Business Application Specialist – SAP BI HR - $95k plus 8% bonus

 

Experienced SAP analyst with a minimum of 4 + years experience in the implementation, support, and/or configuration of BI, HR, and the Portal.   Familiarity with SAP Project systems is a plus.  2 to 3 Full cycle implementations or multiple rollouts is a must. 

 

Key Accountabilities

  • Requirements gathering, solution architecture and specification documentation of solutions for issues, enhancements, projects or additional roll-outs.
  • Production support of BI, HR, & the Portal for global system and configuration for additional roll-outs and system enhancements. Assume primary responsibility for the successful support of BI, HR, and the Portal in conjunction with reporting solutions and products.
  • Provide leadership in the development of functional skills in others through active knowledge sharing and hands-on configuration of SAP.
  • Effective handling and management of multiple projects implementing new functionality in the US or supporting Global implementations.
  • Specification of reports, interfaces and data-uploads, test and implementation
  • Steward the use and usefulness of the Portal by partnering with the Business Unit owners and collaborating with Global IT
  • Support the development and documentation of business processes and procedures
  • Ensure Global standard IS processes are followed.
  • Work closely with the other modules to prepare functional development specifications and potential system configuration changes.
  • Work closely with end user community to incorporate their system change/enhancement requests and enhance SAP functionality.
  • Conducts or participates in user requirements gathering and documentation designs, GAP Analysis, resolve GAPS through configuration
  • Carry out unit, integration, and acceptance testing.
  • Conduct training of key users and/or train-the-trainer engagements.
  • Work closely with global support team to solve system issues.
  • Prepare and organize technical documentation for new and existing applications.
  • Ability to be a leader, team member, and team player.
  • Provide alternatives based on best practices and SAP functionality.
  • Create functional specification documents for programmers, review the technical design documents, create unit and integration test plans, and execute testing
  • Identify and resolve production support and project-related issues.
  • Communicate project status to key stakeholders.
  • Analyze business processes and recommend SAP best practices, including conceptual and detailed designs and/or prototypes.
  • Provides functional and configuration knowledge in designing SAP solutions in the BI, HR, and Portal environments/modules of SAP that meet business requirements.
  • Potentially support other business areas and/or applications in addition to SAP BI & HR

 

 

Job Requirements

Preferred Knowledge / Skills / Experience

  • 4 year degree in Information Technology or related field
  • Extensive hands-on configuration of SAP modules, plus Portal design and support experience. Working knowledge of Business Intelligence and Human Resources modules.
  • Technical expert in the identification, design, configuration, testing, and debugging of the BI & HR modules.
  • Prior experience outside of SAP within Business Intelligence and Human Resources functions is preferable
  • Manufacturing industry experience is required.
  • Familiarity with SAP reporting tools (Report Writer, ABAP Query, ABAP, Content Management) is a plus.
  • Lead or assist in testing new solutions.
  • Strong business process knowledge, system analysis and trouble shooting skills
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot under pressure
  • Strong interpersonal skills – ability to work on cross-functional and/or global project teams and foster team commitment to tasks. Interact across all functions and levels within the company
  • Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills
  • Superior oral & written communication skills, team player and organization skills
  • Demonstrated ability to handle complexity and time
  • Operates with minimal supervision
  • Hands-on experience in developing project deliverables utilizing formal/structured methodology;
  • Should enjoy working in a fast-paced, self-directed, diverse and customer service-oriented environment.
  • Work with business areas to understand problems and requirements with the system and recommends and develops specifications to resolve them.