Role: SAP APO Functional Consultant / SAP APO Solution Lead

Location: Raritan, NJ

Onsite Role

• Role Descriptions: Led end-to-end SAP APO implementations/support across DP, SNP, PP/DS, and GATP from requirement gathering through design, configuration, testing (UT/SIT/UAT), cutover, and hypercare.
• Conducted business workshops to map planning and fulfilment processes, documented AS-IS/TO-BE flows, and translated requirements into functional designs and configuration workbooks.
• Built and stabilised APO–ERP integration using CIF by creating/maintaining integration models, monitoring and troubleshooting qRFC queues, and performing data reconciliation between APO and ERP.
• Ensured APO master data readiness and governance, including products, locations, resources, calendars, planning horizons, transportation lanes, quota arrangements, and PDS/PPM structures.
• Configured SAP APO Demand Planning (DP) planning areas, key figures, planning levels, time series settings, and versions aligned to S&OP/consensus demand processes.
• Implemented and tuned DP statistical forecasting (model selection/parameters), managed outliers and intermittency, and developed macros to support forecast adjustments and exception-based planning.
• Defined a forecast validation approach and improved forecast quality using KPIs such as bias and MAPE, partnering with business users to drive adoption of standard planning practices.
• Configured SAP APO Supply Network Planning (SNP) for multi-echelon supply networks, including sourcing, lead times, lot sizing, safety stock inputs, and constraint handling.
• Executed and tuned SNP planning runs (heuristics and/or optimiser where applicable), analysed results, and refined planning logic to balance service levels, inventory, and capacity feasibility.
• Implemented SNP deployment and replenishment logic and (where required) Transport Load Builder (TLB) to support shipment consolidation and executable supply plans.
• Configured SAP APO PP/DS for finite scheduling and detailed sequencing, including capacities, modes, setup times (including sequence-dependent setups if used), and pegging strategies.
• Maintained PP/DS PDS/PPM alignment with ERP BOM/routings/production versions and ensured correct order creation/transfer for planned orders and production/process orders.
• Supported planners using PP/DS heuristics and the DS Planning Board to resolve bottlenecks, improve schedule adherence, reduce changeovers, and manage exceptions.
• Configured SAP GATP check strategies and Rules-Based ATP (RBA) to improve confirmation accuracy and align order promising with real supply and business priorities.
• Implemented and supported Backorder Processing (BOP) to reprioritise demand and re-confirm orders based on configurable rules (priority customers, requested dates, allocation policies).
• Set up product allocation/substitution logic (as applicable) to manage constrained materials and improve service to strategic customers while maintaining policy compliance.
• Developed functional specifications for enhancements and interfaces, coordinated with ABAP/technical teams, and validated developments against business scenarios.
• Created operational runbooks, monitoring procedures, and job schedules for planning runs and CIF health checks; improved stability and reduced recurring production incidents.
• Delivered end-user training, SOPs, and knowledge transfer to support teams, improving planner adoption and reducing dependency on IT.
• Performed root-cause analysis for planning result issues (incorrect pegging, missing receipts, CIF errors, master data gaps) and drove corrective actions through change management.
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