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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SAP Integrated Business PlanningSenior Manager - **Company:** KPMG International Cooperative - **Location:** Manchester, UK - **Salary:** £93,450.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Business Analytics Applications, Data Integration, Open Data Protocol, SAP APO, SAP (Applications), SAP Implementation, Data Streaming, SAP Business Technology Platform, Sap Production Planning, SAP S/4HANA, Data Management - **Published:** November 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5953381843 ## About the Role Functional & Solution Architecture Skills: * Deep functional expertise in SAP IBP, including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Response & Supply, Inventory Optimisation, and IBP for S&OP. * Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain and Finance processes and how they integrate with planning solutions. * Proven experience designing and delivering integrated planning and execution solutions, including master data, key figures, planning operators, and alerts. * Strong knowledge of SAP IBP architecture, data integration approaches, and best practices for scalable and performant planning solutions. * Experience applying SAP Activate and fit-to-standard methodologies in planning-led transformations. * Familiarity with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) for integration, extensions, analytics, and innovation. * Knowledge of integration patterns and technologies (e.g. CPI, APIs, OData) connecting SAP IBP, S/4HANA, and third-party tools. Experience: * Extensive SAP consulting experience, with significant experience in a Senior Manager or Lead Architect role delivering SAP IBP programmes. * Delivery experience across 2-3 multiple end-to-end SAP IBP implementations, including integration with SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA environments. * Proven track record of leading complex planning transformations, balancing solution quality, delivery pragmatism, and client value. * Strong experience facilitating executive-level workshops, shaping business cases, and defining planning roadmaps and solution blueprints. * Ability to engage credibly with CXO-level stakeholders across Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations. * Experience managing and mentoring high-performing consulting teams within a professional services environment. * Proven experience leading and shaping SAP IBP-led RFP responses, including solution vision, delivery approach, resourcing models, and commercial inputs, * Exceptional communication, presentation, and client relationship skills, with the ability to simplify complex functional and technical concepts for diverse audiences * Strong consulting mindset with excellent stakeholder management and client-facing skills. * Ability to simplify complex planning and technical concepts into clear business outcomes. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on value-driven solution design. * Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and leading large-scale transformation initiatives (Supply Chain, SAP and Enterprise Transformation wide). * Passion for developing people, building capability, and contributing to KPMG's SAP and Supply Chain community. * Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with SAP IBP, S/4HANA, and industry best practices. * Track record of driving go-to-market (GTM) initiatives, building SAP IBP pipeline, and converting opportunities into successful client engagements through trusted client relationships and value-led propositions. ## Description We are seeking skilled professionals with hands-on experience in designing and implementing SAP S/4HANA solutions. This role is pivotal in delivering high-quality client engagements, focusing on enabling digital transformation and modern cloud-based solutions. The position also involves supporting business development activities and contributing to proposals that help grow our SAP practice, * Lead the functional and solution architecture design for SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) programmes, ensuring tight integration with SAP S/4HANA across Supply Chain and Finance execution processes (e.g. P2P, O2C, manufacturing, and inventory management). * Own and deliver end-to-end IBP solution design covering key planning processes including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Response & Supply, Inventory Optimisation, and Integrated Business Planning / S&OP. * Conduct senior-level fit-to-standard workshops with client stakeholders to align SAP IBP capabilities to business planning objectives, operating models, and performance outcomes. * Define and maintain the overall IBP and planning architecture, ensuring alignment with enterprise digital transformation strategies, SAP roadmaps, and KPMG Powered Enterprise principles. * Design integrated planning and execution processes, ensuring seamless data flow between SAP IBP, SAP S/4HANA, and relevant non-SAP planning or analytics platforms. * Provide expert guidance on leveraging SAP IBP innovations, advanced analytics, scenario planning, and intelligent technologies (e.g. demand sensing, supply optimisation, and predictive analytics). * Oversee integration strategies between SAP IBP and SAP S/4HANA using SAP BTP, CPI, APIs, and standard SAP integration patterns to ensure data consistency and performance. * Provide architectural governance and quality assurance across the delivery lifecycle, from design through build, test, deployment, and hypercare. * Lead and mentor multi-disciplinary delivery teams (functional, technical, data, integration, and change) across onshore and offshore models. * Act as a trusted advisor to client executives, articulating planning transformation roadmaps, solution trade-offs, and the business value of SAP IBP-enabled operating models. * Strong capability in owning the commercial aspects of client engagements, including scope definition, pricing, risk management, contract structures, and margin delivery across complex transformation programmes.