Job Title: APO Demand Planning Product Owner / IBP
Location: Chicago, IL
Employment Type: Full-Time
Priority: Urgent / Critical Requirement
We are seeking an experienced APO Demand Planning Product Owner / IBP professional to own and drive the roadmap for Demand Planning capabilities. This role will work closely with business stakeholders, supply chain teams, and IT to translate business requirements into scalable planning solutions and continuously improve demand-planning processes.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience with SAP APO Demand Planning, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Product Ownership, Program Management, Agile methodologies, backlog management, and feature delivery .
Key ResponsibilitiesOwn and manage the APO Demand Planning product roadmap , including prioritization of enhancements and capabilities.
Lead demand-planning solution design across business, supply chain, and IT teams.
Translate business and IBP requirements into user stories, features, acceptance criteria, and actionable backlog items .
Manage and prioritize the Agile product backlog based on business value and stakeholder priorities.
Govern statistical forecasting, consensus demand planning, exception management, and demand-planning processes .
Coordinate releases, testing, deployment, and user adoption of APO/IBP enhancements.
Monitor and improve key planning KPIs, including forecast accuracy, forecast bias, service levels, and overall planning performance .
Identify process gaps and drive standardization across markets and products .
Partner with business users, IT teams, and implementation partners to ensure successful delivery of product enhancements.
Provide stakeholder updates, training, process documentation, and change-management support .
Support issue resolution, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement of demand-planning processes and systems.
Strong experience with SAP APO Demand Planning / Advanced Planning and Optimization .
Experience with Demand Planning and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) .
Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar product leadership role.
Strong Program Management / Project Management experience.
Experience managing Agile backlogs, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria .
Strong understanding of statistical forecasting, consensus forecasting, demand planning, and exception management .
Experience working across business, supply chain, and IT stakeholders .
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
Experience with SAP IBP for Demand and broader SAP supply chain planning solutions.
SAP APO implementation, enhancement, or transformation experience.
Experience with S&OP / IBP processes .
Experience with demand-planning KPIs such as forecast accuracy, bias, service levels, and forecast value-add .
Experience working in large, global, or multi-market organizations.
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and product-development practices.
Experience driving process standardization and change management.
SAP APO Demand Planning
SAP IBP
Demand Planning
Integrated Business Planning
Product Ownership
Agile Backlog & Feature Management
Program Management
Forecasting & Consensus Planning
Supply Chain Planning
Stakeholder Management
Release & Deployment Management
Process Improvement
Change Management
The ideal candidate is a business-facing Product Owner with strong SAP APO Demand Planning and IBP expertise who can bridge the gap between business requirements, supply chain processes, and technology delivery. The candidate should be comfortable owning a roadmap, prioritizing an Agile backlog, working with senior stakeholders, and driving improvements in demand-planning performance.
This is an urgent and critical requirement. Candidates with strong SAP APO/IBP and Product Owner experience are highly preferred.
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