SAP APO Demand Planning Expert

Description

This person will be responsible for owning assigned tasks, identifying and resolving data, SNP,CTM issues, monitoring daily jobs, assisting with compatibility testing, and defining and driving enhancements and configurations. Responsibilities will include Researching, replicating, and resolving issues Configuring SNP, CTM, and CIF to support business requirements Setting up and configuring SNP (including CTM) Development of Functional Design Specifications and other detailed enhancement documentation to support custom program development. Setting up and configuring DP data cubes and process chains Configuring APO DP Crossfunctional work with BI, QM, PPPI, LE, SD, MM, ABAP, Basis, Operations, and other teams as necessary to resolve technical and process issues Working with users, IT team members, and management to define and document business requirements, determine the appropriate SAP configuration and / or development required, and / or to document why the requirement cannot be satisfied by an SAPbased solution. Required Skills Strong SAP SCM/APO experience consisting of SNP, CTM, and CIF (minimum 5 years combined experience with emphasis on SNP and CTM) Candidates that do not have all 3 items will not be considered Strong SAP SCM/APO experience in DP Experience creating and monitoring APO and ECC Jobs Experience maintaining and modifying APO CIF Experience maintaining and modifying SNP with special emphasis on CapableToMatch (CTM) Experience setting up and configuring DP/BI cubes Ability to work in a team environment Ability to work closely with Monsanto's Seed planners Excellent verbal and written communication skillsThe learning curve associated with the Seed Planning business process is steep, therefore the candidate must be technically strong. If they are trying to learn the technical while on the job, they won't be able to keep up and will wash out quickly. This role is to provide additional assistance to the existing team, supporting an existing APO implementation.