Experienced SAP SAC Planning Consultant with strong expertise in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning, SAP Datasphere, and SAP Integrated Planning (SAP IP).

The consultant will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and supporting end-to-end SAP planning and analytics solutions. The role requires strong hands-on experience in planning models, data integration, reporting, planning processes, and solution implementation/support.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design and develop SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning solutions based on business requirements.

- Develop and maintain planning models, dimensions, measures, versions, and planning structures in SAC.

- Configure and implement planning functionalities such as:

1. Budgeting

2. Forecasting

3. Actual vs. Plan analysis

4. Rolling forecasts

5. What-if/scenario planning

6. Allocations and planning workflows

- Design and develop SAP Datasphere models to support planning and analytical requirements.

- Build and manage data integration between SAC, Datasphere, SAP BW, SAP S/4HANA, and other relevant source systems.

- Work extensively on SAP Integrated Planning (SAP IP) and integrate planning processes with enterprise analytics solutions.

- Develop SAC stories, dashboards, reports, and planning applications for business users.

- Translate business requirements into scalable SAP planning and analytics solutions.

- Perform data validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting across planning and reporting solutions.

- Support end-to-end implementation activities including requirement gathering, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.

- Work with business stakeholders to understand planning processes and recommend appropriate SAC/Datasphere solutions.

- Troubleshoot performance, data integration, planning, and reporting issues.

- Prepare technical/functional documentation and support knowledge transfer to business and support teams.

Mandatory Skills:

- 10+ years of overall IT/SAP experience

- 6+ years of relevant experience in SAP Analytics / Planning

- Strong hands-on experience in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning

- Strong hands-on experience in SAP Datasphere

- Strong experience in SAP Integrated Planning (SAP IP)

- Experience in designing and developing planning models

- Strong understanding of data integration and data modelling

- Experience in SAC reporting, dashboards, and planning applications

- Experience in end-to-end implementation and production support

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Good-to-Have Skills:

- SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP)

- SAP BW / BW/4HANA

- SAP S/4HANA integration

- Experience with financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting

- Knowledge of SAP Analytics architecture and enterprise data models