At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced SAP IBP Solution Analyst / Architect to support a global supply chain transformation program involving the deployment of a greenfield SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) platform integrated with a greenfield SAP S/4HANA implementation.

The role will act as the internal IT owner of the SAP IBP platform and will be responsible for ensuring successful transition from implementation to long-term operational support, adoption, and continuous business value realization.

Key Responsibilities

SAP IBP Solution Partnership & Delivery Support

• Partner closely with implementation vendors and system integrators during SAP IBP deployment activities.
• Contribute to solution discussions, design reviews, functional validation, and deployment planning.
• Provide internal IT leadership and governance for design, configuration, master data, integrations, and enhancements across SAP IBP workstreams.
• Ensure SAP IBP solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and long-term business objectives. Accountable for detailed document requirements, requirement traceability, and translation into functional requirements.
• Support business requirement clarification and ensure alignment with enterprise standards and operational needs.
• Participate in fit-gap sessions, testing activities, defect triage, and deployment readiness reviews.
• Ensure successful knowledge transfer from implementation partners to internal support teams.

Application Support & Service Management

• Serve as a key IT support lead for SAP IBP applications and related integrations.
• Support incident management, root cause analysis, defect resolution coordination, and issue prioritization.
• Partner with business users and support teams to troubleshoot planning, integration, and data-related issues.
• Monitor application stability, integration performance, and operational health of SAP IBP services.
• Coordinate support activities across internal IT teams, SAP partners, and third-party providers.
• Participate in production support processes including:
  • incident management
  • service requests
  • problem management
  • defect tracking
  • support governance

Continuous Improvement & Enhancement Delivery

• Drive small enhancement initiatives and continuous improvement activities across SAP IBP planning capabilities.
• Evaluate opportunities to optimize planning processes, reporting, integrations, and user experience.
• Support backlog management and prioritization of enhancement requests.
• Coordinate testing and validation activities for system changes and releases.
• Support change management and training activities related to enhancements and process updates.

Release, Upgrade & Testing Support

• Support SAP IBP quarterly release planning, regression testing, and impact assessments.
• Coordinate upgrade testing activities with business and IT stakeholders.
• Assess impact of SAP roadmap changes, new functionality, and integration updates.
• Support validation and documentation activities required for regulated environments where applicable.
• Assist in development and execution of SIT/UAT testing strategies.

Integration & Technical Coordination

• Support integration activities between SAP IBP and SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Collaborate with integration and middleware teams supporting:
  • SAP Cloud Integration (CI/CPI)
  • SAP BTP
  • RTI/SDI frameworks
  • APIs and enterprise integrations
• Help ensure data quality, integration reliability, and process continuity across planning systems.
• Assist with troubleshooting complex integration and master data issues.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with supply chain, manufacturing, planning, and business process teams globally.
• Act as a trusted advisor and functional liaison between business stakeholders and IT delivery teams.
• Support user adoption, operational readiness, and ongoing business engagement activities.
• Contribute to governance meetings, operational reviews, and roadmap planning discussions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 10+ years of SAP supply chain planning experience.
• Strong hands-on experience supporting SAP IBP environments including:
  • Demand Planning
  • Supply Planning
  • Inventory Optimization
• Experience supporting large-scale SAP transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of supply chain planning processes including:
  • demand forecasting
  • supply planning
  • inventory optimization
  • S&OP / Integrated Business Planning
• Experience supporting SAP IBP integrations with SAP S/4HANA.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • SAP Cloud Integration (CI/CPI)
  • SAP BTP
  • enterprise integration frameworks
• Experience supporting application operations, incident management, enhancements, and release activities.
• Experience coordinating testing activities including SIT and UAT.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with implementation partners and cross-functional global teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Medical Device, MedTech, Life Sciences, or regulated manufacturing industries.
• Experience supporting greenfield SAP transformation programs.
• SAP IBP certification(s) preferred.
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile and IT service management processes.
• Experience working within validated or regulated application environments is a plus.

Success Factors

The successful candidate will:

• Serve as a strong internal SAP IBP functional and support leader.
• Build effective partnerships with implementation providers and business stakeholders.
• Drive operational stability and continuous improvement of planning platforms.
• Bring a proactive, service-oriented mindset to enterprise application support.
• Help establish sustainable long-term support capabilities for SAP IBP solutions.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package

At MiniMed, we put people first. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values: We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life.

About MiniMed

We want to make every day a better day for people living with diabetes. Our team of creative innovators around the globe share a passion for finding the simplest solutions to the problems that people with diabetes face on a daily basis. For more than 40 years, we've been redefining what's possible, from intelligent dosing systems designed for real life to predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and we're dedicated to continuing to support our customers through every step of their journey — meeting them where and how they need it.