Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

SAP

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

In SAP supply chain and operations at PwC, you will specialise in providing consulting services for SAP supply chain and operations applications. You will analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and offer training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of SAP supply chain and operations applications. Working in this area, you will enable clients to optimise their supply chain processes, improve operational efficiency, and achieve their strategic objectives.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

Job Summary -
At PwC we relentlessly focus on working with our clients to bring the power of technology and humans
together and create simple, yet powerful solutions. We imagine a day when our clients can simply focus on
their business knowing that they have a trusted partner for their IT needs. Every day we are motivated
and passionate about making our clients’ better.
Within our Managed Services platform, PwC delivers integrated services and solutions that are grounded
in deep industry experience and powered by the talent that you would expect from the PwC brand. The
PwC Managed Services platform delivers scalable solutions that add greater value to our client’s
enterprise through technology and human-enabled experiences. Our team of highly-skilled and trained
global professionals, combined with the use of the latest advancements in technology and process, allows
us to provide effective and efficient outcomes. With PwC’s Managed Services our client’s are able to focus
on accelerating their priorities, including optimizing operations and accelerating outcomes. PwC brings a
consultative first approach to operations, leveraging our deep industry insights combined with world class
talent and assets to enable transformational journeys that drive sustained client outcomes. Our clients
need flexible access to world class business and technology capabilities that keep pace with today’s
dynamic business environment.
Within our global, Managed Services platform, we provide Application Evolution Services (formerly
Application Managed Services), where we focus more so on the evolution of our clients’ applications and
cloud portfolio. Our focus is to empower our client’s to navigate and capture the value of their application
portfolio while cost-effectively operating and protecting their solutions. We do this so that our clients can
focus on what matters most to your business: accelerating growth that is dynamic, efficient and
cost-effective.
As a member of our Application Evolution Services (AES) team, we are looking for candidates who thrive
working in a high-paced work environment capable of working on a mix of critical Application Evolution
Service offerings and engagement including help desk support, enhancement and optimization work, as
well as strategic roadmap and advisory level work. It will also be key to lend experience and effort in
helping win and support customer engagements from not only a technical perspective, but also a
relationship perspective.
Minimum Degree Required (BQ) *: BE / B Tech / ME / M Tech / MBA / B.SC / B.Com / BBA
Required Field(s) of Study (BQ):
Preferred Field(s) of Study:
Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ) *: 2-5 years of experience
Certification(s) Preferred:
Preferred Knowledge/Skills *:
AES SAP IBP
Associate
Operate
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General skill set:
As an Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues
from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include
but are not limited to:
● Collaborate effectively with others.
● Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
● Handle/analyze data and information responsibly.
● Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
● Keep up to date with developments in the area of specialization.
● Communicate confidently in a clear and concise manner.
● Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
● Work in a team environment that includes client interactions, manage deliverables
independently, and cross-team collaboration.
● Good Team player. Take up cross competency work and contribute to COE activities.
Strong Knowledge in:
● At least 3+ year experience working in SAP integrated business planning.
● Very good knowledge and understanding of different IBP models such as IBP for S&OP and IBP
for demand, IBP for supply
● Good understanding on IBP for Inventory, IBP for supply and response, IBP for Control tower.
● Experience working with integration tools such as HCI/SDI to integrate between different source
systems with IBP.
● Experience in APO DP and SNP would be an added advantage.
● Ability to create Process Definition Document / Design Document (PDD) and Business Process
Procedure (BPP) for the solutions provided.
● Ability to configure SAP APO DP and deliver work products / packages confirming to the Client's
Standards & Requirements.
● Ability to create Process Flows in Microsoft Visio’s for the client’s proposed business processes.
● Integration of SAP DP with other SAP APO modules.
● Experience in ECC production planning would be an added advantage.
● Experience in S/4HANA enterprise management would be an added advantage
● Understand client requirements, provide solutions, functional specifications and configure the
system accordingly.
● Ability to create Process Definition Document / Design Document (PDD) and Business Process
Procedure (BPP) for the solutions provided.
● Ability to configure SAP IBP module and deliver work products / packages confirming to the
Client's Standards & Requirements.
● Strong configuration hands on experience in planning and execution
● Integration of the SAP IBP module with other SAP modules such as SAP BPC, ECC and with
external applications as well.
● Ability to create presentation/workshop decks for Blueprint that need to be conveyed and be able
to present them to the client.
● Ability to create Process Flows in Microsoft Visio’s for the client’s proposed business processes.
● End to End process knowledge for upstream and downstream data modeling.
● In addition to the above the candidate should have been involved in the following during the life
cycle of SAP implementation:
● Unit Testing, Cycle Testing
● Integration Testing
● User Manual Preparation
● User Support activities
AES SAP IBP
Associate
Operate
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● Exposure to different implementation methodologies
● Regularly interact with the onsite team/client
● Provide status updates in daily/weekly conference calls
● Maintain cordial relationship with onsite team/client
● Strong Knowledge and hands on with the following aspects of DP:
● At least one implementation experience
● Hands on configuration experience on APO DP
● APO BW modeling/ planning area configuration
● Integration with TPM will be a nice to have experience
Preferred Skills:
● Worked on integration with other modules like PPDS and PP
● Exposure to interfaces like ALE/IDOC or EDI/IDOC with little technical knowledge
● ITIL 4 Foundation Certification

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Bill of Materials (BOM), Communication, Cost Efficiency, Cost Management, Data-Driven Insights, Data Modeling, Data Modeling System Support, Demand Forecasting, Demand Planning, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Inventory Management, Lead Time Reduction, Operational Excellence, Operations Processes, Optimism, Planning Operations, Process Improvement, Procurement, Procurement Strategy {+ 17 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date