SAP Business Analyst - Operations

NEBCO is a third-generation, family-owned and operated business, which employs more than 1100 employees across 50 locations spanning the State of Nebraska. NEBCO supplies the construction industry with materials needed to construct buildings, streets and highways. Our business interests also include mining, finance, real estate development, agriculture, transportation, railroading, warehousing, insurance and surety bonding. The company has developed beyond its roots into areas including construction materials, real estate, recreation and philanthropy. NEBCO has grown to become one of Nebraska’s most diversified and successful privately-owned businesses. For more information about the company visit www.nebcoinc.com.

Job Summary
The SAP Business Systems Analyst – Operations will serve as the lead for the implementation, stabilization, and long-term support of SAP’s manufacturing modules, master data and costing areas. This is a hands-on, strategic role that works closely with accounting, operations, implementation partners, and IT to ensure system configuration, business processes, and manufacturing production flows are optimized for accuracy, efficiency, and insight.

In addition to leading core production and planning module implementation (PP, MM, SD), this role will play a critical part in ensuring proper integration across all business areas - including manufacturing, project costing, job costing, inventory, and other ERP functions.

Key responsibilities include process redesign, system configuration, data migration, integration testing, user adoption, reporting, and analytics. The ideal candidate has a strong manufacturing and planning background, with direct experience in manufacturing or construction, ERP implementation experience, and the ability to bridge technical and business teams to drive long-term value from SAP.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

ERP Implementation Lead (PP, MM, SD)

• Serves as the lead for implementing SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Manufacturing modules (Production planning, Material Management, and Supply Chain areas).
• Leads system configuration efforts, coordinates gap analysis, and advocates for the adoption of SAP standard processes.
• Translates business requirements into functional designs and configuration settings in collaboration with SAP implementation partners and internal teams.
• Stays current with SAP S/4HANA capabilities, updates, and roadmap; share insights with the broader team and propose relevant system and process enhancements.

Cross-Functional Business Support

• Gains a deep understanding of NEBCO’s operations—concrete production, building materials distribution, real estate, recreation, and more—to ensure optimal production process flow leading to accurate financial and cost accounting (job costing, product costing, and project-based reporting).
• Works with stakeholders in operations and supply chain to analyze current workflows, identify improvements, and ensure financial system capabilities align with NEBCO business needs.
• Ensures operational transactions—such as inventory, manufacturing and sales are designed to perform optimal production within operational teams.

Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement

• Facilitates manufacturing process improvement workshops and redesign sessions, with a focus on simplification, automation, and standardization.
• Performs gap analysis between current (“As Is”) and future (“To Be”) processes to evaluate system fit and understand the impact of change on individuals and roles.
• Identifies and implements solutions that reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and support scalability.
• Posts go-live, assess system usage and partner with accounting and the business to drive continuous enhancements.

Data & Integration Management

• Oversees master data cleanup and ensure data accuracy throughout the system migration.
• Participates in decisions of transactional data migration, including both open items and historical data.
• Works closely with integration teams to map, design, and test related interfaces between SAP and other applications (e.g., operational and legacy ERP system).
• Monitors interface performance and actively supports resolution of integration errors.

Training, Documentation & Change Management

• Creates user-friendly documentation and training materials for operational staff.
• Provides training and ongoing support to users, ensuring they are well-prepared for changes and equipped to utilize new systems and processes effectively.
• Serves as a change champion—supporting end users through transitions and promoting understanding of system benefits.
• Understands current processes well enough to anticipate how system changes will impact employees, and ensures transitions are thoughtfully managed.
• Identifies potential change resistance early and works to address concerns through proactive communication, training, and support.

Testing, Reporting & Analytics

• Develops and executes test plans, including integration testing and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Validates data outputs to ensure accurate reporting and reconciles results with source systems when needed.
• Collaborates with the reporting team to deliver financial dashboards, KPIs, and operational and financial reports.
• Helps establish a foundation for self-service reporting and analytics across the accounting function.

Communication & Project Coordination

• Acts as a key communicator between IT, accounting, and operations, ensuring alignment, transparency, and responsiveness throughout the ERP project lifecycle.
• Maintains direct, day-to-day communication with accounting and business stakeholders to gather input, manage expectations, and ensure alignment between system design and business needs.
• Keeps the ERP Implementation Manager informed of progress, risk mitigation efforts, issue resolution, and functional area readiness for key milestones such as testing and go-live.
• Tracks key decisions, issues, action items, risks, and dependencies, and proactively follows up to ensure resolution.

Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related discipline; and
• Minimum of 5 years of experience implementing SAP S/4HANA or other Tier 1 ERP system in a financial context, including hands-on involvement in system configuration, data migration, and process design; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.

Experience working as, or closely with, accounting professionals to support operations costing and reporting is strongly preferred.

Certificates and Licenses:

• Valid NE driver’s license

Other Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience working in or alongside manufacturing teams to gain knowledge and understanding of optimal performance.
• Experience supporting or implementing Tier 1 ERP systems in manufacturing, construction, or distribution-based businesses is highly desirable.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA is a strongly preferred and will be a significant differentiator among otherwise qualified candidates.

Skills & Abilities:

• Experience with job costing, product costing, and industry-specific accounting needs for manufacturing and construction operations.
• Deep knowledge of production planning, MRP and construction ETO related processes.
• Strong understanding of the intersection between financial processes and ERP system architecture, particularly S/4HANA.
• Proven business process analysis skills with the ability to identify inefficiencies, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective process improvements aligned with system best practices.
• Strong project management capabilities, including coordinating cross-functional resources, managing milestones and deliverables, tracking action items, resolving issues, and and keeping all relevant team members and department leads updated .
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present technical concepts, lead discussions, and build consensus.