SAP Business Analyst

Kforce has a client that is seeking an SAP Business Analyst in McAllen, TX. Summary: The SAP Business Analyst drives operational efficiency and effectiveness by analyzing, designing, and improving business systems. This role involves gathering and documenting business requirements, evaluating existing systems, and recommending technological solutions aligned with business goals. The Analyst acts as a liaison between business and technical teams, leading SAP and IT projects, coordinating system changes, and providing technical support. Essential Functions:

• Maintain and enhance SAP SD system; Develop, coordinate and implement improvements in Sales and Distribution
• Maintain and enhance Sales system, integrate SAP system with external systems
• Communicate with customers to ensure they are equipped with the required data interfaces, including but not limited to EDI
• Analyzes sales, inventory control, distribution, cost analysis, finance, marketing and other business functions to develop new or modified information processing systems
• Consults with business unit management and personnel to identify and document business needs and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements, data scope, usage, formatting, and security requirements
• Provides technical assistance in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures
• Writes and maintains functional specifications for new or modified business processes
• Lead programmers and a functional team in business systems related projects
• Consults and coordinates with programmers to design and develop business processes
• Develops, coordinates, and implements plans to test business and functional processes during system development and quality assurance testing
• Consults with business unit management and personnel to obtain additional information during system development and evaluate alternatives
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience of 10 years supporting SAP and an Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Management Information Systems)
• 5 years of experience in SAP ECC6 SD (Sales and Distribution), and MM (Materials Management) configuration, and analysis
• IT budgeting and cost management experience
• Knowledge of networks and cloud computing
• Understanding of software application development, ability to support system applications in development, design and deployment
• The ability to identify and solve complex technical problems and break them down into smaller components
• Ability to think creatively and come up with innovative solutions
• Experience in automotive manufacturing is strongly preferred
• Valid U.S. driver's license required
• PMP and ITIL Certifications, desired