Solution Specialist - SAP APO

About Us :

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we re the world s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 27,000 dedicated people come together at Diageo to build the magic behind our much-loved brands.

Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were transformational entrepreneurs whose experienced minds helps crafted the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you ll collaborate with dedicated people from all corners of the world. Together, you ll innovate and push boundaries, crafting a more inclusive and balanced future that we can all be proud of.

With diversity at our core, we celebrate our peoples individual passions, commitments and specialist skills. In our encouraging culture, your voice will be heard and you ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.

Business Function Introduction :

Our Digital and Technology (DT) team are innovators, delivering ground-breaking solutions that will help craft the future of our iconic brands. Technology touches every part of our business, from the sourcing of balanced ingredients to marketing and development of our online platforms. We utilise data insights to build competitive advantage, supporting our people to deliver value faster.

Our DT team includes some of the most dedicated software professionals in the industry. Every day, we come together to push boundaries and innovate, shaping the digital solutions of tomorrow. Whatever your passion, we ll help you become the best you can be, creating career-defining work and delivering breakthrough thinking.

Scope :

• To participate in the end-to-end delivery of changes in Supply Planning
• To support current S4 HANA transformation future projects in the SAP APO SNP, Production Planning and OMP
• Provide Expertise in APO Supply Network Planning Heuristics and Optimizer
• Delivery of solution and design for projects in stream SAP APO SNP and S4 HANA Production Planning is needed.
• To bring experience in Supply Chain Planning standard methodologies
• To support the Business Partner or the Project Manager/Programme Director, leading in the areas of functionality, process, information, and data analysis within this area
• To become a domain guide in their process area bringing competitive and industry standard methodology analysis
• Interact with external partners working on delivering SAP changes which could include technical resources (e.g. coders) and testers
• Provide when called upon domain expertise to the business and project team
• To support continued improvement within the area process through an efficient and effective delivery by meeting targets on time, defect free, solutions

Qualifications and Experience Required :

If you have consulting experience in SAP with background in SAP APO Supply Network Planning and love simplification and process improvement, this is a role for you!

• Bachelor s degree and 8+ years of experience in IT and Supply Chain planning related areas
• Established background in end to end process of Supply Chain Planning
• Established SAP knowledge related to APO and S4 HANA Supply Planning with end to end implementation.
• Expert in end to end Supply Planning, MRP, Heuristics, Optimizer, Process Chains, CIF, New Plant setup
• Must have experience in setting up Planning Area, Planning book , Data view, Key figures, forecast release from DP to SNP planning book.
• Integration with other system like SAP ECC , S4 HANA and OMP
• Worked and good understanding of system interfaces through SAP PO/PI, Mulesoft, API
• Good to have involved in other planning system such as OMP, S4 HANA Advanced Planning.
• Experience in documenting user requirements, creating process/program flow diagrams
• Ability to work independently and autonomously. Be comfortable with ambiguity and exploratory research.
• Ability to facilitate communication between business and technology teams
• Attention to detail and proven organization and analytical skills
• Proven track record of delivering technology solutions with a customer-first approach