Senior Expert Supply Chain Management Applications (m/f/d)
Fresenius Medical Care · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey. Guided by our vision—“Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.”—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 125,000 employees.
Our values guide how we work:
- We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities
- We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together
- We Commit to doing things the right way— growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation
In your role as Senior Expert Supply Chain Management Applications (m/f/d) you will provide analytical and solution-oriented support in the conceptualization, design, implementation, support, and continuous improvement of complex SAP-based supply chain planning systems, with a strong focus on SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP).
Your Responsibilities:
- Analyze complex supply chain planning and business problems to be solved with SAP IBP and integrated SAP ERP systems. Identify gaps, evaluate solution alternatives, and translate business requirements into functional and technical system specifications for SAP IBP (e.g. Demand Planning, S&OP, Response & Supply).
- Configure SAP IBP system settings and planning models; plan and execute unit, integration, operational qualification (OQ), and user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure solutions meet defined business and quality requirements.
- Act as a subject matter expert for SAP IBP and related SAP SCM solutions.
- Work closely with global business units to enhance, standardize, and optimize end-to-end supply chain planning processes through system-supported solutions.
- Contribute to solution and process design by creating detailed functional specifications, configuration documentation, and process descriptions, covering data models, planning logic, interfaces, and end-to-end process flows.
- Participate in international template and rollout projects for SAP IBP, including:
- Establishing rollout and deployment concepts
- Supporting solution build, testing, and validation activities
- Executing, fine-tuning, and documenting processes during the project lifecycle
- Supporting handover to operations and providing post go-live support as required
- Analysing and documenting functional requirements, business processes, and data flows; determining priorities and dependencies for enhancements and project deliverables
- Lead development activities for assigned sub-projects, including:
- Gathering and validating requirements through structured workshops and stakeholder interviews
- Drafting, reviewing, and obtaining approval for business and functional requirement documents
- Providing guidance for system integration testing and data validation
- Supporting quality assurance, functional, and end-to-end testing activities
- Providing regular project status updates to management and stakeholders
- Work on problems of diverse and complex scope requiring in-depth analysis of planning data, system behaviour, and process impacts. Demonstrate sound judgment in selecting appropriate methods, tools, and solutions.
- Assist with SAP IBP-related projects, enhancements, and support activities as assigned by the direct supervisor.
Your profile:
- Bachelor’s degree in Informatics / Economics / Business Informatics. Advanced Degree desirable
- Minimum 5 – 8 years of related experience; or a Master’s degree with 3 years of experience in operational Logistic, Supply Chain Management or projects of such
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in usage of SAP SCM-related modules such as APO, IBP, SD, MM, PP and SAP ERP
- Practical experience in material requirements calculation and analysis
- Experience in working on SAP template rollout projects in an international environment
- Functional Knowledge in Supply Chain Planning Processes (e.g. Demand Planning, S&OP, Response&Suppy, Inventory Optimization )
- Project Management Skills
- Knowledge in Agile Project Management Methods such as SCRUM
- End-to-end process understanding across integrated SAP landscapes
- Sound knowledge of SAP IBP modules and their integration with SAP ERP systems such as S/4 Hana
- Experience with SAP CI/DS, CI and RTI
- Fluent in English (written and spoken); More languages beneficial, especially Spanish or German
- Willingness to travel
Our Offer for you:
There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless in which field you are an expert and how much experience you have - all dedicated to your professional journey.
- Whether in front of or behind the scenes - you are helping to make ever better medicine available to more and more people around the world
- Individual opportunities for self-determined career planning and professional development
- A corporate culture in which there is enough room for innovative thinking - to find the best solution together, not the quickest one
- A large number of committed people with a wide range of skills, talents and experience
- The benefits of a successful global corporation with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company
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