Associate Package Specialist 2026 Business Application

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

An Associate Package Specialist aligned to Workday Core HCM and Compensation supports the implementation and ongoing support of Workday solutions as part of a delivery team. In this role, associates assist with activities such as requirements gathering, system configuration, testing, and post-implementation support while learning how Workday supports core HR and compensation processes. The position focuses on building foundational Workday, business process, and consulting skills through hands-on project work, collaboration with teammates, and guidance from experienced practitioners, with responsibility increasing as skills and experience develop.

An Associate Package Specialist aligned to SAP Sales & Distribution (SD) supports the implementation and maintenance of SAP SD solutions as part of a delivery team. In this role, associates assist with requirements gathering, system configuration, testing, and issue resolution while learning how SAP SD supports order management, pricing, and fulfillment processes. The position focuses on developing foundational SAP and business process knowledge through hands-on project work, collaboration with teammates, and guidance from experienced practitioners, with responsibility increasing as skills and experience develop.

Depending on the practice and client engagement, associates may focus on one or more of the following Business Applications areas:

· Workday HCM & Compensation

· SAP SCM SD

Additional tools, technologies, and training are provided by practice teams based on client and project needs.

Work Location & Onsite Expectations

This role is based in an IBM FutureNow Center (FNC) and requires regular onsite presence at the assigned delivery center. Working onsite enables hands-on learning, real-time collaboration, and mentorship that support faster growth and stronger delivery outcomes.

Travel may be required for up to 60% of the time or 3 days per week (home on weekends), based on project requirements.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

These qualifications are essential for success in the role.

Core Foundations

· Document and analyze business processes and requirements

· Support configuration of ERP systems based on business needs

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to approach complex tasks using structured, logical thinking

· Assist with data validation, reporting, and system testing

· Help troubleshoot system or process issues in production environments

· Support training and onboarding of end users

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Management Information Systems (MIS), Economics, or related field. (Candidates with other degrees will be considered if they demonstrate equivalent technical skills.)

· Work closely with functional leads and project teams

· Comfortable working onsite in a collaborative, team-based environment

Business & Delivery Skills

· Ability to translate business or functional requirements into system configurations and solutions, with guidance from senior team members

· Clear written and verbal communication skills to support collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders

· Strong willingness to learn, accept feedback, and continuously improve

Preferred technical and professional experience

· Experience working on system implementations or configuration projects

· Exposure to packaged applications (e.g., ERP, HCM, CRM, or similar systems)

o SAP (S/4HANA, SD, MM, FI)

o Workday

o Oracle

o Salesforce

o ServiceNow

· Understanding of:

o Financial processes (GL, AP, AR)

o Supply chain operations (procurement, inventory, logistics)

o Business Administration

· Internship or coursework related to business operations or systems

· Experience with Excel, reporting, or data analysis

· Familiarity with data migration concepts or integration workflows

· Experience working in Agile or structured project delivery environments

· Experience collaborating with others on team-based projects

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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ABOUT IBM

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Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. 

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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