Lead SAP PP/MM Systems Analyst

GlobalSource IT is an ERP centric recruiting company focused on contract and direct-hire positions. Our direct client has made a major commitment to the Pittsburgh area, building a SAP team to support a global business. Please see below for additional details and contact Dave with any questions. At this time, only US Citizens and Green Card Holders are eligible to be considered. Thanks!

The SAP Sr. business systems analyst will join a talented and passionate global team at our client and play an integral role in delivering technology enabled process transformation in partnership with the business teams, leveraging SAP ERP and other ERP’s and applications with a focus on the Production planning, procurement, Quality management and supply chain teams. You will have the opportunity to improve business operations across all the global locations.

In this position, you will analyze and enable SAP and other standard and custom software and system application requirements related to both new projects and enhancement requests for existing product lines by tapping into your expertise to elicit, analyze, validate, specify, verify, and manage the needs of the project stakeholders, including customers and end users.

To be successful, you must have demonstrated analytical and leadership skills & be able to communicate complex finance topics to a broad audience at all levels of the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Builds strong relationships with corporate Supply chain management and local site leaders and planning and procurement leadership and business teams by offering pro-active guidance during all production planning, procurement and Quality management SAP related activities such as implementations, upgrades and optimizations

• The SAP Business Systems Analyst will contribute to the enhancement projects, implementations and upgrades by assisting requirement gathering for complex business procedures while providing best business practices knowledge, documentation, data analysis, solutions and presentation.

• Design, configure & tests new capabilities, enhancements and enterprise-wide applications that improve the business productivity and enhance value. Will strive to enable global solutions for all sites.

• Creates & executes required test scenarios to ensure complete testing on all new & changed components

• Coordinates with business stakeholders to understand & document business requirements related to the change needed and the end-user experience

• Leads in the operational support of existing SAP ERP applications in the PP and MM/QM domain and other production planning, supply chain and manufacturing related applications.

• Will harmonize and improve production planning and supply chain business processes at local sites and across all global locations for improve productivity and compliance.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS Degree is required with minimum 10-15 years of experience in SAP PP & MM support and at least two full cycle implementations.

• Experience working in SAP S/4 HANA

• Very strong experience in PP module to address various production planning and execution scenarios – Make to Stock, Make to Order and Assemble to Order

• Strong experience in MM module to address various Purchasing and Inventory Control scenarios – Batch managed/Serialized inventory, Cycle Count and Physical Inventory control, Project Stock, Consignment inventory, Regular/Floor Stock inventory purchases, Subcontracting and External Processing

• Strong team orientation & ability to collaborate with the business & IT organizations

• Ability to retain & convey a positive attitude in challenging circumstances

• Ability to influence & obtains results while fostering a positive environment.

• Ability to work on complex issues, analyze the information and suggest solutions and convince associates in IT and business.

• Ability to seek out & embrace relevant perspectives when assessing a situation or making a decision; demonstrate clear understanding of multiple viewpoints

• Ability to manage competing demands, accept constructive feedback, while being adaptable & flexible

• Strong analytical skills; ability to distill information from disparate data sources, the capability to tell the “story” behind it & recommendations for next steps

• Has to be a US citizen or Green Card. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prefer 10-12 years of solid SAP PP and MM experience.

• Business knowledge & experience of production planning/scheduling, procurement, inventory management

• Experience in a multi-instance landscape for a global organization

• Experience working in SAP QM and PS is a plus

• Experience working in SAP APO PP/DS is plus.

• Experience in designing integration between SAP and third-party MES system and supporting is a plus