IBP Expert - Supply Chain Analytics

Job Title: IBP Expert - Supply Chain Analytics Company: HP Job Category: SAP Ariba Roles & Responsibilities: Job Description for Planning Process System Expert and IBP Consultant The Print Planning Excellence (PPE) team is responsible for managing and executing production planning systems, data, and processes supporting global and regional Print and Personal Systems businesses within HP. The team focuses on ensuring that demand and supply plans are complete, reliable, accurate, and available on time to support effective business planning and execution. The Planning Process System Expert and IBP Consultant would work closely with business planning teams, IT, and cross\-functional stakeholders to support the execution of demand and supply planning processes. The consultant would monitor daily and weekly planning activities, analyse planning data, identify process and system issues, and coordinate with relevant teams to drive timely resolution. The role would also support master data accuracy, planning metrics and reporting, business\-user queries, and planning cycle readiness. The consultant would act as a key connection point between the planning community and IT, supporting issue resolution, process improvements, testing, and implementation of planning system enhancements. The objective of the role is to ensure stable and timely planning execution, high\-quality planning data, effective issue resolution, and continuous improvement of planning processes . Execute Monitor Analyse Resolve Support* Key Roles \& Responsibilities * Support and manage end\-to\-end Demand and Supply Planning activities across Print, S\&G, and Personal Systems businesses. * Execute daily, weekly, and periodic planning processes, ensuring planning activities are completed accurately and on time. * Analyse planning data and reports to identify demand, supply, forecast, and planning\-system issues and highlight potential business impacts. * Monitor key supply chain and planning KPIs, including forecast accuracy, demand\-supply alignment, and other operational planning indicators. * Identify planning gaps and operational risks, perform initial root\-cause analysis, escalate critical issues, and coordinate actions toward resolution. * Partner closely with Business SMEs, IT, and cross\-functional teams to troubleshoot planning issues and ensure demand and supply alignment. * Communicate planning issues, business impact, corrective actions, and resolutions to relevant stakeholders and support/lead regular SME discussions. * Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardization, automation, and cost reduction across demand and supply planning processes. * Participate in cross\-functional projects and planning transformation initiatives, including business requirements, testing, validation, and implementation activities. Support the implementation, stabilization, and continuous improvement of planning tools and systems, while maintaining process documentation, controls, and planning best practices. * Planning KPI \& Performance Monitoring Ability to investigate day\-to\-day process, data, and system issues and support root\-cause identification and resolution. Ability to coordinate effectively with planners, Business SMEs, IT/support teams, and other cross\-functional stakeholders. Testing \& Implementation Support Ability to support requirements gathering, UAT, validation, implementation, go\-live, and stabilization activities. * Strong analytical and problem\-solving skills. * Good written and verbal communication skills . * Ability to work effectively with Business, IT, and cross\-functional teams . * Strong attention to detail , particularly when working with planning and master data. * Ability to learn new processes, systems, and technologies quickly . * Good time management and prioritization skills. * Proactive approach toward issue identification and resolution . * Strong teamwork and collaboration skills. * Customer and business\-oriented mindset. * Willingness to take ownership and accountability for assigned activities. Full time Shift \- No shift premium (India) Travel \- Work Location: Karnataka, India Availability: Full time

Education \& Experience * Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, master’s in supply chain , or a related discipline. BTech, BE, MCA, or equivalent qualification preferred. * 1–3 years of overall experience , preferably with exposure to Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, or Planning Operations. * Working knowledge or hands\-on exposure to SAP APO and/or SAP IBP modules. * Basic understanding of end\-to\-end Demand and Supply Planning processes. * Exposure to SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba , or related supply\-chain applications is an added advantage. * Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word for analysis, reporting, and business presentations. * Knowledge of SQL, MS Access, Excel Macros/VBA, Power BI, or other data/automation technologies is an added advantage. Willingness and flexibility to work across different time zones based on business requirements. * Soft Skills Key Skills: SAP Ariba Salary: Not disclosed