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Job Title: Business Analyst - Cost
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Business Analyst - Cost with our client located in Santa Clara, CA.
Job Responsibilities:
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
Job Title: Business Analyst - Cost
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Business Analyst - Cost with our client located in Santa Clara, CA.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support the Cost Workstream Lead throughout the SAP ERP implementation lifecycle.
- Document and maintain current-state and future-state business processes across:
- Strategic Sourcing
- Direct Procurement
- Cost Operations
- Hyperscaler Operations
- Supplier Management
- Supplier Collaboration
- Spend Analytics
- Contract Lifecycle Management
- Gather, document, and validate business requirements from Business Process Owners (BPOs), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and key stakeholders.
- Support requirements workshops, process reviews, and solution validation sessions.
- Partner with SAP functional teams and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are accurately reflected in solution designs.
- Review proposed solutions and identify gaps, risks, or process impacts.
- Develop and maintain process flows, business scenarios, and testing artifacts.
- Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities, including:
- Test planning
- Test script development
- Test execution support
- Defect tracking and resolution using XRay in Jira
- Test status reporting
- Ensure all approved solution designs are thoroughly tested and validated prior to deployment.
- Maintain a strong understanding of Source-to-Pay (S2P), procurement, sourcing, and supplier management processes.
- Perform data validation activities to ensure accuracy and completeness of migrated and converted data.
- Support supplier, procurement, sourcing, contract, and spend data validation and reconciliation efforts.
- Track and manage action items, issues, risks, and dependencies within the Cost workstream.
- Support business readiness activities, including process documentation, training support, and go-live preparation.
- Assist BPOs and SMEs as they adopt new processes and system capabilities introduced through the SAP implementation.
- Support deployment, hypercare, and post-go-live stabilization activities.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Logistics, Operations, or a related field.
- 3 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, Functional Analyst, or similar role supporting supply chain execution processes or in IT.
- Experience working with one or more of the following areas:
- Strategic Sourcing
- Direct Procurement
- Cost Operations
- Hyperscaler Operations
- Supplier Management
- Supplier Collaboration
- Spend Analytics
- Contract Lifecycle Management
- Source-to-Pay (S2P) Processes
- Understanding of procurement, sourcing, supplier management, and cost management processes.
- Experience gathering business requirements and documenting business processes.
- Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and business validation activities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Experience validating data and supporting data migration activities.
- Ability to work effectively with Business Process Owners, Subject Matter Experts, IT teams, and external implementation partners.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, or other ERP and procurement platforms is preferred.
- Experience supporting ERP, supply chain, procurement, or business transformation initiatives is preferred.
- High-tech manufacturing, electronics, networking, semiconductor, or data storage industry experience is a plus.
- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Range: $90 - $96 an hour.
- Location: Santa Clara, CA (Onsite).
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
Salary : $90 - $96