Job Title: IT Manager- APO (SME)  Main Accountability:   - APO SME is expected to carry out the role for all APO functions - Demand Planning (DP), Supplier Network Planning (SNP). Candidate is also expected to have good appreciation of APO integration with other SAP functions viz O2C and supply chain  - SME has an active role in all projects / changes landing in landscape, tightly coupling with the AD PMs, global SMEs in Finance area, he/she is directly responsible for the design and implementation of the projects / changes regarding own area for the landscape.   Essential skills & Relevant Experience:  - Business process knowledge in critical APO areas - DP & SNC  - Overall 10+ years experience across industry  - Total APO experience of 10-12 years  - 3-4 E2E APO implementations experience along with integration components like ECC  - Must have worked on creating the forecasting and supply process in implementing projects from scratch  - In-depth understanding of forecasting models and alpha, beta, gamma factors and their impact on forecast planning process  - Team lead with managing team of 10+ people  DP - Must Have:  - Knowledge of Demand Planning administration and configuration settings - creation of info-cubes, info-objects, transfer and communication rules and knowledge of data flow design between them  - In-depth understanding of forecasting models and alpha, beta, gamma factors and their impact on forecast planning process  - Knowledge of realignment functionality  - Leading the integration of DP with the connected business processes- sales, manufacturing, logistics and procurement   - Exposure to Sales and Operations Planning within a manufacturing environment  - In Depth understanding of DP master data - CVCs, Product Hierarchy, Location/Customer Hierarchy  Supply Network Planning - Must Have  - First hand knowledge and implementation exposure on most of these functionalities:   a) Master Data - Locations / Products / Tlanes   b) Different SNP strategies - Heuristic / CTM / Optimizer   c) Capacity Leveling   d) Deployment   e) TLB  - Deep knowledge of differences between Optimiser and Heuristics engines, and appreciation of scenarios where they can be used  - Good understanding of Integration between ECC and APO - Core Interface and other configurations  - Knowledge of Inventory process - Day's Supply, Inventory building strategies, demand cover  - Knowledge of Factory/Planning/Shipping Calendars and their integration with ECC  - Knowledge of SNP integration with PPDS Dashboard  Primary IT Skills (Essential):  - SAP skills in APO area across all DP & SP and interfaces with MM, PP, SD  - Project management  - Testing  Secondary IT Skills:  - ASAP methodology  - Application architecture and development relating to APO, ECC  - Application life cycle management  - Quality Management  - Document Management Techniques  - Strong communication

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Unilever - IT Manager - APO - SME 

Unilever - IT Manager - APO - SME  ,Job Description for Unilever - IT Manager - APO - SME  in Unilever in  Bangalore for (6-12) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Unilever - IT Manager - APO - SME  in Unilever in  Bangalore for (6-12) years of experience. Apply Now!