Role Description:

Do you have an interest in creating innovative IT solutions and processes to solve complex problems? Are you an SAP professional interested in expanding into the manufacturing industry? Do you enjoy supporting processes that optimize spend and are impactful to our Supply Chain? Is a fast-paced, flexible, and family oriented team environment the right fit for you? Then, we are looking for you to fill our Business Systems Analyst role at Kimball International.

The Business Systems Analyst contributes to the purpose of Kimball International by providing business and technical expertise in the areas of SAP Materials Management. This role will partner with Global Procurement to identify and design improvements and translate business requirements into innovative solutions. Provides troubleshooting and support and delivers technical solutions through the full project lifecycle, from ideation to testing and implementation. Engages in project management, business partnering, and training.

Ideal Candidate:

• Strong understanding of SAP Procurement business processes/best practices.
• Experience in SAP MM, including SAP Procurement, Vendor Management, Inventory Management, and Intercompany transactions
• Knowledge of SAP MM integration points with other SAP modules and business processes, including sales and distribution, material master data, supply chain, shipping, and finance.
• Experience with EDI integration and SAP IDOC processing
• Knowledge of SAP variant configuration is a plus.
• Experience in Analytics and BI reporting is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Understand, Communicate and Document the Business, Functional and Non Functional Requirements that fulfill the needs of the Business.
• Provide Requirements Tracing from inception to implementation.
• Identify Evaluate and Recommend Efficient Approaches that meet the needs of the Business.
• Understand, Communicate and Document Detailed Designs and Functional Specifications.
• A certain degree of creativity and latitude is used in the role.
• Familiarized with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Analyze and Map the Information and Processes, both current and future states, in Business Application Solutions.
• Design, Review and Document Test Cases that prove the Business Scenarios for desired functionality.
• Configure Applications to support the Functional Specifications and Detailed Designs.
• Provide Quality Testing of Applications throughout each phase of the Project Lifecycle.
• Collaborate with the Business Subject Matter Experts to Identify and Document Business Training Materials for Business Solutions.
• Collaborate with the Business to Conduct End User Training for Business Solutions.
• Responsible for Issue Resolution of Business Application Solutions
• Identify Risk and Mitigation throughout each phase of the Project Lifecycle.
• Maintain Security Roles within Business Application Solutions.
• Report Status and Issues to the Project Manager(s).
• Continue to Develop Cross Functional Business, Application and Technical Skill sets.
• Stay Current with Best Practices and Industry Trends.
• Support Vision and Guiding Principles of Kimball International and the goals of the Business Units we provide services to.

Skills to Perform This Role:

Interpersonal Skills

• High Integrity and ethical behavior
• Team building skills. Builds relationships. Helps people work together.
• Passion for building new business application solutions.

Communication Skills

• Excellent listening skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication with all levels in the organization as well as with customers and suppliers
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
• Ability to articulate technical issues and solutions to non-technical people

Leadership Skills

• Demonstrates disciplined execution
• Clarity of focus - Sets objectives, manages and measures to ensure delivery of those objectives
• Manages expectations of: customers, suppliers and members
• Experienced at “Selling” solutions and educating others as needed
• Fact based decision making

Business Skills

• Sound business knowledge in some areas of the organization
• Familiarity with the furniture industry
• Strategic planning along with effective execution

Technical Skills

• Information Technology – Application Management: Understands the application design, development and deployment process
• Information Technology – Infrastructure: Awareness of IT Architecture, platforms and technologies
• Awareness of Information Technology best practices and industry trends
• Strong problem solving skills, analytical and creative