Description
Imagine being part of a team of experienced Technologists and Analysts who work on highly visible, technically challenging projects where you travel less than 25% of the time, have a schedule that allows work/life balance and where your contributions are recognized.
As an SAP Production Planning and Materials Management - Sr. Business Analyst, you will be responsible for the planning, design and implementation of business process enhancements for our business.
As a critical member of the SAP team, you have the opportunity to be part of the supporting continuous improvement efforts in our manufacturing processes.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead or support the planning, design and implementation of business process changes within assigned areas of responsibility (FI/CO). Develop and maintain thorough understanding of existing business processes, and the information and data they require and generate. Develop and maintain thorough understanding of the computer application functionality required to make those business processes effective.
- Lead periodic review and assessment of current business processes versus the required functionality, and initiate proposals to modify or replace processes as necessary. Participate in periodic evaluation of the current computer applications portfolio versus the required functionality, and initiate proposals to modify or replace applications as necessary.
- Develop and maintain the "business case" supporting business process re-engineering initiatives, including cost/benefit, quality, cycle time, ROI and other metrics as appropriate.
- Develop requirements for the technical architecture supporting the business systems initiatives.
- Organize effective task and steering teams to address complex and cross-functional project requirements, issues and objectives.
- Direct outside consultation activities as required to meet project needs.
Basic Qualifications:
- 5+ years overall SAP experience.
Additional Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology, or similar program.
- 5+ years overall SAP experience with 3+ years of experience with PP and MM.
- Experience with system and process modelling and design tools.
- Strong relationship, interpersonal, communication and business process skills.
- Demonstrated planning and coordination skills with development initiatives.
- Demonstrated project management experience.
- Proven ability to achieve success without direct organizational authority functional lines.