SAP IBP Solution Architect

Company Overview

Argano is a leading global digital consultancy, renowned for bridging the gap between strategy and execution to achieve high-performance business operations transformation. What we offer:

• Work on transformational programs with marquee global clients.
• Structured SAP certification sponsorship and continuous learning budget.
• Competitive total compensation with performance bonus.
• Flexible / hybrid working model and a collaborative team culture.
• Access to internal IBP practice community, CoE resources, and early SAP product previews.

Argano’s SAPSupply Chain Digital Transformation Team is seeking an experienced SAP IBP Senior/Principal or Solution Architect to lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of end-to-end Integrated Business Planning solutions. Operating at the intersection of supply chain strategy and technology, you will translate complex business planning requirements into scalable, best-practice SAP IBP architectures — while guiding clients or internal stakeholders from discovery through go-live and beyond.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Architecture

• Own the end-to-end architecture of SAP IBP implementations across one or more planning domains.
• Define data models, integration patterns, and system landscape for IBP deployments within an SAP S/4HANA or hybrid ecosystem.
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical solution blueprints, including fit-gap analysis and design decisions.
• Establish best-practice configuration standards and ensure alignment with SAP's quarterly release roadmap.

Delivery & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead or support full project lifecycle activities: workshops, blueprint, realisation, testing, hypercare, and handover.
• Engage C-suite and VP-level supply chain stakeholders; present architectures, trade-offs, and recommendations with clarity.
• Mentor and review the work of functional consultants and junior architects on project teams.
• Coordinate with SAP basis, integration, and data engineering teams to ensure end-to-end solution integrity.

Pre-Sales & Practice Development

• Support bid and proposal activities: estimate effort, scope work packages, and articulate value propositions.
• Contribute to practice assets — accelerators, templates, methodology guides, demo environments.
• Stay current with SAP IBP product direction and bring insights back to the team and clients.

Minimum and/or Preferred Qualifications

Required Expertise

• 8+ years experience in SAP supply chain planning
• 5+ full-cycle IBP implementations
• Deep, hands-on implementation experience with these core areas:
  • Advanced Demand Planning (Statistical Modelling)
  • Response & Supply (R&S)
  • Optimizer
  • Order-Based Planning (OBP)
• Exposure to 2+ industries (e.g., CPG, retail, pharma, manufacturing).
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field (MBA a plus).
• Ability to present technical architecture to executive audiences.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional, multi-vendor teams.

Preferred Experience

• SAP IBP Business Planning (xP&A)
• Financial planning integration (BPC / Analytics Cloud)
• S&OP / IBP process design & facilitation
• SAP BTP / extension development
• Anaplan, O9, Kinaxis or competing tool knowledge
• SAP certification in IBP or related modules

Travel: Up to 50%.