Supply chain, manufacturing and engineering systems
10 SAP IBP experts
These ten planning managers, platform owners and supply chain systems leads hold or have held SAP IBP roles at the companies that use it. A reader can learn how companies roll out SAP IBP for demand, supply and production planning, and how in-house teams own the platform after go-live.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrea Denney
LinkedInExperience: Director SAP IBP Forecast to Schedule · PepsiCo
Director SAP IBP Forecast to Schedule at PepsiCo since August 2023, leading implementation of SAP IBP supply planning tools across Fritolay North America. As SAP IBP Supply Chain Project Senior Manager at PepsiCo (2021–2023), Andrea Denney led design requirements and solution quality testing of S4 IBP. Other PepsiCo roles include Global Supply Chain Manager (2014–2019).
Benita Tubbs, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager SAP IBP End-to-End Supply Chain Planning · PepsiCo
Senior Manager SAP IBP End-to-End Supply Chain Planning at PepsiCo since April 2025, providing enterprise leadership for end-to-end supply chain planning through SAP IBP across demand forecasting, supply planning and production scheduling. The profile also lists Senior Manager SAP IBP Network Optimization at PepsiCo since September 2023 and Manager Operations Strategy there (2021–2023).
Carlos Ribeiro
LinkedInExperience: GIS Manager SAP SCM & IBP · Smurfit Westrock
GIS Manager SAP SCM & IBP at Smurfit Westrock (2024–2026) and Director Global SAP Plan there since May 2026. The profile describes an SAP consultant certified in APO and IBP who has held IT supply chain planning roles at food and beverage companies, and lists Demand Planning Specialist at Empresas Polar (2008–2017) and App Engineering Manager at Accenture España (2021–2024).
Cristian Pisoni
LinkedInExperience: IBP Architect · Corteva Agriscience
IBP Architect at Corteva Agriscience since June 2024, a role the profile describes as a supply chain planning solution architect with deep expertise in SAP IBP and SAP S/4 supporting digital supply chain planning and execution. At Corteva Cristian Pisoni is also IT Business Planning Data Lead (since 2023) and was IT Supply Chain Business Process Expert (2021–2024).
Iu Cors
LinkedInExperience: Costumer Demand Supply Planning COE Lead -- SAP IBP · Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Costumer Demand Supply Planning COE Lead -- SAP IBP at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners since January 2022. The profile says Iu Cors has worked in the supply chain area at CC Europacific Partners since 2009, specializing in production planning, customer supply and raw materials, and lists Senior Manager at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (2018–2022).
Karthik Upadhya
LinkedInExperience: ERP Senior Platform Owner SAP IBP Supply Planning Expert · Takeda
ERP Senior Platform Owner SAP IBP Supply Planning Expert at Takeda, which the profile describes as a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, since March 2025. The profile also lists Associate Manager at Alcon (2022–2025), Senior Consultant at Accenture (2019–2025) and Team Lead at Accenture (2019–2022).
Satyajit Patra
LinkedInExperience: Supply Chain Planning Lead - SAP APO, IBP · Reckitt
Former Supply Chain Planning Lead - SAP APO, IBP at Reckitt (2019–2022), and Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning - SAP at Teva Pharmaceuticals since April 2022. The profile also lists Principal Consultant (SAP IBP, APO) at Bristlecone (2017–2019) and Project Manager Solution Architect SAP APO, IBP at Thoucentric (2016–2017).
Stefan D.
LinkedInExperience: S4 SAP IBP WS Lead Demand Planning Europe · adidas
S4 SAP IBP WS Lead Demand Planning Europe at adidas since April 2025, accountable for demand planning and leading the implementation of S4 HANA and SAP IBP across Europe. At adidas Stefan D. was also Director TRANS4RM FPS - Demand Planning Europe (2024–2025) and Director Demand Planning Europe (2015–2024).
Vaibhav Singla
LinkedInExperience: Head - Supply Chain Transformation · Dabur India Limited
Former Head - Supply Chain Transformation at Dabur India Limited (2026), a role the profile describes as leading an enterprise-wide SAP IBP implementation across demand planning, supply planning and distribution planning, with process standardization, master data governance and planner enablement. At Dabur Vaibhav Singla was also Supply Planning Manager (2023–2026).
Vennila Ravichandran
LinkedInExperience: ERP Senior Platform Owner-SAP IBP Supply Chain Planning · Takeda
ERP Senior Platform Owner-SAP IBP Supply Chain Planning at Takeda since April 2024, after serving as Super User for Supply and Factory Planning at Reckitt (2022–2024). The profile cites 15 years in supply chain management design and implementation, including knowledge of IBP SOP and APO SNP, and also lists IBP Consultant at Infosys (2013–2022).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you have to change in your planning process before SAP IBP delivered value?
- 02How do you split ownership of SAP IBP between the business planning team and IT?
- 03Which IBP planning areas or integrations caused the most rework during rollout, and what would you do differently?
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