**Introduction** **Your role and responsibilities** Package Consultant, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY and various unanticipated client sites throughout the US: * Conduct requirement-gathering sessions with business stakeholders to define project scope, timelines, and resource needs for production planning. * Analyze existing production and planning processes, identify gaps, and propose solutions to enhance efficiency. * Propose solutions that align with business goals and optimize production planning processes, including demand management, material requirements planning, capacity planning, production scheduling, and manufacturing orders. * Analyze business processes related to production planning and translate them into system requirements and configurations. * Configure key components like production master data (materials, bill of materials, recipes) and integrate the module with other business processes such as warehousing and quality. * Develop and maintain inter-process dependencies, such as procurement, inventory management, and quality checks related to production orders, ensuring seamless integration with other business functions. * Work closely with technical teams to integrate functionalities with external systems and third-party planning tools. * Write detailed functional specifications, blueprints, and process flows to define business requirements and system functionality for enhancements or new implementations. * Conduct walkthroughs of functional and technical specifications with stakeholders to gain consensus and address potential concerns. * Maintain accurate documentation throughout the project lifecycle, from design to post-implementation. * Utilize: SAP Production Planning (PP), Quality Management (QM), SAP Warehouse Management (SAP WMS), SAP Execution Steps (X-Steps), Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Service Now, SAP Master Data Governance (MDG), IBM Cognitive Solutions, Software development methodologies like Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, and DevOps. Required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering or related and five (5) years of experience as a Package Consultant or related. Five (5) years of experience must include utilizing SAP Production Planning (PP), Quality Management (QM), SAP Warehouse Management (SAP WMS), SAP Execution Steps (X-Steps), Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Service Now, SAP Master Data Governance (MDG), IBM Cognitive Solutions, Software development methodologies like Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, and DevOps. $150550 to $180500 per year. Full time. SN162. **Required technical and professional expertise** Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering or related and five (5) years of experience as a Package Consultant or related. Five (5) years of experience must include utilizing SAP Production Planning (PP), Quality Management (QM), SAP Warehouse Management (SAP WMS), SAP Execution Steps (X-Steps), Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Service Now, SAP Master Data Governance (MDG), IBM Cognitive Solutions, Software development methodologies like Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, and DevOps. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.