Introduction

　　As an Application Package Specialist, you'll help clients in the selection, implementation, and production support of application packaged solutions. You'll gain in-depth consulting skills, business knowledge, and packaged solution expertise to effectively integrate packaged technology into the clients' business environment. Join us and start your path as a key player to achieve client expected business results and become the expert you want to be.

　　Your Role and Responsibilities

　　IBM Consulting helps our clients fundamentally redesign experiences to create new sources of value, digitally reinvent their operations for greater efficiency and transform their entire enterprises through cognitive. We invite you to consider joining IBM's global reach, outcome-focused methodologies, domain skills and deep industry expertise that are helping transform the way we live and work.

　　IBM's state-of-the-art Client Innovation Centre (CIC) is the first of its kind in Canada. The Western Canada CIC weaves together IBM's business insights and industry-leading software portfolio and is ideally suited for any client that needs flexible access to emerging or niche skills that may not be cost effective to grow internally.

　　In addition, our focus on our team is unparalleled as demonstrated by the following:

　　The CIC is one of IBM's highest performing delivery centres worldwide -for retention, client satisfaction and utilization. Our employees are empowered to stay and grow within IBM.

　　We are very focused on continuous skill development -staff training is one of the largest Centre investments. Employees are immersed in a culture of learning and constant growth.

　　Investment in key partnership with universities, government and private sector groups which has resulted in IBM having a key influencing role to invigorate Calgary's technology sector

　　We're looking for a SAP-Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Functional Consultant who will be responsible for supporting and fine tuning the current IBP design (Demand, S&OP, Integration with other systems). The role will involve support, analysis, design, configuration, and application scenario testing/implementation in various functional areas.

　　Key Tasks and Activities:

　　Support the current IBP design by providing resolutions to tickets raised by users. It is a customized environment with focus around Demand, S&OP and integration with other systems

　　Maintenance of business-critical application jobs and scheduling, including key support for the execution of supply heuristics and outbound interfacing

　　Implement changes to the design as needed, by working with various stakeholders including the Business, IT, ABAP and integration (CI-DS) team etc.

　　Identify potential opportunities for process improvements and implement solutions utilizing IBP features, development of POCs.

　　Compile functional specifications and other documentations.

　　Support SAP-IBP upgrade cycles.

　　Must be located in Calgary or willing to relocate to Calgary.

　　Required Technical and Professional Expertise

　　Minimum 2 years of IBP experience, with focus on Demand/S&OP and custom designs.

　　Strong knowledge of supply and demand planning processes, APO experience in Demand/SNP is an added advantage

　　Strong skills in understanding & setting up key figures, calculation logics, desegregations etc, forecasting models and preprocessing steps, working knowledge of versions/scenarios, process flows & tasks.

　　Ability to configure IBP supply chain networking

　　Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

　　CI-DS and good understanding of integrating/interfacing IBP with other tools (SAP/non-SAP)

　　Experience with Oil & Gas industry

　　About Business UnitIBM Services is a team of business, strategy and technology consultants that design, build, and run foundational systems and services that is the backbone of the world's economy. IBM Services partners with the world's leading companies in over 170 countries to build smarter businesses by reimagining and reinventing through technology, with its outcome-focused methodologies, industry-leading portfolio and world class research and operations expertise leading to results-driven innovation and enduring excellence.

　　Your Life @ IBMIn a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

　　Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

　　Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

　　Are you ready to be an IBMer?

　　About IBMIBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

　　Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

　　At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

　　Location StatementMust have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.

　　This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.

　　Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.