Systems and Data Analyst 4

Systems And Data Analyst 4

The client company is looking for a highly experienced and detail-oriented Senior SAP Functional Analyst/Lead focusing on SAP Production Planning (PP) to join the team in Seattle, WA; Dallas, TX; Long Beach, CA; Miami, FL; North Charleston, SC; Berkeley, MO; or Hazelwood, MO. The Functional Analyst will have in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with SAP Production Planning (PP) modules. This position will focus on implementation and support of SAP projects and products. A successful candidate will understand the importance of collaboration as this position will focus on working directly with multiple stakeholders including business, solution architects and developers to implement SAP projects.

Position Responsibilities:

• Conducts workshops and contributes towards process solutioning
• Collaborates with cross functional teams comprising of business subject matter experts (SMEs), architects, developers and system integrators (SIs) (vendor consultants) on current processes and proposing solutions to enhance current systems for projects and products
• Identifies, recommends, and implements complex configuration solutions and implements full cycle configuration to meet business needs
• Creates and updates associated documentation including BPDs, process flows, key decision documents (KDDs), configuration design documents (CDD), functional design specs (FDS), and WRICEF objects
• Translates functional specifications into application design documents, coordinates with the development team, tests new functionality or enhancements, prepares test plans and test scripts, and performs unit tests and integration tests
• Proposes and recommends SAP standardized best practices and solutions as per clean core guidelines
• Participates in the project delivery during testing cycles and leads the root cause analysis and correction of issues
• Works with the usage of the Signavio process modelling, JIRA, Tricentis tosca testing
• Handles and leads the development of objects independently in collaboration with the team
• Works with the SAP project systems
• Understands the SAP Activate methodology and Agile (SAFe) development methods
• Contributes to the overall project management plan using SAP activate methodology

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 12+ years of experience with SAP PP consulting
• 4+ years of experience in S/4HANA Production Planning
• Experience with 2 E2E full life cycle implementation in SAP S/4 HANA
• Experience with SAP Production Planning in a large and complex business environment
• Experience working with interfaces
• Experience with SAP module specifics including user exits, batch jobs, and standard SAP reports

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with SAP Production planning including material master, BOM, routing, work center, production versions, production order execution cycle-creation to settlement, order splits, capacity planning, long term planning, costing of production orders, back flush, FIORI applications, MRP Live, MRP areas, MRP views, forecasting, planning strategies, demand management, BOMS, capacity levelling and evaluations, routing and advanced routing, strategy groups, usage of stock requirements and SAP PP configurations
• Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry
• Experience with PLM and MES integration
• Experience with discrete and repetitive manufacturing
• Experience with central function activities ECM/OCM/Batch
• Experience in cross functional integration with sales (SAP SD), procurement (SAP MM), warehouse (SAP EWM), costing (SAP FICO), quality (SAP QM)
• Experience with WBS
• Experience with S4 Hana PPDS
• Experience with SAP Quality Management
• SAP certifications in SAP S/4 PP, QM, MM is a plus
• Applicable and appropriate educational/certification credentials from an accredited institution and/or equivalent experience is required.