career in a different direction, there's room to make it your own. We value Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership and Unity - bringing curiosity, collaboration and accountability to the way we work with our clients and each other.
Ready to make extraordinary happen?
We'd love to hear from you.
We celebrate diversity and inclusion
We value different perspectives, experiences and strengths our people bring. We're committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to contribute, grow and succeed, and to providing equal employment opportunities and reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Important information
Applicants will need valid Australian work rights and may be required to undergo relevant background, probity and police checks.
Agencies: NCS accepts candidate submissions only from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal.