Senior SAP IBP Practice Lead - Growth & Strategy

Company: Private-equity-backed technology group -1000 experts

The opportunity

We are supporting an established German technology group that is investing in the development of a new SAP Supply Chain and Manufacturing division.

Following significant private-equity investment, the business is entering its next phase of growth and is now hiring a Managing Consultant to build and lead its SAP IBP capability.

This is a genuine practice-building opportunity. You will combine senior customer advisory, programme leadership, business development and team management—creating the SAP IBP proposition rather than inheriting an established structure.

Your responsibilities

• Define and develop the company’s SAP IBP offering, go-to-market strategy and delivery standards.
• Lead complex SAP IBP and supply-chain planning transformation programmes.
• Advise senior executives and C-level stakeholders on planning strategy and technology.
• Take ownership of solution direction across SAP IBP and its integration with the wider SAP landscape.
• Identify and develop new opportunities through existing customer relationships.
• Lead presales activities, proposals and customer presentations.
• Recruit, mentor and manage a high-performing team of SAP IBP consultants.
• Support the wider growth of the SAP Supply Chain and Manufacturing practice.

Your experience

• At least eight years of experience within supply-chain planning.
• Several years of hands-on SAP IBP project or programme experience.
• Deep expertise in at least two SAP IBP areas: Demand, Supply, Response or Inventory.
• Proven experience leading complex SAP transformation projects or programmes.
• Strong senior stakeholder management and C-level advisory capability.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and the ambition to build and grow a consulting capability.
• Fluent German and strong English language skills.

Additional experience

The following would strengthen your application:

• A successful background in business development and presales.
• Experience recruiting, managing and developing consulting teams.
• Broad knowledge of SAP SCM and integration with SAP S/4HANA.
• Build a new SAP IBP capability with genuine ownership and senior visibility.
• Join a business with confirmed investment, customer demand and ambitious growth plans.
• Benefit from the stability and market reach of an established technology group.
• Work within an entrepreneurial environment where decisions can be made quickly.
• Shape the strategy, team and delivery approach from the beginning.
• Access structured training, professional development and clear progression opportunities.

This is an opportunity for an experienced SAP IBP leader who wants to move beyond project delivery and build a successful consulting business with their own signature.