Corporate - IT Application Specialist - SAP IBP

The SAP IBP application specialist oversees support of 2 IBP templates and new deployments of same across sites in Amcor Flexibles EMEA and Amcor Special Cartons and is ensuring consistent improvements of existing target system(s) including implementation of new functionality across such systems.
The role is a combination of Business Consulting and Solution Delivery and will ensure value at stake is delivered as a #1 project outcome.
Key Job Accountabilities
SAP IBP Template's maintenance and evolutions

• Provide support, up to L3, for corrections to issues raised by Helpdesk or Demand Managers.


• Schedule and monitor periodic jobs in the planning and forecast cycle


• Manage SAP IBP quarterly upgrades


• Technology watching: Evaluate new features of SAP IBP tools in the domain of responsibility to give advice to Business Operations and contribute to the evolutions of the SAP IBP templates under the responsibility of Amcor Global IT IBP Team


Project management

• Solution being implemented on time in full in budget


• Contributes to document process map and roll-out kit


• Key user training


• Accountable to follow the Amcor defined project methodology


Existing Instances Support (Business Applications)

• Solutions Architect


• Process key-user requests or issues following the Amcor governance process: specification of new developments or customizing, update or proposal of user working instruction, guidelines on the day-to-day use of the solution, training of key users


• Create transport requests in development and follow the issue till the closing of the request from the user.


• Customizing and program specification


• Animate information sharing across sites to take advantages of the SAP IBP usage to avoid duplicated development and study


Methodological compliance

• Ensures project methodology (industrial approach) is understood, applied, and optimised continuously


• Continuous improvement of the roll-out kit for own domain


Major Challenges & Complexities

• Introduce / reinforce standardised work i.e. develop and deploy standard processes, KPIs, governance


• Complex business environment i.e. with regular changes to the scope (Mergers & Acquisitions), different stakeholder goals, global and local approaches


• Distributed team with very different skill sets and customer culture / approach


• Multi-tasking and setting priorities i.e. ensuring the priorities are aligned and respected across the BU


Internal & External Contacts
Internal:

• Business Key-Users and Process Owners


• Demand Managers


• Senior Stakeholders from Commercial and Supply Chain teams


• Amcor Program Manager, Local Project Managers and Site Managers


• Group Information Services Teams


• Application Specialists


• Service Desk


External:

• SAP IBP Consultants


• 3rd Party Helpdesk/Supplier
  
  5+ years of SAP IBP Demand Planning and S&OP module experience, including CPI-DS and APO (min. 5 years).


• Familiarity with SAP IBP PLM module is advantageous.


• 3+ years of experience in SAP PP and MM modules. Active participation in multiple SAP IBP implementations across industries.


• 5+ years of IT experience, including Project Management; some management experience preferred.


• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.


• Fluent in English; proficiency in a 2nd language (Spanish, French, German, or Polish) is a plus.


• Solid understanding of industrial site processes.


• Experienced in international SAP IBP projects, office tools, and planning PC tools.


• Expertise in requirements modeling, software development methods, metrics, user interface design principles, and formalizing functional specifications.


• Knowledgeable in training needs analysis methodologies and testing processes.


• 20% Business Travel
  
  Here at Amcor, we work together every day to make a positive impact on the lives of millions of people across the globe by providing packaging for essential products, including food, beverages, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal care. We are sustainability leaders in our industry, and we were the first global packaging company to commit to making all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. In addition, our products play a vital role in a circular economy as we are working toward 30% recycled material across our portfolio by 2030, and we are one of few packaging companies committed to using science-based targets and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.


We are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organization that is committed to innovating and driving new solutions to create more sustainable packaging solutions.

To find out more about our commitment to sustainability and about Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube, Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly lighter weight, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. In fiscal year 2022, 44,000 Amcor people generated $15 billion in annual sales from operations that span 220 locations in 43 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC